A look at the silent reading parties trend

"The Book Case" co-hosts Kate and Charlie Gibson check out the novel idea where people meet up in hot spots around the world to sit in the same room and read.
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[@thenomadicteacher6946]

That is my kind of socializing.

[@theelegantcouplesbookrevie8734]

It's really great! Sadly, I'm an out-loud reader....so I may be banned from this club.

[@JoseHernandez-gy7qu]

FRRR

[@civilizeddiva]

Introverts are probably monopolizing the waitlist😂. Sitting in an intimate group, silent, enjoying a beverage-oh, yeah, reading. Love it! Too bad its not local to me😅

[@TheLinguistsLibrary]

This *sounds* delightful

[@raea3588]

I wish our local library would do something like this for free one evening a week because even though I appreciate public libraries they can be very noisy places these days. Lots of computers, laptops, phones. Kids activities going on, even gaming and talking... It would be nice for bookworms who wish for a quiet atmosphere to just come in and read with no talking. Play some classical music in the background or just have silence for two hours, a social time after to engage in conversation about literature.

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

My county library is very quiet 🤫, they don't tolerate any noise and will tell people to take calls outside, they actually had started this silence bookclub.

[@raea3588]

@@___beyondhorizon4664 That sounds wonderful!

[@margo3367]

I remember when you were told to “shh” if you made noise in a public library.

[@sheilaenglish9738]

Our Library is the same, very noisy. I made a suggestion that when they renovate they include a sound proofed silent reading room , where people can just read in uninterrupted silence. Don’t know if they’ll take my suggestion 😄

[@raea3588]

@@sheilaenglish9738 I think all libraries should do that ☺

[@jenniferm.2142]

The video title really should’ve been… Extroverts trying to figure introverts out. 😂

[@andreawill9017]

Every Introverts dream!

[@lkeke35]

The ambiance, a glass of wine, no socializing!😊

[@lkeke35]

I was about to say I could do it at home for free, (which I do) but "home" is full of distractions, and for some people no reading gets done.

[@thedeathadvocate]

Yes!!!! I need this in our city ❤

[@n.sundari889]

How wonderful we need more of these!!!👏🏻🧿

[@lizzyg0816]

The music would distract me

[@lisa-mariegray5510]

One idea could be to suggest that participants bring headphones and listen to music on their phones so they don't distract the other people.

[@andrewgross1758]

Great until the deadbeat last response about how she'd fall asleep.

[@lornabruce6542]

So great, apart from the music

[@crazyhorse9556]

Yes distracting. It is supposed to be silent lol

[@sassycatz4470]

Interesting. I haven't come across one of these in the Washington, DC area. I do, however, participate in reading sprints on KZbin that are hosted by various booktubers which sounds like a similar activity. The host(s) start a timer that might run anywhere from 20 minutes to 30 or 35 minutes and everyone just reads their individual books. When the timer goes off, there is chat time on the side of the video that you can participate in, talking about what you're reading or other book related topics. Then, the host(s) set the timer again. This can go on for a couple of hours.

[@jenniferhansen3622]

That sounds like so much fun. My daughter and I like to set a timer for about 45 minutes and we just sit and read our individual books together on the couch. 😊

[@rima97_]

I’m in Northern VA, if you want to start something up in the area I’d love to collaborate!

[@GuacamoleyNacho]

Sounds fun but i doubt i have the discipline because there is no physical presence to control whether i read or not.

[@sheilaenglish9738]

That sounds interesting. What KZbin channel does this?

[@sassycatz4470]

@@sheilaenglish9738 A number of them, actually. I read a lot of romance, so I've joined sprints run by booktubers on KZbin who focus on that genre. But I've also joined sprints run by general fiction readers or readers of other genres. If you start following your favorite booktubers, I think you'll run across a few times when they'll host reading sprints. If you don't have favorite booktubers, just start following people who read and review the type of books you like to read. Or ... even easier. Put "reading sprints" in the youtube search engine.

[@Foreversinging5]

❤️Yes! More of these please! Shared📚🎉

[@samarycastro]

I wish I could start something like this in Puerto Rico! 😩

[@TheDriftwoodlover]

Do it!

[@samarycastro]

@@TheDriftwoodlover Sadly, I don’t think there are enough readers like myself on the island 😪

[@ellasabe6377]

LOVE this idea! I came of age in coffeehouse environments before the advent of computers when people would simply read next to a cup of coffee while enjoying small bites like quiche, scones, or lemon squares. How I miss the wooden interiors, the painting on the walls, the academia aesthetic and smell of freshly ground Arabica beans; there was no online rage wars or doomsday scrolling to speak of...those were good times🖋☕❤

[@barbarabarnes7184]

I would love this place

[@davidbucci973]

LOVE this. Brilliant

[@thestudentat101]

✨️Brilliant ✨️ What a great idea.👍

[@Shycat996]

I like the input you give on where they are going and coming etc. Thanks. Great channel....love the planes!!

[@joeyq9953]

Yes please

[@jennanichols6908]

This is amazing!

[@cindywingetbooks]

I love this so much!

[@joniheisenberg]

Love this!

[@oliviatheresa]

This is so cool!!!

[@CaribouDataScience]

Sort of like a library?

