Book Swaps New York

Linden Silent Book Club: July Meetup

📚 Linden Silent Book Club: July Reading Meetup Join us for a relaxing Saturday of reading, community and bookish conversation! Date: Saturday, July 25 Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Location: Inspo Nutrition, 27 E Elizabeth Ave., Linden, NJ 07036 Schedule: 11:00 – 11:30 AM 📖 Arrive, settle in, grab a drink or snack and chat with fellow readers 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM 🤫 Silent reading hour (B.Y.O.Book) 12:30 – 1:00 PM 💬 Optional discussion about what you're reading, book recommendations and general conversation Whether you're halfway through a physical novel, listening to an audiobook, reading manga or diving into nonfiction, all readers are welcome. Come as you are and enjoy a calm morning of books and community 📚 All readers welcome • No assigned reading • Free to attend

LESBIAN BOOK CLUB 07/23

LAST NIGHT AT THE TELEGRAPH CLUB BY MALINDA LO // CHAPTERS 13-24 Date: 07/23 Thursday Time: 6:30pm Location: The Coffee Lab (34-20 21st Ave, Astoria, NY 11106) Look for the “BOOK CLUB” sign on a table at Coffee Lab. This book club is intended for lesbians and queer women but feel free to bring along any pals/allies who like to read. Make sure to join the discord to get book club discussion questions in advance. https://discord.gg/uQsNBDaB4 If you miss any previous book clubs don’t worry as we will always do a brief overview of previous chapters. A quick note: Since we are meeting at a local coffee shop, please do try to support them by grabbing a drink or snack during the book club.

NYC Romcom Book Club: Lights Out 💕

At this meeting we will be discussing Lights Out by Navessa Allen! 🖤

July 2026 Book Club: Great Big Beautiful Life

Bookworms Back at Melting Cups (Queens)

The bookworms will be back at Melting Cups to kick off August after a hiatus. Join us on **Saturday morning** **(10 am)** at **[Melting Cups Café](https://www.meltingcups.com/)** Arrive, grab a drink ☕️, pastry 🥐 or both, and settle in the art gallery area (back) where the comfy couches are. Around 10:30 a.m., we’ll have casual introductions sharing what books we are reading. 📖🤓 We’ll wrap up by noon when the café gets busier. We'll try to keep this a recurring event every month or so.

"The Land", "Patriot" and "The Bookclub for Troublesome Women"

We will meet August 6th at 6pm, at a Townhome restaurant in the Upper East Side, JoJo, and discuss "The Land" by Maggie O'Farrell who examines how history leaves its imprint not only on the land itself but also on the generations who inherit it; "Patriot" by Alexei Navalny, which provides an insider's view of modern Russian politics while also telling the personal story of a husband, father, and activist; and the book "The Book Club for Troublesome Women" by Marie Bostwick, a story about a friendship among women in the 1960s and the quiet beginnings of the women's movement in America. As always, you will need to have read at least one of the 3 books on the title, but you’re welcome to read all of them. Happy reading!

The Bluest Eye discussion

**PLEASE NOTE:** The date of this meeting has been changed from the flyer sent at the beginning of the year. It is now **JULY 29**. We will discuss *The Bluest Eye* by Toni Morrison on Wed., July 29 at 7 p.m. at Omakase Ramen, 95-34 Queens Blvd., Rego Park. It's on the south side of Queens Blvd. between 63rd Ave. and 63rd Drive, just west of the 63rd/Rego Park stop on the R and M trains. The Q60 bus stops nearby. You can see the menu at https://www.omakaseramentogo.com/.

The Serpent and the Wings of Night and Rites of the Starling Double Feature!

We're continuing our Shield of Sparrows series with the next installment Rites of the Starling. We will also be reading The Serpent and the Wings of Night since we have two months apart.

Booze & Books in Brooklyn

In addition to draft beers, **LoFi Bar in Park Slope** features craft cocktails, curated wines, and small bites. Non-alcoholic options are also available. Bring your latest read (and maybe a book light!) and **enjoy $1 off all drinks**. **[LoFi Bar](https://www.lofibrooklyn.com/)** is conveniently located near the F/G/R lines. Please note, this is not a private event and LoFi will be open to the public. **There is seating available for 40 people, available on a first-come basis.**

Queer Women Reading Whatever We Fancy: "Yesteryear" by Caro Claire Burke

Hi all- So we finally made it to "Yesteryear." This is a tough one to get from the library which is why I projected it out a few months ago- the good thing is despite the long wait from NYPL, they have almost 600 hard copies. If anyone needs a copy to attend, message me here and we can see if we can share with others who may purchase it, etc. I have a copy from my workplace but also kept my spot on the hold list (I'm in the low 200s now of 3000ish holds) so may be able to help someone out that way, too. We'll be at the Center- see you soon! Rebecca

July Book Club

Book: The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett Place: Montoya at 102-15 Metropolitan Avenue Prosecco and Prose Book Club meets the third Sunday afternoon of every month to discuss, obsess, and dissect the books we're currently reading. This book club is a brunch book club where we drink coffee, tea, and other great drinks, eat pastries and brunch snacks, and dig into some great books.



Repetition by Vigdis Hjorth

One of the foremost writers of her generation explores the strength and pain of being young As winter approaches in Norway and the daylight dwindles, a chance encounter prompts a novelist to reexamine her past. The seismic events following her sixteenth birthday return with haunting vividness, exposing a story both utterly familiar and desperately strange. It was the year she first got drunk, the year she first had sex with a boy. She was watched like a hawk by an anxious mother and a silent, distant father. It was a year of typical teenage fixation and typical teenage frivolity, and of all the usual parental fretting. Until something else took hold, and her family made an unspoken decision and a terrible sacrifice. Only now, decades later, can these events come close to being comprehended.