Democracy Dies in Darkness
The Optimist

This group walks and listens to audiobooks. It’s not just for introverts.

In a twist on the traditional book club, Book It Around D.C. meets monthly to walk and listen to audiobooks.

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Book It Around D.C. walkers pose for a photo at the National Arboretum on Aug. 24. (Kyle Melnick/The Washington Post)

Close to 100 bookworms walked through the U.S. National Arboretum on Sunday among the sounds of bugs chirping, feet marching and police sirens blaring from a distance.

Many walkers blocked out those sounds; they were listening to narrators read audiobooks on their headphones.

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