What are you reading?
I'm bringing Virginia Woolf to tonight's reading party. And you?
What are you reading?
If you’re attending the Silent Reading Party tonight, I’d love to know. Even if you’re not attending tonight’s party, I’d still love to know!
The party lasts from 6 pm to 8 pm Pacific tonight. Literary birthdays of the week are announced about 10 minutes in, during my brief welcome remarks.
How to enjoy tonight’s live music
If you have a ticket to the in-person party at the Sorrento, you’re one of the lucky ones: it’s sold out. If you don’t have a ticket, never fear: we also broadcast the live music over Zoom, which anyone can attend, with a virtual ticket.
If you’re a paid subscriber here, you don’t need that virtual ticket. Just click here and come on into the Zoom room any time between 6 pm and 8 pm tonight.
How to show our piano player extra love
If you would like to show Paul a little extra love, you can find him on Venmo or Paypal. His Venmo is paulmatthew-moore (and if you need them, the last four digits of his number are 9033). His Paypal can be found by searching for paulislove@yahoo.com.
Another way to show him some love is to check out his other music:
Reservations now available for these upcoming parties
The February reading parties are now on sale for all subscribers to this substack. They have not yet been added to Hotel Sorrento’s website or SilentReadingParty.com.
Also available (but going quickly) are the three new parties added at new days and times before the end of the year. Those new parties are new times are: a weekend-brunch party on Saturday, November 25; a late-night party (with dessert and cognac menu) on Wednesday, December 13; and a weekend brunch party on Saturday, December 30.
What are you reading?
Like I said, I’d love to know — and I bet everyone else at tonight’s party would too. I find out about books I’ve never even heard of sometimes by reading the comments threads on these posts.
Bonus points if you type out a favorite sentence in what you’re reading, so we can get a sense of what the book is like.
Note: if you’re reading a magazine or newspaper, that’s okay too! Tell us what it is, and if there’s an article we shouldn’t miss.
Walking to Gatlinburg by Howard Frank Mosher. I'm hoping to finish it tonight and then not sure what my next book will be yet. So many choices!
Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive by Winston. Regarding the connection between bees and dialogue between people,"Initiating a dialogue requires the same attention as entering an apiary. Both stimulate a state of deep listening, engage all the senses: hearing without judging... Focus sharpens on how participants are interacting... Solitary becomes communal."