Dorothy's Silent Book Club: curated by Charlie Schumann!

SILENT BOOK CLUB breaks the barriers of a traditional book club where there's no pressure to finish a certain book, no pressure to socialize and no pressure to do anything but read! Silent Book Club is just that: a silent gathering of readers in Dorothy once a month with an option to follow our highlighted reads and an option to chat with our book club curator - or to keep on reading!

During a Silent Book Club Sundays, Dorothy will be playing instrumental music at a slightly lower volume than normal and will keep the lights at a key higher than usual. Due to the dark nature of our bar we encourage anyone to bring reading lights! Silent Book Club lasts all night: 6-11pm. Arrive early for seating! Stay for late night happy hour from 10-11pm.

Our Silent Book Club is hosted & curated by Charlie Schumann! Charlie is a writer, bookseller, and pop culture enthusiast who lives in Logan Square with their (cool as fuck) fiancé, Beth and (demonic) cat, JJ Peppers Convenience Store. A Chicago native, Charlie knows there’s no place like (or better than) home. When they’re not in the photo booth at Dorothy or FaceTiming their friends to talk about fanfiction, they like to go out for Italian ice, visit the garlic couple at the farmers market, and howl at the moon.

For July - September, Charlie has curated book suggestions which you're welcome to explore, bring to the bar or completely ignore and read whatever you want. :) Shop from our Bookshop.org Wishlist and support Semicolon, Chicago's largest Black-woman owned bookstore and gallery.

July

Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
August

Peter Darling by Austin Chant
The Black Unicorn by Audre Lorde
Bella Donna by Anbara Salam
September

In Memoriam by Alice Winn
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Chain-Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Alongside our event we will have pop up guests with us, including:

July: Expand the Classroom joins us for a book swap!
August: Chicago Public Library joins us to sign up folks for library cards, change names and for borrowing books! Ardent Dance Company also joins us to promote their upcoming ballet based on Edgar Allan Poe's poetry.
September: Gerber/Hart joins us to collect donations for their LGBTQIA+ libary and archives! Reeling Film Festival will also be joining us to promote their LGBTQIA+ international film festival.
Dorothy is 21+ and requires physical ID for all to enter. Dorothy is also ADA accessible via elevator access on Campbell Avenue. If you are a guest who requires elevator access, wait by the double doors on Campbell Ave and call our staff to assist: 773-770-3799