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
Book launch: The Sinking of the Leonardo da Vinci by Deborah Jeanne Weitzman
When: 18 September, 18.15-19.30
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
Join us in launching a local author's new book, The Sinking of the Leonardo da Vinci by Deborah Jeanne Weitzman!
The author will discuss and read from her work, followed by a Q&A, mingling and book signing.
An impossible love. An impossible choice.
It is 1976, in New York. Joanna, a dreamy and sensitive young woman, suffers deep loneliness and a sense of never belonging. The world of music, of songwriting, draws her toward something deeper, if only she had permission to enter that world. When she meets Luca, onboard The Leonardo da Vinci, her wildest dreams come true. He-the young navigator of the ship, rebellious and passionate-gives her that permission. They fall hopelessly in love, and against all odds, she travels to Rome to be with him. When she arrives, he has drastically changed. Never knowing what turned him so callous, this dark seed contaminates the rest of her life.
Back in NY, she runs into her former professor, Stuart, a visionary environmentalist, and they marry. Older than Joanna, he is her anchor and benevolent father figure. To never be burned again, she vows to stay far from the rocky shoals of passion. To keep that vow, she buries her creative soul, her real voice, and her music. When Stuart unexpectedly dies of a heart attack, her unlived self awakens with a vengeance. Hoping to heal, she travels to the walking trails of Cinque Terre, where she unexpectedly reawakens both passion and comfort in her relationships, finding herself along the way.
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
Irish Literature Festival at Prismatic Pages
October 9th-11th
Prismatic Pages is proud to present three days of Irish literature at our bookshop on Rathkes gate. Four visiting authors and four local Irish authors will join us over the course of six panel events on topics such as the environment, women and horror, arts support, and more.
Books will be for sale and there will also be dedicated signing events throughout the festival.
All panels are free, but please register at the links below as space is limited.
This event would not be possible without the generous support of Culture Ireland.
What defines Irish literature?
9 October, 19.00-20.00 (with mingling to follow at Kuro cafe and bar)
Folkloric influence, storytelling traditions, and Irish Traveller writing
10 October, 17.00-18.00
(Built) environments, activism, and writing the non-human
10 October, 19.00-20.00
The horror and allure of female (anti)heroines
11 October, 17.00-19.00
Masculinity and coming of age in modern Ireland
11 October, 19.00-20.00 (mingling and festival closing party to follow at Kuro cafe and bar)
Book signings
October 10
Shane Tivenan 13.00-14.00
Oein DeBhairduin 14.00-15.00
October 11
Sophie White 12.00-13.00
John Patrick McHugh 13.00-14.00
The Learning (book) Club
The Learning (book) Club
A book club where the only requirement is that the book makes you learn something.
When: 15 October, 17.00-18.30
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
Our book for October is "Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism" by Yanis Varoufakis
Bookstore Yoga with Yogic Sunshine
When: 19 October, 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.
Collageween
For the second year in a row, Marta Crosta will host a Halloween-themed collage evening!
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.
Artist and educator Marta will guide you through collage techniques before we have time for collaging together. No previous experience necessary!
This workshop costs 250 NOK, which includes the cost of instruction and materials.
When: 25 October, 17.00-19.00
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
October book swap with Black History Month Norway
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! For this swap we hope attendees will prioritize bringing books by Black authors and about Black stories and histories in honor of October being Black History Month. However, all books are still 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.
Black History Month Norway (BHMN) fosters an inclusive public commemoration of past, present and future African histories and heritage. The project activates, documents and highlights African and Afro-diasporic art and cultural heritage in Norway and around the world.
When: 28 October, 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
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