Sit and Read in the Park 公園裡的坐讀會

Not a book club. Nobody assigns a chapter and there's no discussion to prep for. You get ninety quiet minutes on the grass in Daan Park, reading your own book next to other people who also keep saying they'll get back to it.

不是讀書會，是「坐讀會」：把時間卡出來，好好看完幾頁書。

The morning, in three parts 流程

Why just sitting and reading?

The organizers kept losing their reading time to screens and craft projects. Their hands were always busy and their heads were always full. They figured other people have the same problem, so the fix is simple: block off a Sunday morning that would otherwise slip away, and spend it reading next to other people.

Bring a novel, a manga, poetry, a manual, or that hardback you've been "about to start" since spring. You can read in any language. At the end, tell everyone what you got out of it, or just listen. Fair warning: you'll probably go home with a longer to-read list. 📚

Look for the gray-and-white striped mat

The plan is to meet on the grass at this pinned spot in Daan Park 大安森林公園. Look for a gray-and-white striped picnic mat. You're welcome to bring your own drinks and snacks.

Who's hosting

Two friends who met at Taipei Stitch 台北針織 and wanted to read more literature again. They speak Mandarin and English, and they'd be glad to have you on the mat.