Upcoming events
Silent Reading Evening at Prismatic Pages with Angle Book Club
Prismatic Pages and Angle Book Club are excited to host another silent reading evening! Have you been wanting to read more but don't find the time? Join us for a cozy evening of reading with others, while surrounded by books.
When: 4 December, 17.00-18.30
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
How does it work?
1. You arrive with your book of choice (or buy one at Prismatic Pages if you don't have anything currently)
2. Mingle for the first fifteen minutes and then settle in to your favorite spot
3. Read silently for 30 minutes
4. Break for fifteen minutes, stretch your legs and chat with fellow readers
5. Read silently for another 30 minutes
6. Have a great rest of the evening knowing you dove into a book!
Angle Book Club reads and promotes overlooked literature. It is a space for people to gather and read these lesser-known texts, to share experiences, and discuss, and are hosting this event. You do not have to be a member of Angle Book Club to join this reading evening however!
Instagram: @anglebookclub
Facebook: facebook.com/anglebookclub
The Learning (book) Club
The Learning (book) Club
A book club where the only requirement is that the book makes you learn something.
When: 9 April, 17.00-18.30
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
Our book for April is "The Collected Schizophrenias" by Esmé Weijun Wang
Speed friending
Have you always wanted to have your perfect meet cute in a bookstore? Make your dreams come true with speed friending at Prismatic Pages!
When: 23 April, 17.15-19.15
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
At this speed friending event you'll have the chance to meet up to 12 friend dates. When you arrive you'll choose a book as a conversation starter (no purchase necessary). You'll chat for a few minutes each over the next 90 minutes. After there will be some time to hang out and mingle. You mark your friend card with who you'd be interested in getting in touch with after, and the Prismatic staff will put mutual matches in contact.
This event is for making friends. If you're interested in queer speed dating/friending click here, and if you're interested in straight speed dating click here.
The event ticket is 150 NOK, which includes non-alcoholic refreshments. All attendees will also receive 15% off their purchases on the day.
Creative Wellbeing Oracle Workshop
Creative Wellbeing Oracle Workshop
When: May 6, 13, 20 from 17.00 to 19.30 (your ticket is for the whole 3-part series)
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
During the course of three sessions, we will explore the intersection of creativity and mental health through the art of oracle card creation.
We will craft a personalized set of nine oracle cards inspired by a variety of creative art techniques and writing prompts, with the cozy atmosphere of the bookstore as background. No previous experience with art making or creative writing is needed, you can always engage with the prompts at a level that feels right for you. It is important to note that sharing personal stories or the creations you develop during the course is entirely voluntary.
We'll start each session with a prompt relating to one aspect of mental health, discuss and journal. After that we distill our feelings around the prompt into a visual representation with words of affirmation on the oracle card.
The final set will be composed of 9 cards, of which you'll decide the dimension yourself. Each card will represent the answer to a different prompt/question that might inspire you again in the future. It will be possible to laminate your cards to make them more resistant. We'll create three cards per session, using techniques such as collage, painting and drawing so the end result will showcase different styles and materials
The goal is to leave you with creative inspiration and a set of tools to help you in the future through reflection and therapeutic art practices.
Speed dating (men and women)
Have you always wanted to have your perfect meet cute in a bookstore? Make your dreams come true with speed dating at Prismatic Pages!
When: 7 May, 17.15-19.15
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
At this event you'll have the chance to meet up to 12 dates. When you arrive you'll choose a book as a conversation starter (no purchase necessary), and then chat for a few minutes each over the next 90 minutes. After there will be some time to hang out and mingle. You mark your date card with who you'd be interested in getting in touch with after, and the Prismatic staff will put mutual matches in contact.
When you buy your ticket please make sure to buy a ticket corresponding to your gender so we get an even split at the event.
This event is straight speed dating - other sexual orientations are of course welcome, but be aware the pairings will be men/women. If you're looking for queer speed dating click here!
