![]() (Instagram/Courtesy of Hestia Istivianti) (Instagram/Courtesy of Hestia Istivianti) 3.Įver since then, Firnita has joined its gatherings every two to three months, all the way to the online sessions when the pandemic hit.Īnywhere, anytime: 'Bookfluencer' and Baca Bareng initiator Hestia Istivianti is pictured reading a book on her Instagram post on Nov. ![]() ![]() “I first heard about the Silent Book Club way before the pandemic I found its session at a small library,” 23-year-old author Firnita said to the Post on Mar. More than 60 people joined the fun last month. The Baca Bareng session is never short of participants, albeit with no one knowing each other. Indonesian readers share the same sentiment. “By keeping them company, hopefully they are encouraged to read more comfortably,” she said. “Creating this Baca Bareng gathering as the Silent Book Club was one way for me to get the ‘reading in company’ atmosphere in public spaces,” she explained.īut she also saw that many people were afraid of being judged when reading in public. “Personally speaking, I’d just broke up at the time and felt that I had no one left to accompany me reading,” Hestia shared.Īfter moving from Surabaya to Jakarta, and finding out about the Silent Book Club, she then contacted the community’s representatives in the US to get permission to set up an Indonesian chapter, which they graciously granted. The “bookfluencer” has a personal–and rather emotional–motivation for starting the community. “Meeting new people in this space is such a joy,” Indonesian Silent Book Club initiator Hestia Istiviani told the Post on Mar. No introductions, no ice-breakers, just a bunch of strangers huddling to start their reading. Avid readers get together in a small coffee shop or library and just, you know, read. Now with over 70 chapters around the world, the club found its way to Indonesia in late 2019. The Silent Book Club actually started in a physical space in San Francisco, in the US, in 2012. (Personal Collection/Courtesy of Hestia Istiviani) (Personal Collection/Courtesy of Hestia Istiviani) Starting out small: First Silent Book Club's Baca Bareng gathering at Starbucks Menteng Huis in Central Jakarta, August 2019. We will then contact you with the appropriate action.“I found the joy in reading once again with this activity!” Dita said, buzzing with excitement.
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