Silent Book Club - Basingstoke (Monthly)
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Silent Book Club - Basingstoke Chapter
Who is this for: Anyone who enjoys reading or would like to get into it
What to bring: Bring your own book/ reading material (in any format you like), be ready to share what you are reading, and, most importantly, bring yourself and enjoy a quiet afternoon in the company of others.
What to expect: Order a drink/Get settled in (10-15min), Quick introductions (10-15min), Quiet reading (60min), Optional socialising or continuing with reading (30min)
Key Holidays & Observances in 2026 - January
3 Jan (Sat) - J. R. R. Tolkien’s birthday
4 Jan (Sun) – World Braille Day
23 Jan (Fri) – National Reading Day / National Year of Reading – 2026
25 Jan (Sun) – Burns Night (Scotland)
Burns Night celebrates the birth of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet, with traditional food, poetry readings, and community gatherings.
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Books We Read in 2025
✨📚August✨
📖The Perfect Fit by Mary Jayne Baker
📖Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite
📖Heatwave by Victor Jestin
📖False Witness by Dexter Dias
📖100 Nasty Women of History by Hannah Jewell
📖We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
📖The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
📖The Secret World of Stargazing: Find solace in the stars by Adrian West
✨📚September ✨
📖 The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
📖 The Concierge by Abby Corson
📖 The Fovea Experiments: A Novel by M.J. Mars
📖 The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
📖 Watch Her Fall by Erin Kelly
📖 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
✨📚October✨
📖 The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse
📖 Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth by Ingrid Robeyns
📖 S.T.A.G.S by M.A. Bennett
📖 Killingly by Katharine Beutner
📖 The Sovereign by C.L. Clark
📖 Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes by Maurice Leblanc
📖 It by Stephen King
📖 Shirley by Charlotte Bronte
📖 Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
✨📚November✨
📖 Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
📖 Shirley by Charlotte Bronte
📖 The Train Was on Time by Heinrich Böll
📖 A Twist of the Knife by Peter James
📖 The Guilty Couple by C.L. Taylor
📖 Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
📖 Break Point: SAS: Who Dares Wins Host's
Incredible True Story by Ollie Ollerton
📖 The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion by Sean Carroll
📖 Beyond Reform by Aron Beauregard, Jon Athan, Jasper Bark