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

"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!

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 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/.

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

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.

It’s No joke it’s April new book club book It Girl ..Allison Pataki

Okay so many of our members are 9-5 during weekdays and miss our mall walks in preparation for our outdoor activities for evening and weekends this spring So while we wait on Mother Nature Let’s exercise our mind. I’ve selected The book “It Girl” The story of the original Gibson girl the woman who captured the imagination of new yorkers while Becoming the face of beauty but the rise to the top was filled with heart ache ,pain determation and murder, encountering power hungry men , and the crime of the century . This book will lead to a future trip to learn more about the real life inspiration for this book Meetup time frame for book readers is April 1 st to end of may. But site won’t allow that to be posted. So please write finish date I. Your personal calendar

Meet up One Hundred and Forty Three: If Beale Street Could Talk

Hey team - We will next be reading If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin. We previously read another of his novels, Another Country, back in 2019 when we were pursuing another themed summer, New York through the literary decades. Like that novel, If Beale Street Could Talk is also set in NYC, but this time in Harlem. Published in 1974, Beale Street is one of his later novels and follows the love story between two Black youths when one is accused of a terrible crime. Tish and Fonny are childhood friends who fall in love. When Fonny is accused of rape and incarcerated, Tish must rely on his family and hers to find the right path for them both. The short novel explores themes of Black love and the powerful bonds that bring families together in times of trial. The Vintage International Edition is just shy of 200 pages, and, like most Baldwin novels, can be found almost anywhere.