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
Future Library book club: Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
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 second author in 2015 was David Mitchell, most well known for Cloud Atlas. We will read his book Black Swan Green.
As a group we will talk about the book 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 Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange, and The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood
When: 4 November, 17.15-19.00
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
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 November 11th 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!
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: 11 November, 18.00-19.00
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
Book signing with McKenzie Wark
“What I love to write, and to teach, is ways to think critically about contemporary life, as we can perceive and understand it via its media and culture. If we can equip ourselves with concepts that create some distance from our all-too familiar media bubbles, we can find our way towards crafting better lives, singly and together. Alongside my regular courses in digital media, I’ve lately been writing and teaching a lot in transgender studies. I’ve also just finished a book about the queer and trans rave scene in New York, reviving an old interest in the study of nightlife and subcultures. I like to stay curious, and tend to move my research and writing interests on to different topics every few years—so maybe I’ll be looking into something else again soon.”
Wark (born 1961 in Australia), is a Professor of Media and Cultural Studies and formerly Program Director, Gender Studies (fall 2023) at ↗︎ The New School, New York and a writer.
November/December 2024, she wrote Deserters’ Dance for Karmaklubb*, copublished with PRAKSIS and Dilettante Army.
You are welcome to bring books from home to get signed, but if you have the means we ask you to consider getting a new book as well.
In collaboration with Karmaklubb*, we are excited to have McKenzie Wark visit Prismatic Pages for a book signing!
When: 15 November, 12.00-12.30
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
Wark's books Raving, Reverse Cowgirl, Love and Money, Sex and Death, and Capital Is Dead. Is This Something Worse? will be for sale on the day.
No signup required. Find the full slate of events with Wark and Karmaklubb* here.
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
Bookmark and card workshop
Welcome to a relaxed bookmark and card crafting workshop at Prismatic Pages!
When: 2 December, 17.00-18.30
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
The holidays are here and we have a workshop for you to craft some small tokens for your friends and family.
Who doesn't need another bookmark? They're always going missing after all. In this workshop you'll design and make your own book mark, and get it professionally laminated on the spot. The sky is the limit with your creativity, whether you want to be super blinged out, add a tassel, or keep it minimalist chic. Make a few and keep them for your stacks of books or give to friends!
You can also make a card or two (or many more) to celebrate the season and brighten someone's day.
The Learning (book) Club
The Learning (book) Club
A book club where the only requirement is that the book makes you learn something.
When: 10 December, 17.00-18.30
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
Our book for December is The Practice of Not Thinking by Ryunosuke Koike
December 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: 16 December, 17.00-18.30
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b