Read the Room

“Some attendees sat cross-legged with a book resting lapwise. Others were curled up on a sofa. Many adopted a modified ‘The Thinker’ position. One man read his book standing ramrod straight, like a marsh bird. Not once did a cellphone chime.” In NYC, there’s a new kind of party gaining popularity. And it’s not much of a party at all. NYT (Gift Article): It’s My Party and I’ll Read If I Want To. “Reading Rhythms bills itself as a series of ‘reading parties,’ where guests read silently for an hour and chat with strangers about the books they brought.” (This sounds like the perfect party if you swap TV watching for reading and replace the other guests with nobody.)