Before

Gather eight to twelve used books you would personally defend: mixed genres, mixed lengths, nothing over 350 pages for round one. Go to thrift stores, Little Free Libraries, or your own shelves to find the book.

Wrap them in brown paper and twine, and write three to five cryptic words on each: “a horse, a heist, homesickness.” Writing the clues is the host's art. They should be honest, but not helpful.

If you own a bookstore or are friendly with your local bookstore, invite them to take part in the fun. Tell customers about the “Blind Book Club” and host the pickup and reveal at the bookshop.

Keep the pickup short and ceremonial. Coffee, names, and choosing by the words alone. No peeking or trading until everyone has chosen.

Set up two dates in Plurality from the start, the pickup and the reveal a month later, and share the link where strangers will see it.

During

For the reveal, go around the table one book at a time: what did you think you'd picked, what was it actually, and would you have ever chosen it off a shelf? Since nobody reads the same thing, it's all about finding connection in the experience itself.

Try to honor the failures. Someone will have hated their book, and a well-told bad blind date is the best story of the night. The rule is honesty, not gratitude.

Give folks time to share about the book and invite them to share the book with someone that showed interest. Then invite them to hang out later to go deeper on the book.

After

Take a photo of the unwrapped pile and invite folks to record any other Moments.

Then run the handoff that makes it a club: next month each member also brings one new wrapped book from home. The library grows, the clue-writing spreads, and the host's job dissolves into the group. Set your group in Plurality and make it a ritual every month.

By round three, nobody remembers who was a stranger at the pickup. They're too busy arguing over who has to take “divorce, but with pelicans.”