No assigned reading. No forced discussion. Just you, your book and a roomful of fellow book lovers, quietly reading. Why it matters: That's the idea behind "silent book clubs," gatherings popping up ...

Good listening is like a good apology: Look at your spouse. Look attentive. No yawning, rolling of the eyes, or focusing on ...

That “weird” idea is a silent book club. It’s part of a global movement where millions of readers gather simply to read together, without discussion or pressure to participate socially. But what makes ...

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While looking through her 1-year-old niece’s books, one woman got a shock after discovering what an alphabet book had picked to represent the letter X. Karen Thomas Mahoney, from North Carolina, ...

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On a sweltering night in Aden, when the power was cut yet again, I stepped outside and sat beneath a shattered streetlamp. Around me, the city seemed swallowed by darkness and silence, broken only by ...

To celebrate Transport Month, Cape Town Silent Book Club is heading into the city from Muizenberg by railway on Saturday, 25 October. Readers are invited to meet at Muizenberg Station at 10:50 am, ...

The Silent Book Club, a global “happy hour for introverts”, has quietly taken root in South Africa — and this weekend, three Johannesburg chapters will embark on their first shared “reading adventure” ...

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