Books & BART Takeover

Sistah Scifi

Join us in celebration of National Read a Book Day for the Silent Book Club train ride and meet up at Chapter 510.

Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make / Believe

Books &amp; BART Takeover – A Silent Book Club Train Ride + Meet-Up at Chapter 510📚🚇In Celebration of National Read a Book Day

📅 Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025📍

Locations:

Group A: Berryessa/North San Jose BART Station<ul><li>📍 1620 Berryessa Rd, San Jose, CA 95133</li><li>🕐 Meet Time: 1:45 PM</li><li>🚆 Train Departure: 1:56 PM (Orange Line → 12th St/Oakland City Center)</li></ul>

<ul><li>Group B: Richmond BART Station</li><li>📍 1700 Nevin Ave, Richmond, CA 94801</li><li>🕑 Meet Time: 2:00 PM</li><li>🚆 Train Departure: 2:22 PM (Red Line → 12th St/Oakland City Center)</li></ul>

📌 Final Destination: Chapter 510 &amp; the Dept. of Make Believe (546 9th St, Oakland, CA 94607)📖What’s Happening: Join fellow book lovers for a peaceful, communal train ride as we each read silently on our way to Chapter 510 from 3PM to 5PM. Once there, we’ll connect over our love of books with light conversation, cozy vibes, and bookish community before engaging in silent reading together. This unique event blends public transit with silent reading and literary fellowship. Bring your favorite book, a travel-friendly snack, and a curiosity for community!

<h3>👥 Point of Contact:</h3>Group A (Berryessa/North San Jose):<ul><li>Kat <a href="https://instagram.com/booksenvogue" title="https://instagram.com/booksenvogue" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@booksenvogue</a></li><li>Alisha <a href="https://instagram.com/_alishareadsalot" title="https://instagram.com/_alishareadsalot" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@_alishareadsalot</a></li></ul>Group B (Richmond):<ul><li>Bri <a href="https://instagram.com/brisbookish" title="https://instagram.com/brisbookish" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@brisbookish</a></li><li>Isis @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/isisasare/" title="https://www.instagram.com/isisasare/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">isisasare</a> // <a href="https://instagram.com/sistahscifi" title="https://instagram.com/sistahscifi" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@sistahscifi</a></li></ul>for questions the day of the event, please ping your group lead via instagram

**About 12th BART Station** The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is a heavy-rail public transit system that connects the San Francisco Peninsula with communities in the East Bay and South Bay. BART service currently extends as far as Millbrae, Richmond, Antioch, Dublin/Pleasanton, and Berryessa/North San José. BART operates in five counties (San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, and Santa Clara) with 131 miles of track and 50 stations.From the opening of service in 1972 to the present day, BART has enhanced the quality of life in the Bay Area by providing rapid and reliable transportation. Today, the BART system is essential to the health of our region’s economy—connecting workers and businesses, and relieving regional traffic congestion. At the same time, BART is the backbone of the region’s public transit system, accommodating people of all income levels as well as youth, seniors, and people with disabilities. By reducing the need to drive, BART reduces emissions and air pollution, supporting a healthier environment. Read more <a href="https://www.bart.gov/about" title="https://www.bart.gov/about" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here.</a>

**About Silent Book Club** Silent Book Club started in San Francisco in 2012 with two friends—Guinevere de la Mare and Laura Gluhanich—reading together at our neighborhood wine bar. We loved books and reading with friends, but our previous attempts at book clubs had fizzled out.Often with traditional book clubs there's the scramble to finish the selected book, and the pressure to have something smart to say. Wouldn't it be great to have a book club where you could just enjoy books, friends, and drinks—without any homework?In 2015, we officially launched Silent Book Club as an organization with a mission to unite a global community of book lovers through the shared joy of reading together. Read more <a href="https://silentbook.club/pages/about-us" title="https://silentbook.club/pages/about-us" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here.</a>

