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Silent Book Club is a global community of readers with nearly 2,000 chapters in 60+ countries. There's no assigned reading; all readers are welcome—ebooks, audiobooks, textbooks, comic books...it's BYOBook. Friends and strangers are welcome to gather, share what they're reading, and settle in for an hour or so of sustained silent reading. At the end […]

Peter Mendelsund is the author of seven books: including his novel The Delivery; “Gorgeously written; profound.” Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours), the novel Same Same described as: “Breezy and profound in equal measure.” —The New York Times, the non-fiction works What We See When We Read, (“Welcome and fascinating” Tim Parks, The New York […]

Helen Whybrow is an Editor-at-Large for Milkweed Editions. She was the publisher of an imprint of W. W. Norton for many years before becoming a freelance editor and Editor-at-Large for Orion Magazine. With a focus on creative nonfiction, Helen has worked with dozens of well-known writers over the years, including Barry Lopez, Lauret Savoy, Robin […]