“Why do we remember a small cup, a button, a tram ticket, yet forget entire afternoons? And why does an entire novel sometimes stay with us because of just one sentence?
In books, as in life, we often don’t remember everything. We remember a cup, an open window, a flower on the table, a sentence spoken by chance. And yet it is precisely those details that hold the whole story: why is that?”
Adele Chiobodo—author, storyteller, and creative consultant—proposes “Cosette” as the topic of discussion for June’s Silent Reading, inviting participants to look through the book they’ve brought with them for an object, a gesture, or a passing phrase—that detail that could have been omitted but was left in, and that in some way changed them. Because often, the empathy and sense of community that reading fosters come through precisely these little things.
★ SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 11:00 am
★ SILENT READING
LE COSETTE
Or: How Small Things Become Big
‣ Moderated by ADELE CHIABODO
Adele Chiabodo was born in Turin, and she tells stories through books, words, images, and creative projects. She has published novels, teaches writing courses and workshops, and collaborates with companies and cultural organizations to craft authentic narratives. She loves the little details of everyday life, leisurely cups of coffee, and the small things that can tell us so much more than the big ones.
‣ SILENT READING
Just bring a book with you, find a seat wherever you like, and start reading: the first hour is dedicated to reading, and the next to sharing and exchanging recommendations and impressions.
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Reading is like loving someone: trusting in what we don’t yet know and letting it change us.
𝑨𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒐
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SILENT READING PARTIES
It all began in New York about a year ago, quite by chance. Four twenty-somethings decided to get together in a Brooklyn apartment, with their phones turned off and surrounded by the many books they’d accumulated but never managed to read due to a lack of time.
The group read silently for an hour, then always set aside some time to share their thoughts.
The first “official” reading took place on the rooftop of their Brooklyn apartment, where the young people had invited some of their friends.
The project then drew in more and more people, expanded, and after just a couple of months had grown to include two hundred participants.
The young people then decided to formalize the format, which is attracting more and more people of all ages in various parts of the world.
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Reading glasses provided by VANNI
