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[Silent Book Club ~ Ottawa Chapter] Second Summer... warm days, cool nights, and always, cozy reads
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“A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. ― Sarah Ban Breathnach One thing that lights me up in the way that welcoming a group of readers at a Silent Book Club meetup, is knowing that meetups are burgeoning across the city. These are all meetups you're already familiar with, but some are shifting schedule and one is UN-pausing after the Summer months. Will the real New Year please stand up...! We all know what the calendar tells us: the new year begins on January 1 - the Gregorian calendar, that is. There are many other calendars that might disagree. In researching "new year" dates and information, I realised that the very concept of relating the start of other calendars to my own, is near'impossible. Why am I going on about this, you might ask? Well... there are arguments to be made that Autumn holds a greater claim to our own sense of newness when it comes to activities and daily life. "Fall is beautiful, but its splendour — the colourful leaves, the bounty of the harvest, the crisp air — is actually contingent on death, as nature shuts down in preparation for the big chill. There’s a letting go that comes with autumn, yes, but there’s also a starting over. Autumn brings cold, but it also brings a renewed energy; as the stifling head of summer subsides, so too does our heat-borne relaxation. In the fall, we get moving; we always have." So while we, in the western world largely look to the new year starting on the first of January, "a more practical new year — the point in the calendar for planning, productivity and, if you’re so inclined, reinvention — comes at the beginning of autumn." 🔹 So... in the spirit of this not-so-new way of thinking, I am so excited to let you know about some new stuff happening with the #sbc613 meetups! All those details are below, so read on... · · ─────── ·𖥸· ─────── · · First, let me thank you... The very fact that you have signed up for these emails, let alone opening them up and reading them makes my heart soar, sweet Reader. All of my stories and thoughts, my reminders and lists... I love writing them and sending them to you, but the really great part is knowing you enjoy reading! Thank you, thank you, thank you. · · ─────── ·𖥸· ─────── · · What am I reading, you ask...? Our latest book club book was chosen by Fiona, and she suggested Masters of Death by Olivie Blake. What a great, weirdly ghoulish read for October! 'Am about a third of the way through and I am enjoying it - though the tone and cadence took some getting used to at first. (I just imagined one of the characters played by David Tennant, and I was good.) Set aside until that's done is The Book Woman's Daughter: A Novel by Kim Michele Richardson - sequel to The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek - a compelling book that had me further-reading on the interwebs, to find out more about the Kentucky Pack Horse Library Service and the blue-skinned people of Kentucky. Seriously... if you've not heard of this book, I recommend it. On the horizon are so many cozy mysteries and steamy romantasy novels, that I've lost track. Please reply and let me know what's on your nightstand or cozy fireside table, what has you compelled to read just one more chapter. I'd love to know. · · ─────── ·𖥸· ─────── · · As always, please make sure you use the signup links... Another thank-you coming your way: we are so very grateful to those of you who are using the signup link: https://www.ticketleap.events/events/silent-book-club-ottawa. It truly helps us to keep our host venues up to date with how many people to expect at any meetup. So... thank you! Please bookmark that link and use it when making your SBC plans. Also... you can subscribe to the Silent Book Club ~ Ottawa Chapter's Google Calendar (if you use Google Calendar, that is) so that all of our meetups show up on your calendar. Go to our webpage scroll all the way to the bottom and click where the arrow points to. Follow the prompts and you'll get the info directly on your G'Calendar. In the description field of each meetup "event" in the calendar, you'll find the link you need to sign up. Easy peasy! Once you've visited the link and explored what's there, please let me know what you think! · · ─────── ·𖥸· ─────── · · That's all from me for now. Happy reading! Warmly and bookishly, as always, nicole · · ─────── ·𖥸· ─────── · · OCTOBER & NOVEMBER EVENTS So excited to let you know that the Constance Bay meetup will be starting up again, come November: on the first Wednesday of each month, at the same location: The Bay Cafe on Constance Bay Rd. Also, the East End meetup has had a shift in scheduling, seeing its gatherings happening on the fourth Wednesday of each month (NOT Tuesday). Stayed tuned for some news about the Hintonburg meetup: plans are simmering! 📆 If you'd like to add our events to your Google calendar, please click here and subscribe! 📝 All meetups are now available for signup here! This helps our hosts know how many people to expect. Thank you! As always, please pay close attention in the list below to the start times for various gatherings. Not all meetups are at the same time. We have one that starts a touch earlier than most, one over lunchtime, and one that's in the afternoon! Read carefully below and when you sign up. ⭐ = New! (Click here to email me, if you're looking to host a meetup in your area!) Upcoming events
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