What we’re about
Also known as Happy Hour for introverts, the Silent Book Club started in 2012 with a couple of friends reading in companionable silence at a neighborhood bar.
The concept is simple yet revolutionary: we meet up at a bar or cafe to read in communal silence. Once the bell rings, silent reading time commences. After an hour, the bell rings again.
Other than that, there are no rules.
Liberated from the orthodoxy of traditional book clubs, you can bring whatever you'd like to read. Before and after the designated reading time, you're welcome to chat about anything and everything (including your favorite books).
A typical Silent Book Club Meeting goes like this:
3:00-3:30pm - People arrive, order drinks/food, share what they're reading
3:30-4:30pm - Quiet reading hour
4:30-5:00pm - Optional socializing, or just keep reading
Silent Book Club has over 70 chapters around the globe, with members meeting monthly in Pakistan, Hong Kong, the Netherlands—and now in Berlin! To learn more, visit https://silentbook.club/
One last note: All Silent Book Club meetups are free of charge. But if you'd like to donate a virtual coffee every now and then to help cover the costs of our Meetup membership, we'd really appreciate it.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Saturday Sci-Fi: Discussing Exhalation by Ted ChiangMonbijou Fountain, Berlin
This is a special event where we'll discuss the short story Exhalation by Ted Chiang. There's no silent reading, just the discussion, so make sure you read it before the Meetup!
The meeting point is at to Monbijoubrunnen, the funky looking fountain thing near the entrance from Oranienburger Strasse.
Use what3words ///movie.multiple.easels or Google Maps for a more precise location. Or, just look at the event picture.There's no entrance fee, and no food served, because it's a park. So bring your own food and blankets and stuff along with your books and let's have a little picnic.
Our agenda:
10:30 am - 11 am - Arrivals
11:00 pm - 12:00 pm - Discussion
12:00 pm- 12:30 pm - Decide the best curry in the town for lunch——————————————————————
Keep an eye on the updates since if there weather turns bad we will move the event indoors at a cafe.
