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 the Parsons branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, then afterward went across the street to snack and shop for books at Two Dollar Radio Headquarters.

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:

• In The Woods by Tana French

• An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

• Red Sister by Mark Lawrence

• The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter Watts

• Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling

• Code Name Villanelle by Luke Jennings

• The Goodbye Storm by Danielle Stewart

• The House of Closed Doors by Jane Steen

• Slapstick by Kurt Vonnegut

• Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson

• Sphere by Michael Crighton

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling

• The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands by Stephen King

• Pandemic 1918: The Story of the Deadliest Influenza in History by Catharine Arnold

• Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human by Harold Bloom

• Howl by Allen Ginsberg

• Perdido Street Station by China Mieville

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

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!