Blind Date with a Book (Cross-posted Event)
October 18, 2026 · 6 PM
Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery, 8570 Greenwood Avenue North, Seattle
A “blind date with a book” social event where attendees bring books and meet other readers.
Cozy reading season will soon be upon us. Calling all adventurous bibliophiles! Have you ever had a blind date - with a book? Here's your chance and the opportunity to, hopefully, go home with at least one new (literary) crush. Unlike other blind dates, this one has little chance of being an uncomfortable waste of time and is guaranteed to be a fun evening! I've hosted this event a few times in the past with other MU groups. We've had a blast, and people brought really great, current books! This event is cross-posted to another MU group in the same age range, so there will be more ppl than signed up here. Here's how it works, bring up to three books that you're ready to pass on to another book lover. **The book can be fiction or non-fiction and should be in decent, readable condition and published within the last 10 years, *preferably more recently*.** It can be a book you enjoyed and want someone else to love or even one that you spent a little time with but just didn't dig, and you think it could be perfect for someone else - just like human blind dates! **How does it become a blind date?** *Before you come to the event,* you'll wrap your book/s in paper, so the title and cover aren't visible (paper grocery bags work perfectly) and write a brief, slightly cryptic description of the book. You can write it in the tone of an online dating profile or old school newspaper dating ad (Remember those?) or simply a list of descriptive adjectives about the storyline, etc.