Bookup Culture at Heartbound Book Shop 3/6/25

What is Bookup Culture?

Bookup Cultlure is a reading party where you read alone, in the company of other readers.

📚 This is a BYOBook event

We don’t choose books for you. There’s no set number of pages you have to finish. You choose your own reading adventure!

The Rundown

6pm - Settle in & Intros

6:30 - Silent Reading Time (not silent scrolling time 🤳)

7:30 - Share thoughts about what you read

7:45 - Closing & Mingle

Minimal socializing, plenty of reading. 🙂‍↕️

Whose invited?

🌈 Bookup Culture is a sex-positive, queer-led space, so LGBTQIA+ & the folks who love them are welcome to join. Aspiring readers & introverts are especially welcome.

Bookup Culture Guidelines:

• Respect pronouns of all guests in the space. Get comfortable asking for pronouns rather than assuming them.
• Communicate with care. Guests should engage in respectful and courteous communication at all times, avoiding insults, harassment, or demeaning language. Homophobia, transphobia, and racism are not tolerated in the space.
• Keep phone use to a minimum. During “silent reading time”, guests are encouraged to put their phones away and on “Do Not Disturb”.

Location: Heartbound Book Shop

• No minimum purchase required here!
• Orange County's first romance book shop
• AAPI Woman Owned Business
• Only 15 chairs available, feel free to bring a blanket or floor cushion
• Face masks will be provided
• Welcome to bring light snacks & drinks
  

Parking Options

• Free street parking on Lemon Street
• Free 2 hour parking on various streets in the area
• Please DO NOT PARK in the church parking lot next to the book shop
  

Host or Publisher Bookup Culture