Silent Book Club is a global community of readers and introverts, with 500 chapters around the world led by local volunteers. SBC members gather in person and online to read together in quiet camaraderie.
Silent Book Club started in 2012 with a couple of friends—Guinevere de la Mare and Laura Gluhanich—reading in companionable silence at their neighborhood bar in San Francisco. They loved books, and reading with friends, but most of their previous attempts at book clubs had fizzled out.
Often with traditional book clubs there's the scramble to finish the assigned book, and the pressure to have something smart to say. They thought, "Wouldn't it be great to have a book club where you could just enjoy books, friends, and wine—without any homework?" At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading.
Silent Book Club is about community. Everyone is welcome, and anyone can join or launch a chapter. They encourage people all over the world to start their own Silent Book Club. There are active chapters around the world in cities of all sizes, and new chapters are being launched by volunteers every week.