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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Books / Drunk The Return of the Silent Reading Party

Posted by Alison Hallett on Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 11:49 AM

Guys, remember Library Hours, a short-lived (and surprisingly controversial) attempt to create quiet reading hours at a bar? The organizer moved to Mexico, I believe, so it's on hold locally, but The Stranger is doing something similar in Seattle—though, perhaps wisely, they've chosen a hotel's fireside lounge as their venue:


Let's say you're reading something you love. (Say you're reading Netherland by Joseph O'Neill—highly recommended. Or the anniversary issue of The New Yorker. Or The Collected Poems of Dan Savage. Or whatever.) You have this thing you are loving reading in your backpack. It's the end of the day. You don't really feel like going home and sitting in a chair and reading because it's early, you want to be out in the world for a while, you're in the mood for a drink. But you can't just go to a bar with a book because people at bars hate people with books....

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Knowing Seattle, this is going to end in turtle costumes and burning Starbucks.
Posted by atomic on February 24, 2010 at 12:46 PM · Report
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I went back and re-read that entire, very entertaining thread. Thanks for the blast from the past.

I'm still glad I had Carissa deported for her crazy, crazy ideas.
Posted by Commenty Colin on February 24, 2010 at 12:56 PM · Report
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Yeah, that thread was the most worked up blogtown's ever gotten over anything book-related.

The Stranger link in my post was wrong and now it's right, in case anyone was concerned.
Posted by Alison Hallett on February 24, 2010 at 1:13 PM · Report
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I may be in Mexico, but I'm not done making book-related trouble. Vive libros y cervezas!

And I can't believe Portland is letting Seattle look more bookish. Phooey.
Posted by CWhoa on February 25, 2010 at 8:49 PM · Report

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