**About Chapter510** Chapter 510 is a made-in-Oakland youth writing, bookmaking &amp; publishing center. Our teaching artists and volunteers work side by side with educators to provide a safe space and supportive community so Black, brown, and queer youth ages 8-19 can bravely write. They want every young person in Oakland to write with confidence and joy. They believe that writing is an act of liberation. Young people transform themselves and their communities when they write and get published, succeeding in work, school, and life. Read more <a href="https://www.chapter510.org/our-story" title="https://www.chapter510.org/our-story" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here.</a>

**About Sistah Scifi ** Started in 2019 by <a href="https://sistahscifi.com/pages/about-isis-asare" title="https://sistahscifi.com/pages/about-isis-asare" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Isis Asare</a>, Sistah Scifi is the first Black-owned bookstore focused on science fiction and fantasy in the United States, as validated by the <a href="https://www.bookweb.org/" title="https://www.bookweb.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">American Booksellers Association</a>, and has a community of nearly 60K points of contact with engaged readers across the country. The bookstore has been featured in <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/discover-northwest-sci-fi-authors-with-a-book-from-this-vending-machine/" title="https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/discover-northwest-sci-fi-authors-with-a-book-from-this-vending-machine/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Seattle Times</a>, <a href="https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/03/06/afrofuturist-book-vending" title="https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/03/06/afrofuturist-book-vending" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">KQED</a>, <a href="https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a33497812/black-owned-bookstores/" title="https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a33497812/black-owned-bookstores/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Oprah Magazine</a>, <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ariannarebolini/black-bookstores-black-authors-books" title="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ariannarebolini/black-bookstores-black-authors-books" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Buzzfeed</a>, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2024/02/16/sistah-scifi-bookstore-afrofuturism-champion-black-writers/72631182007/" title="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2024/02/16/sistah-scifi-bookstore-afrofuturism-champion-black-writers/72631182007/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">USA Today</a>, <a href="https://www.ktvu.com/news/san-francisco-public-library-explores-black-horror-its-healing-powers" title="https://www.ktvu.com/news/san-francisco-public-library-explores-black-horror-its-healing-powers" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">KTVU</a>, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/paidpost/facebook-gbm/facebook-economic-impact/good-ideas-deserve-happy-customers.html" title="https://www.nytimes.com/paidpost/facebook-gbm/facebook-economic-impact/good-ideas-deserve-happy-customers.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The New York Times</a>, <a href="https://southseattleemerald.org/arts-culture/2020/09/28/sistah-scifi-makes-space-for-stories-black-geeks-nerds-and-weirdos-will-love" title="https://southseattleemerald.org/arts-culture/2020/09/28/sistah-scifi-makes-space-for-stories-black-geeks-nerds-and-weirdos-will-love" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">South Seattle Emerald</a> and many more.Sistah Scifi's mission is to double the number of Black and Indigenous Speculative Fiction authors on the New York Times bestseller list by 2030.Located primarily in cyberspace, Sistah Scifi launched three Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machines at <a href="https://sistahscifi.com/collections/chapter510" title="https://sistahscifi.com/collections/chapter510" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Chapter510</a> located in <a href="https://www.chapter510.org/" title="https://www.chapter510.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Oakland, CA</a> and <a href="https://sistahscifi.com/collections/northwest-african-american-museum-sistah-scifi-book-vending-machine-selection" title="https://sistahscifi.com/collections/northwest-african-american-museum-sistah-scifi-book-vending-machine-selection" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Northwest African American Museum</a> located in <a href="https://www.naamnw.org/" title="https://www.naamnw.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Seattle WA</a> and <a href="https://sistahscifi.com/collections/distant-worlds-coffee-sistah-scifi-book-vending-machine-selection" title="https://sistahscifi.com/collections/distant-worlds-coffee-sistah-scifi-book-vending-machine-selection" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Distant Worlds Coffee</a> located in <a href="https://www.distantworldscoffee.com/" title="https://www.distantworldscoffee.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Seattle, WA</a> in 2023. You can find details about the Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machines <a href="https://sistahscifi.com/pages/sistah-scifi-vending-machine" title="https://sistahscifi.com/pages/sistah-scifi-vending-machine" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here.</a>

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