About
A room of readers, in Lagos.
Silent Book Club Lekki is a free monthly hangout for people who want to read in good company — no assigned book, no homework, just an hour of quiet reading followed by conversation.
We meet at Sidebar in Lekki Phase 1. Everyone brings whatever they're currently reading, orders a drink, and settles in. Phones go down. Pages turn. After an hour, the room opens up — recommendations, debates, new friends, and sometimes a cocktail matched to the book of the month.
The idea is simple: reading doesn't have to be solitary. Some books need witnesses.
Sister chapters, same quiet vibe
If Lekki isn't your neighborhood, or you just want a different room, check out Silent Book Club VI — our sister chapter in Lagos, hosted at Alali Studio on 32 Musa Yar'Adua Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. Same format, same no-pressure energy, a little closer to the island centre.
Part of a global movement
Silent Book Club began in 2012, when friends Guinevere de la Mare and Laura Gluhanich started reading together at a San Francisco wine bar. It officially launched as an organization in 2015 and has since grown into a global community of more than 2,200 chapters in 70+ countries and over a million members.
The core idea hasn't changed: no assigned reading, bring your own book, read quietly together in company, then chat if you want to. Silent Book Club is a registered trademark of Silent Book Club LLC. SBC Lekki is proud to be one of its chapters.
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