The event ticket is 150 NOK, which includes non-alcoholic refreshments. All attendees will also receive 15% off their purchases on the day.
August book swap
Welcome to another book swap at Prismatic Pages. Do you have some books that you won't be reading again and need a new home? Bring them to Prismatic Pages and swap them with other attendees for something new.
Books in all languages are welcome!
You receive a voucher for each book you bring -- the more you bring the more you can take. The vouchers you receive are only valid for the current swap and you cannot save unused vouchers for future book swap events.
When: 26 August, 17.00-18.30
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
"The Way Through the Woods" with Long Litt Woon
Long Litt Woon, author of international bestseller "The Way Through The Woods" visits Prismatic Pages in conversation with Anne Balke Staver - just in time for foraging season!
When: 2 September, 17.15-18.45
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
A grieving widow feeling disconnected from life discovers a most unexpected obsession--hunting for mushrooms--in a story of healing and purpose.
"The Way Through the Woods" tells the story of two parallel journeys: an inner one, through the landscape of mourning, and an outer one, into the fascinating realm of mushrooms--resilient, adaptable, dizzyingly diverse, and essential to nature's cycles of death and rebirth. An anthropologist and certified mushroom expert, Woon brings a fresh eye and boundless curiosity to the natural world and takes readers from primordial Norwegian forests to hidden-in-plain-sight Central Park pathways. She also introduces a lovable and eccentric cast of mushroom obsessives
Bookstore Yoga with Yogic Sunshine
When: 28 September, 16:45-18.00
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
Do you love books and yoga and want to experience a unique opportunity? Bring your yoga mat and come take time and make space to connect with yourself at Prismatic Pages.
This session will blend the transformative energy of Kundalini with the aware presence of Mindful Yoga, emphasizing compassion, nervous system regulation, and personal development. Expect heart opening breathwork, a gentle warm-up followed by yoga postures, and a guided body scan meditation.
September book swap
Welcome to another book swap at Prismatic Pages. Do you have some books that you won't be reading again and need a new home? Bring them to Prismatic Pages and swap them with other attendees for something new.
Books in all languages are welcome!
You receive a voucher for each book you bring -- the more you bring the more you can take. The vouchers you receive are only valid for the current swap and you cannot save unused vouchers for future book swap events.
When: 30 September, 17.00-18.30
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
Messy art frame workshop
There’s nothing better after your 9 to 5 than messy art making. You’ll be able to free your inner magpie and rummage through beads, gems, trinkets to decorate your frame.
Messy art making helps us get in touch with our inner child and it’s an excellent alternative to doomscrolling to release dopamine. No previous experience or knowledge of art techniques is required!
This workshop costs 350 NOK, which includes the cost of instruction and materials.
When: 12 November, 17.00-19.00
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
November book swap
Welcome to another book swap at Prismatic Pages. Do you have some books that you won't be reading again and need a new home? Bring them to Prismatic Pages and swap them with other attendees for something new.
Books in all languages are welcome!
You receive a voucher for each book you bring -- the more you bring the more you can take. The vouchers you receive are only valid for the current swap and you cannot save unused vouchers for future book swap events.
When: 18 November, 17.00-18.30
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
New Year, New Pages:
A cozy evening of book journaling
Get more from reading this year by taking an evening to reflect on what you read in 2025. Whether you read 3 books last year or 100, you are warmly welcomed.
When: 20 January, 17.15-19.15
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
During the evening you will reflect on what brought, and blocked, joy in your recent reading journey. The host will ask questions designed to help you think about your reading experiences in new ways. There will be time for quiet journaling as well as moments for casual chats to help develop your thoughts. Journaling simply means putting pen to paper to express your thoughts - writing, doodling, maps, charts - however you think best. You will leave with insights and meaningful goals or intentions about how you approach reading this year.
Oslo Queer Line Dance and Prismatic Pages are partnering to provide a social get together before you get on the dance floor!
