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It's a great time to be a reader. Several years ago, the words " book club " may have conjured a mental image of wine-soaked, charcuterie-fueled in-person meetups at a friend's home. Now, book clubs take many forms , with options for nearly every type of reader — whether in-person or online, through a local library or bookstore, a community built by celebrities or #BookTok .

Even so, the traditional pressures and commitments that exist in any sort of group activity can, for many, turn book clubs into a chore.

Welcome to Silent Book Club, a club that's based around a seemingly paradoxical idea: reading alone, together. Gone are the sometimes rambling, sometimes insightful discussions about tone or prose or themes. All that's required is s

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