For the next edition of the popular Thursday Book Club, Gentle Books is celebrating World Book Day with the return of the most popular format: The Silent Book Club.
Everyone is invited to start with a quiet reading session, where you’re welcome to join and read individually at your leisure with a wine, cocktail, or tea. After the reading session, things will segue into an optional group discussion where everyone can each share a little bit about the book they’re currently reading. All genres of books are welcome for discussion!
Schedule:
- 6:30pm – doors open
- 7:00 – 7:45pm – quiet reading time
- 7:45 – 8:30pm – group sharing and discussion
- 8:30 – 9:00pm: – open social and mingling
The Thursday Book Club by Gentle Books is an event series spotlighting reading communities across Hong Kong, celebrating a range of genres, conversations, and books. Every edition of the book club is unique — this evolving format invites guest hosts to innovate new formats and activate literature.
About Hjem
Hjem — meaning ‘home’ in Norwegian — is a Nordic café defined by the simple comforts of traditional Norwegian ingredients and dishes. Hjem is a space for paced encounters that translates onto the use of fresh, quality produce that embodies true Nordic exceptionalism and principles of slow living. A Common Abode concept co-founded by Nelson Htoo and Elin Fu in July 2021, Hjem is a deep foray into Elin’s fond memories of life in the North.
About Gentle Books
Gentle Books is a secondhand bookshop with a vision to build a circular book economy, nurture a community of readers in Hong Kong, and keep books out of the landfill. A women-led social enterprise founded by book-lovers, gentle books accepts English-language book donations with the aim of rehoming them via reselling or distribution to other secondhand bookshops, charity organisations, recycling, and upcycling. Gentle Books commits 20% of its profits to literacy and education-based NGOs.