In my continuing effort to lessen my reliance on generative AI, I offer this hand-drawn encouragement to you. Join us at @proofsocialclub Wednesday night, from 6 to whenever! There is no program or schedule. Just show up, find a spot, and read! Or chat! Or chat about reading! 1/

Thursday evening! 6 to 9 at Kahala Mall! IF IT RAINS, plan B is to try for the tables under the roof near the Whole Foods Market entrance. Plan C is finding tables in the mall itself. It's okay if we don't all sit together once in a while. 1/

Details forthcoming! Proof Readers Book Club at Proof Social Club is 3rd Wednesday this month, not the last Wednesday. Adjust your calendar! Keep your eyes here. We may have more stuff to add!

I’m trying to lessen my reliance on generative AI, so here is a real photo by me of real hippos in their natural habitat: the Hawaii State Library, where we are having our first read-up Thursday the 6th, from 5 to 7. 1/4

Proof Readers Book Club October 29 at @proofsocialclub. 6 to whenever on Fort Street Mall. Fresh vibes, fresh drinks (mocktails included!), fresh books, and fresh pasta by @pastaboys.proof. Book exchange. Bring some or take some; we don't have rules. Little Free Library in the cozy corner. 1/4

Our first public library collab! Meet at the state library in the Language, Literature, and History section -- the left wing as you enter, straight back. Librarian Emily is our host! 5 to 7, Thursday November 6. 1/2

Silent Book Club Vibes Back. Kawaikui Park, 3:30 to 5:30, October 25. Kawaikui Beach Park is on the far edge of Aina Haina going east, practically the last thing before Niu Valley. It has free parking, shady trees, and a (public park) restroom. 1/4

Tomorrow, our first reading adventure on the windward side! Jen (@jen_of_all_trades_2.0) is hosting at Enchanted Lake Playground (formerly Enchanted Lake Community Park). 770 Keolu Drive in Kailua. 4 to 6. 1/2

Friday night, October 10! We are honored to participate in Silent Book Club's 10th Anniversary Global Readathon. It will be like our monthly Kahala Mall meetup (which is still happening -- the day before this one!), but with beer, wine, hard seltzer, non-alcoholic kombucha, and a potluck. 1/

Thursday night! Our monthly readup at Kahala Mall. 6 to 8. Meet at the big round table in front of Whole Foods Market. We'll say hi. take an optional group photo, read quietly for an hour, then stick around and chat, keep reading, or call it a night! 1/2

booktober! details in this space soon, beginning with this week's readups on consecutive evenings, thursday and friday! comment or dm if you have questions!

See you Sunday at 4:00! Kawaikui Beach Park in Aina Haina 5475 Kalanianaʻole Hwy Gina is your host. Meet her on the Waimanalo side of the park (to the left as you face the Pacific). Bring something to read, in any format! Bring sunscreen and a chair or towel. We can't wait to read with you!

Weird, but nice. Join us for Proof Readers Book Club at @proofsocialclub Wednesday night, 6 to whenever. Bring something to read, or grab something from our book exchange table, or find something cool in Proof's Little Free Library. 1/2

Audiobook walk. Kapiolani Park. Meet at bandstand, front and center. If something's going on at the bandstand, meet behind the last row of seats, middle. Bring your audiobook (or visual book; it's totally doable if you walk slowly!). Meet at 6. Take an optional group photo. Start walking. 1/3

Thank you for reading with us this past week! It was so fun getting to know you! Book talk is the best talk, isn't it? Thank you for being so welcoming of one another. Without your inclusiveness, this would all be meaningless. 1/3

You are an adorable puppy reading in the park. You have your beach chair, sunscreen, maybe a snack and a drink, and (of course) something to read. You and other book-lovers, diving into pages, feel the warmth of the September sun and the warmth of companionship as you read alone, together. 1/3

We're at it again, and if these photos don't convince you to come by, we also have cute reading lamps shaped like kitties. Thursday, September 11, 6 to 8. Meet in front of the Whole Foods Market at Kahala Mall, at the big round table. 1/4

Have we got a September for you! Details forthcoming. Or check out our Meetup page, where most of the details are already posted. We aren't actually doing anything for Stephen King's birthday*, but the template had an extra space. * (unless you want to host something, in which case DM me soon!)

Great drinks (including some excellent mocktails), Proof Readers bookmarks, and some tasty reading. Bring something to read, or find a new treasure in @proofsocialclub's Little Free Library! Drop something off or pick something up from the book exchange table.

See you Saturday afternoon at 2:30! Gina is your host. Meet her on the Waimanalo side of the park (to the left as you face the Pacific). Bring something to read! Bring sunscreen and a chair or towel. Bring your chillest vibe. We can't wait to read with you!

Join us for our audiobook walk today at Kapiolani Park. 6 to 8. Meet at the bandstand, front and center. :) text 830-255-7423 (mitchell) if you get lost or if you have questions or if you need a ride home!

6 to 8. Meet in front of Whole Foods Market at the big round table. Say hi (or not). Group photo (or not). Get something to eat or drink (or not) Read! Book exchange table! Take some or leave some. We don't have rules, so whatever. Text Mitchell at 830-155-7423 if you'd like a ride home!

Field trip! 1164 Nuuanu Ave. Gina is meeting interested book dragons for this book release. Admission's free. Dinner afterward is a possibility, so please find each other and Gina if you attend! Free to attend, but you must sign up on Eventbrite to save your space.

6 to 8, August 14. We return to Kahala Mall for a solid hour of quiet reading. Meet at the big round table in front of Whole Foods Market. We'll take some voluntary group photos, have some voluntary say-hello time, and then read whatever your heart desires.