Maybe you're about to attend your first line dance class, or you just want to meet new friends. Either way, drop by Prismatic Pages 18.00-19.00 February 3rd to say howdy to some new folks during our OQLD social hour. At 19.00 we all walk over to Blå together and let the dancing begin!
This event is free and no registration is needed, but remember to get your Line Dance ticket here.
Oslo Queer Line Dance is a line dance event series inspired by concepts like Stud Country. The aim is to create a fun and immersive activity for the queer community. Queer centered, allies welcome, OQLD is for everyone, even if you have two left feet! Put on your boots and come make some new friends.
Find out more at https://www.instagram.com/oslo.queerlinedance/
OQLD social hour
When: 3 February, 18.00-19.00
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
Februllage collage workshop
We love collage here at Prismatic Pages, and February happens to be "Februllage", an event created by The Edinburgh Collage Collective and The Scandinavian Collage Museum.
Collaging is the art of mixing various media to form new works. That can include cut outs from magazines, old books, scraps of paper found, but also larger objects or knick knacks.
During Februllage every day has a theme to collage around, ranging from family to watermelon to mathematics, so you won't be short of inspiration.
When: 18 February, 17.15-19.15
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
Artist and educator Marta will guide you through collage techniques before we have time for collaging together. No previous experience necessary!
All materials necessary are included in the ticket price of 250 NOK. All you bring is an interest in being creative.
February book swap
Welcome to another book swap at Prismatic Pages. Do you have some books that you won't be reading again and need a new home? Bring them to Prismatic Pages and swap them with other attendees for something new.
Books in all languages are welcome!
You receive a voucher for each book you bring -- the more you bring the more you can take. The vouchers you receive are only valid for the current swap and you cannot save unused vouchers for future book swap events.
When: 24 February, 17.00-18.30
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
The Book Was Better Club: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Although not always true, it's an old adage whenever a film comes out that the book was better. We'll be putting that to the test with our new book club, where we read the book for a film that is being released around the same time.
If you like pop culture and topical books, this one is for you!
In February we will be reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, since the new film adaptation by Emerald Fennel will be coming out February 14th. Book club attendees are encouraged to watch the film after reading the book since we'll also discuss the book in that context, but it's not a requirement!
When: 25 February, 17.00-18.30
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
The Book Was Better Club: Box Hill by Adam Mars-Jones
Although not always true, it's an old adage whenever a film comes out that the book was better. We'll be putting that to the test with our new book club, where we read the book for a film that is being released around the same time.
If you like pop culture and topical books, this one is for you!
In March we will be reading Box Hill by Adam Mars-Jones. The film will be released in Norway in March, with the title Pillion. Book club attendees are encouraged to watch the film after reading the book since we'll also discuss the book in that context, but it's not a requirement!
When: 11 March, 17.15-18.15
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
Future Library book club: 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak
Future Library is a 100-year public artwork located in Oslo. Each year from 2014 to 2114 an author writes a manuscript that is handed over annually and kept secret until the final 100th year.
The fourth author, in 2017 was Elif Shafak, a Turkish novelist, essayist, and activist.
As a group we will talk about her book 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, and there will also be a short presentation and Q and A with Anne Beate Hovind, Chair of Future Library Trust.
Previous books read include Moonstone by Sjon, Black Swan Green by David Mitchell, Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange, and The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood.
When: 25 March, 17.15-18.30
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
March book swap
Welcome to another book swap at Prismatic Pages. Do you have some books that you won't be reading again and need a new home? Bring them to Prismatic Pages and swap them with other attendees for something new.
Books in all languages are welcome!
You receive a voucher for each book you bring -- the more you bring the more you can take. The vouchers you receive are only valid for the current swap and you cannot save unused vouchers for future book swap events.
When: 31 March, 17.00-18.30
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
The Learning (book) Club
The Learning (book) Club
A book club where the only requirement is that the book makes you learn something.
When: 8 April, 17.15-18.30
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
Our book for April is Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
