While I was trolling around the internet this weekend...wait a minute. Lest you think I sat on my heinie eating bon bons and watching YouTube, I did actually create my office (finally) so that I'm no longer working out of Rubbermaid containers stacked up in my bedroom closet. Wanna see?



So. There.

Now then, when I did take a break (sheesh, you people are slave drivers), I toodled over to GalleyCat, which is my go-to site for keeping up on the publishing biz. Seems like there's a crazy new trend happening that sounds uber fun to me! Silent Reading Parties are all the rage amongst hipsters and/or people who just love to read.

What is it? Exactly what it sounds like. Everyone brings whatever they feel like reading and they...uh...read. Generally this takes place in a coffee shop but some people are hosting them in their homes as well. Here's what one looks like:


Quiet music is played in the background. One place was jazzy enough to have live harp music to spice up the ambiance.

Personally, sounds like a great idea to me. . . as long as everyone can keep their mouth shut and read.