My apologies for being late with this. I'll share details about Kahala Mall and Native Books later Friday. Hope you're reading something good these days!

Tonight at Proof Social Club! No Pasta Boys menu (the tsunami messed that up), but come anyway for great drinks and chill vibes. Plus, books to take home and great people.

Two new pages for our summer scrapbook. Thank you everyone for reading with us! Last Thursday at Kahala Mall. We were joined by a few more after this photo! Last Sunday at Kawaikui Park. A few readers missed this photo too. What a great week we had.

Meet at the Kapiolani Park bandstand, front and center. If something's going on at the bandstand, meet behind the last row of seats. We'll say hi, take a voluntary group photo, then start walking at about 6:15. We'll walk for an hour, then meet up again at the bandstand at 7:15. 1/2

THURSDAY 6 to 8 at KAHALA MALL Bring a book or two for the book exchange table. Meet at big round table in front of Whole Foods. Say hi. Group photo (if you want). READ for an hour! Stick around and chat, or call it a night! Message Mitchell 830-255-7423 if you have questions! 1/2

Ready. Set. SUMMER.

Tomorrow night! See you at Proof Social Club! Book exchange table: bring a few or take a few. Ask about the Proof Readers Book Club ($10 for a drink ticket, a cool bookmark, and a gift certificate at Skullface Books! Bring something to read, in any format, of any genre! Menu by Pasta Boys!

Please read all of this! There's unexpected info at the end. Thursday at Kapiolani Park! Our first audiobook walk. 1/6

Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, born on this day in 1811.

Tomorrow. 6 to 8. Kahala Mall. Bring a book or two for the book exchange. Unclaimed leftovers will go to a Little Free Library. Bring whatever you'd like to read in whatever format! Food & drink options nearby; no pressure to spend money. Big round table in front of Whole Foods Market. See you!

June reads! Text Mitchell at 830-255-7423 if you have questions, get lost, want company to or from your car or bus stop, would like a ride home, or need encouragement. 1/6

This is us tomorrow! Gina is hosting! Look for her in a shady spot on the Waimanalo side of the park. Chair or beach towel. Sunscreen. Snacks and drinks. Something to read! Audiobook, ebook, paperback, hardback, hard-to-put-down, hard to explain: it's up to you! 5 to 7, June 4. Happy summer!

As shared in our (very tardy) May email, I'm signed up for Hawaii State Public LIbrary System's summer reading challenge. We're reading all summer long anyway; let's participate together! 1/4

see you wednesday after work! look for gina in a shady spot on the waimanalo side of the park (the left side as you face the sea). bring a chair or a beach towel. sunscreen. snacks and drinks. and something to read! audio books, ebooks, textbooks, comic books, storybooks, picture books, whatever!

Proof Readers Book Club at Proof Social Club. Wednesday night, where Chaplain Ln meets Fort St Mall, 6 p.m. Drinks, vibes, books, and pasta by Pasta Boys. Bring something for the book exchange if you want to pass something along. Leftovers'll go to the Little Free Library at Makiki District Park.

See you tomorrow at Kuliouou Beach Park in Hawaii Kai! Bring a chair or beach towel, sunscreen, snacks and drinks (if you like), and something to read! Look for Jen near the restrooms (right side of the park as you face the ocean). Book exchange! 5 to 7, May 27.

Oh, you know. Just decompressing by the ocean under an evening summer sky. In Hawaii. With friends. And books. 5:30 to 7 at Kawaikui Beach Park Look for Gina on the Waimanalo side (left as you face the sea). Chair or beach towel. Drinks and snacks (if you wish). Sunscreen. Books.

Two more park reads this month! See comments for details on both! Wednesday the 21st, 5:30 to 7. Gina is hosting! Tuesday the 27th, 5 to 7. Jen is hosting! Questions? Drop 'em here!

Our meetup at Kawaikui Beach Park is rescheduled for WEDNESDAY the 14th, rather than Tuesday the 13th. 5:30 to 7. Look for Gina (our host!) in a shady spot on the Waimanalo side of the park (left as you face the ocean). 1/2

Is it that time already? YES! 6 to 8 at Kahala Mall in front of Whole Foods Market. Look for two hippos perched atop a book. Book exchange: bring, take, or whatever. No rules. Food and drink options a-plenty, but no pressure to spend money. Lots of free parking. 1/2

Smiles, sunshine, stories. Thanks for another great time at Kawaikui Park! #silentbookclub

It's* going DOWN Sunday at Kawaikui Beach Park! 2 to 4! Gina is your host -- look for her in a shady spot on the Waimanalo side of the park. Bring snacks and drinks if you want, and perhaps some sunscreen. And of course bring something to read -- anything will do! * your TBR of course!

When we told someone Saturday night about Proof Readers Club, at first they didn't believe us. "It's a bar full of people just reading?" "Yep." "That sounds ... terrific!" Come be terrific with us. 6 to 10 at Proof Social Club, downtown Honolulu where Chaplain Lane meets Fort Street Mall.

You know who's awesome? Proof Social Club in downtown Honolulu, where Chaplain Lane meets Fort Street Mal. They're hosting us again as part of their monthly Proof Readers Book Club event! 1/4

book exchange at thursday's kahala mall meetup! it'd be nice if you'd take your unclaimed books. if you leave them, i'll take them to the little free library in makiki district park. it was empty after proof last month. hopefully these books are finding loving homes! see you at 6 thurs evening!

meet @ big round table in front of whole foods market look for two hippos resting atop a book lots of free parking lots of food and drink options nearby; no pressure to spend money at all assigned reading: none! we don't do assigned reading! bring any book you want to read or listen to! 1/3