Dorothy's Silent Book Club!

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 and happy hour from 6-7pm.

Dorothy is 21+ and requires physical ID for all to enter. Dorothy is also ADA accessible with elevator access on Campbell Ave. If you are a guest who requires elevator access, please wait by the black door with our logo in the window and call our staff to assist: 773-770-3799

For January - March 2026, our host and curator Charlie has curated book suggestions which you're welcome to explore, bring to the bar or completely ignore and read whatever you want. :)

JANUARY

• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin
• Fragments of Wasted Devotion by Mia Arias Tsang
• Bad Habit by Alana Portero

FEBRUARY

• Black Queer Hoes by Britteney Black Rose Kapri
• The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez
• Black on Both Sides : A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton

MARCH

• Sexuality and Socialism: History, Politics, and Theory of LGBT Liberation by Sherry Wolf
• A Language of Limbs by Dylin Hardcastle
• Boderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza by Gloria Anzaldúa

Alongside our event we will have pop up guests with us, including:

JANUARY: Read and Run - sharing information about their organization and how to get involved in the new year

FEBRUARY: Chicago Public Library - bringing books, registering library cards and changing personal information on CPL accounts

MARCH: Haymarket Books - sharing information and selling books while also donating to their Books Not Bars program

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ABOUT OUR HOST AND CURATOR

Charlie is a writer, bookseller, and pop culture enthusiast who lives in Logan Square with their (cool as fuck) spouse, 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.

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