Esade Reads
The Esade reading community
Read together, foster dialogue, build community.
Introducing Esade Reads
Esade Reads is a collective reading experience designed to foster a shared culture of reading and dialogue across the Esade community. Inspired by the tradition of Common Reading Programs implemented in universities around the world—bringing members of an academic community together through educationally purposeful experiences that extend beyond the classroom—it seeks to create recurring spaces on campus where students, faculty, and staff can slow down, read together in silence, and connect afterwards through conversation.
A pause to read
A shared moment of silent, uninterrupted reading away from daily distractions.
A space to reflect
Taking place in changing locations across the Barcelona and Sant Cugat campuses.
A moment to connect
Followed by a post-reading informal gathering to share ideas and recommendations.
A community shaped by ideas
Recurring throughout the year to nurture a growing reading community across Esade.
Chapter Zero
19/03/2026 | CAMPUS SANT CUGAT | FUSION POINT
The first edition of Esade Reads, conceived as a prologue—hence "Chapter Zero"—included readings by Jorge Luis Borges, Byung-Chul Han, Oriol Canals, David Deutsch, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Delphine de Vigan, Ezio Manzini, among others.
Rules
No assigned reading
Shared silence
Screen-free time
Doors close after 10 minutes
Open to the entire Esade community