One of the things I look forward to every month is the Columbus, Ohio chapter of Silent Book Club meeting. Everyone brings their own book and reads together quietly for an hour, then we all nerd out about books afterward. If you're in the area, you should come hang out with us!

We meet on the second Tuesday of every month and this time we met at Tim Hortons. There’s one particular location that adores us and always takes pictures to show their manager when we fill up the dining room.

We kick off the meeting with a quick round of introductions where everyone says their name and a little about what they're reading. I always take notes and post the full book list the next day. 

It's a great way for everyone to learn about books they might like and I've picked up several books I loved based on what people were reading and recommended to the group.

Here's what the group is reading this month:

• Rust Belt Arcana by Matt Stansberry & David Wilson

• The Talisman by Stephen King & Peter Straub

• Leah On the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

• Unmasking Narcissism by Mark Ettensohn

• The Shack by William Paul Young

• Pandora's Boy by Lindsay Davis

• Camp Concentration by Thomas Disch

• The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos by Brian Greene

• The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

• The Call of Cthulhu by HP Lovecraft

• Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

• The Solomon Scroll by Alex Lukeman

• The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing

• The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi

• The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly

• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

• Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

• Best Beach Ever by Wendy Wax

• Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracey Kidder

• A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia by Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari

• The Ultimate Classic Car Book by Quentin Wilson

• Americanah by Chimanda Ngozi Adichie

• Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy by Kevin Bales

• Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America by Cass R. Sunstein

• A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley

• The Mind Connection: How the Thoughts You Choose Affect Your Mood, Behavior, and Decisions by Joyce Meyer

• The Lost Queen Signe Pike 

There are Silent Book Club chapters throughout and US and several around the world, so if you're not in Columbus, OH, check the events on the SBC website to find one near you!