An hour of quiet reading, each person immersed in their own book, sharing the same space. A chance to step away from everyday distractions, followed by a moment to exchange thoughts and ideas about words, books and the different ways we interpret them.
After a short break, Silent Reading is back, with Raffaella Siracusa and Mariachiara Montera hosting this new session.
★ SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 | 11 AM
★ SILENT READING
We are never more defenseless than when we have no language
(Cristina Rivera Garza)
‣ Moderated by MARIACHIARA MONTERA
Author and Content Creator
Mariachiara Montera creates content and builds communities around food, taking an interdisciplinary approach. She is an author for Blackie, Einaudi, Chora Media and Storytel. She hosts a food-themed fiction book club at Turin’s Circolo dei Lettori, and teaches at Scuola Holden and for Lucy sulla Cultura. She has also created a stationery line inspired by her favourite ingredient: butter. For Vanity Fair, she writes a column exploring relationships through the objects that define them.
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SILENT READING PARTIES
It all began in New York around two years ago, quite by chance. Four twenty-somethings decided to get together in a Brooklyn apartment, switch off their phones and finally make time for the many books they had accumulated but never got around to reading.
The group would spend an hour reading in silence, always followed by a chance to share thoughts and impressions. Their first official gathering took place on the rooftop of their Brooklyn apartment, where they invited a few friends to join them.
The idea quickly caught on, attracting more and more people. Within just a couple of months, the group had grown to around 200 participants. The founders then decided to turn the idea into an established format, one that continues to bring together readers of all ages in different places around the world.
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Reading glasses provided by VANNI
