Read The Room

Poetry Evening is back! 🎤

Join us tonight, the 10th of June from 18:00–19:30 for an evening of poetry, spoken word, and community.

💷 €5 entry
📍 Limited spaces available
📩 RSVP to reserve your spot

Whether you’re sharing your own work or simply coming to listen, we’d love to see you there. 🫂✍🏼

🩵 PICKS OF THE WEEK 🩵

Looking for your next great read? Here are this week’s staff picks:

🌄 Dream State by Eric Puchner: A sweeping, multi-generational story of friendship, love, and the choices that ripple through a lifetime.

🇵🇸 Your Presence Is a Danger to Your Life by Samar Yazbek: Twenty-six powerful testimonies that bear witness to life, loss, and survival in Gaza.

🎓 Boring Asian Female by Canwen Xu: Sharp, funny, and insightful, this coming-of-age novel explores ambition, identity, and the pressure to stand out.

⚔️ Children of Strife by Adrian Tchaikovsky: Epic fantasy at its finest, where war, destiny, and survival collide in a richly imagined world.

🩸 Molka by Monika Kim: A dark, unsettling literary thriller that examines obsession, power, and the hidden costs of modern life.

🪓 Where the Axe Is Buried by Ray Nayler: A chilling and thought-provoking speculative novel exploring authoritarianism, technology, and what it means to be human.

All of these titles are available in-store now, or can be specially ordered and delivered straight to your door. 🚚📦

Pop by for a browse, a coffee, and a chat about books; we’d love to help you find your next favourite read. ☕📚🤍

What a beautiful thing we’ve created 🤎

We are so grateful for this space and the community it holds 🥹

Thank you to (.equinox) for capturing Read The Room so beautifully! 📸

🪿Wild Geese by Mary Oliver

”You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.”

Few poems capture self-acceptance quite like Wild Geese. Written by q***r poet Mary Oliver, it’s a powerful reminder that you don’t need permission to be yourself, nor do you need to change to belong. 🫂

This Pride Month, we’re celebrating voices that encourage us to live authentically, love freely, and take up space exactly as we are. 💛

We have a wide range of LGBQTI+ books and authors available in-store now, or order for collection, local delivery, or shipping straight to your door. 🌈📚✨

***rvoices

Book of the Week: Endling by Maria Reva ☁️

A Booker Prize 2025 Longlisted debut that is already making waves in the literary world, Endling is a brilliantly original, darkly funny, and deeply moving novel set in Ukraine on the eve of war.

Following three determined women, a truck full of kidnapped bachelors, and a critically endangered snail, Maria Reva masterfully blends humour, heartbreak, adventure, and sharp social commentary into a story that is impossible to forget 🐌

Born in Ukraine and raised in Canada, draws on her own connection to the country to create a novel that explores identity, resilience, survival, and the stories we tell ourselves in times of crisis 🇨🇦

If you’re looking for a thought-provoking literary read that balances humour with powerful themes, Endling deserves a place at the top of your TBR 🫶🏼

📖 Available now in-store, or we can order a copy for you with delivery straight to your door. Pop in, send us a message, or give us a call to reserve yours today!

💙 JUNE AT READ THE ROOM 💙

A new month means a fresh line-up of community favourites, bookish conversations, creative evenings, and special events!

Join us this June for:

📖 RTR Book Club
✍️ Poetry & Written Word
🔮 Tarot & Oracle Readings with Jessie May
☀️ Extended Summer Opening Hours
📚 Current Chapter Book Club

Whether you’re looking to discover your next favourite book, meet like-minded people, share your writing, or simply spend more time surrounded by books, we’d love to see you 🫶🏼

A few events are already full, so be sure to check the schedule and reserve your spot where needed.

Which event will we see you at this month? 👇

Our community-favourite Silent Reading Party is back!📚

Here’s how the evening works:

🕔 5PM–6PM: Silent Reading Hour 🤫

Bring your current read or pick up a new one in-store before we begin 📖 If you’re planning on book shopping, make sure to arrive early enough to browse!

6PM–7PM: Social Hour 🗣️

Chat about what you’re reading, meet fellow book lovers, have a drink, mingle, make friends, romanticise your life a little.. you know the vibe ☕✨

No assigned books. No pressure. Just a cozy community evening built around books, coffee, and connection! 🫶🏼

🗓 Friday, May 30, 2026
🎟 Free Entry
📍 Read The Room Bookstore & Coffeeshop

Limited spaces available — RSVP via DM, in store or by sending an email to [email protected] 🫡

We’re so excited — every single Silent Reading Party has been such a special evening and we can’t wait to do it all over again 🥳

✨ BOOK OF THE WEEK ✨

Heart the Lover by Lily King 🧡

Sharp, intimate, and beautifully written, this novel dives into love, longing, identity, and the messy emotional spaces we try to navigate between who we are and who we want to be.

has such a way of making ordinary moments feel deeply human and unforgettable 👑

If you love character-driven fiction with emotional depth, complicated relationships, and writing that lingers long after the final page… this one’s for you!

Available in store now or order for delivery straight to your door 📚✨

Words hit different when they’re spoken out loud ✨

Our Poetry Evening on the 13th of May is now officially FULL — all spots have been reserved 🤍

Thank you so much for the incredible response 🫶🏼 it grows every month!

We can’t wait to welcome everyone for an evening of poetry, spoken word, stories, and community at Read The Room.

Missed out this time? Don’t worry — we’ll see you again in June ✍🏼