Silent Book Club VI is one of the best free things to do in Lagos, a free monthly event in Victoria Island open to everyone.
Read in good company.Quietly.
A free monthly silent reading meet-up at Alali Studio, 32 Musa Yar'Adua Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. Bring your own book, no assigned reading, an hour of quiet reading together, then socialise. No pressure to have read anything in advance. Come exactly as you are.
Admission is entirely free. One of the loveliest quiet rooms in Lagos.
October 31, in 30 days.
Saturday, 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM. Free entry. Over 70% of our community RSVP and show up completely alone.
How a session goes
Three simple beats. The whole thing takes about two hours.
Show up
Drop in to Alali Studio on the day. RSVP free on Eventbrite to save your seat.
Read silently
An hour of pure, uninterrupted reading. Anything goes: fiction, essays, your Kindle.
Chat after
Linger for coffee and relaxed conversation with fellow readers.
Alali Studio, VI
Alali Studio, 32 Musa Yar'Adua Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
What readers are saying
I came in halfway through Things Fall Apart and left feeling like I'd actually been somewhere. Two quiet hours did more for my brain than a whole weekend off.
I finally finished Half of a Yellow Sun here. I'd been carrying that book around Lagos for months. Something about everyone reading in the same room made me sit with it properly.
I read half of The Divorce by Freida McFadden in one sitting here and nearly forgot where I was. When the quiet hour ended and people started sharing what they were reading, someone described their book in two sentences and I immediately added it to my list. It was like a live review from someone who had just turned the last page. I left with more recommendations than I have ever picked up in a bookshop.
See you on the next quiet Saturday.
Reserve your free seat on Eventbrite or follow along on Instagram for the next session.
Coming Alone?
- Over 70% of our community members RSVP and show up completely by themselves.
- There are no mandatory group introductions, forced icebreakers, or speaking obligations. You can just read and relax.
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