[@rorilee9791]

Brilliant!

[@Navigation24-7]

Cool 👍🏻 Great to see Charlie! -I love him so much.😊

[@lisa-mariegray5510]

Yay! An introvert party!

[@valerieblackmer7056]

I love this idea!

[@cittiavaticano]

amazing.

[@ExLibris-Alys]

Silent music?

[@Shelf-Esteem]

This is my dream

[@margo3367]

I sometimes wonder who in my small, rural town are checking out books from the library, are readers. I would like to meet some of them!

[@GuacamoleyNacho]

I would be interested to meet the readers who have read some of the books i read. Much curiosity what do they think because i have a lot of opinions.

[@TheDriftwoodlover]

Our library has a regular- every few months - event led by a librarian who highlights some staff favorites and invites the attendees to talk about recent favorites of theirs. Maybe suggest your library try it?

[@GuacamoleyNacho]

@@TheDriftwoodlover i had wish that for decades! It is never gonna happen! Library wont tell which are popular titles. Let u in on a secret only If you are a bookworm and regular library visitor then you will realise that popular titles have long queues! Another secret, shhh not telling. But to put out whats their favourite, yes they can, favourite dont equate popular!

[@johnalbert5786]

Everyone needs to read … “the great good place” by Ray Oldenburg.

[@vettejakes]

Yes! I’d go

[@lc11214]

There is a meetup group in NYC doing this. I have yet to sign up for it.

[@mht5875]

I love reading

[@barbaraboethling596]

A musical background is hardly silent reading. Many introverts, also, can't endure such close proximity with so many others. If I had twenty bucks to spare, I would buy a stack of used books instead.. I'll pass on this trend.

[@margo3367]

I think it’s about the socializing as well, so yeah, I wouldn’t call them introverts, but readers.

[@lisahinkofer2085]

Where do I sign up.

[@winterlighthome]

This is heaven on earth for a neurodivergent introvert! Sign me up, please!

[@monaedoyle3631]

I like reading at home in my room alone. When I finish a book I have other books I can pick to read. I don’t want to sit in a room around others when I read.

[@rochelle2758]

Extroverts like quiet companionable reading too…

[@TheMaryweather]

You can probably rent a reading room for free at your library.

[@TenTenJ]

Cool

[@joshm.4125]

Thank you, KZbin, for bringing me here!

[@TypicalGirls]

I see you, Paul!

[@davis9971]

What about the guy on the laptop?

[@Eowyn3Pride]

NUOVO DIOGENES CLUB!!!🥰📚☂️

[@robynkahle7240]

This is life changing, sign me up!!!!

[@duckling4393]

What's a book?

[@maryellendipietra5568]

We have one here in Pinellas, FL by my friend Tiffany and Wordier than Thou! MEDiPietra, IamACubanSandwich.

[@ST-rj8iu]

Call me crazy, but if you really love something, you don't have to force yourself to do it.

[@KrisHughes]

Some guy playing the piano is a deal-breaker for me. Can't read with background music.

[@crazyhorse9556]

For me as well. What is your name. I’m not sure why they call it silent reading.

[@utopicus]

At the end, got sad about her comment of falling asleep if she did it, thinking that she might be overworked. My assumption of course, but I see a lot of people who are in deep need of rest

[@booradley32]

People doing SSR on purpose? My students could never…

[@jenniferm.2142]

I read every day. Love it.

[@lizzyg0816]

I see Charlie read Jodi Picoult

[@donnajaemoon]

. . . and no light.

[@TheDriftwoodlover]

I found that odd. I’d have to bring a book light.

[@marinakiell1069]

If I were at that party I’d have my ears with earbuds not my nose in a physical book, that’s how I read.

[@julierogers1155]

WHAT was everyone reading?! ... give us ALL the titles!

[@TheMaryweather]

It would be interesting for them to scan or sign in books they are reading.

[@Megantheepainter]

“Healthy peer pressure to get some reading done”??? if you love reading, you can pretty much do it anywhere. I’m just glad it’s getting people to read more but this feels like something people might do one time.

[@apainterlyhome]

A "thin place" - where the veil between heaven and earth is thin.

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

Maybe the person seeking quiet soace can just read in a car by the park or beach without paying a fee to join a club, i would love the sound of sea breeze. Hopefully the police don't think they are unhoused 😅 I prefer watch a quality documentary!

[@mellow-jello]

No offense, $20 for two hours at a time, they have too much money. I recall in the 90s heading to the World's Biggest Bookstore, or Chapters/Indigo, with a cup of coffee, and reading for free in the bookstore. $0, and I can preview the actual book before purchase. Read whole books this way, too.

[@GuacamoleyNacho]

I always wonder did they close down because their books are spoilt, stained, damaged, look used?

[@Archer335]

Probably why some large book stores don’t have many chairs. Bookstores need to sell their books to survive and thrive. Public libraries are for reading for free.

[@ericw4377]

It's not weirder than cuddle parties, so why not?

[@58angieb]

Some aren't so 'silent!'.. is this an oxymoron? Just asking for a friend! 😊

[@susanegley4149]

We are living in very strange times.

[@jessyjonas4988]

Better than most libraries where you are allowed to be noisy The more things change the more they remain the same🥱