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Hide a Book Day: Highlights from Around the World
Hide a Book Day is finally here! As part of our Ten-Year Anniversary Celebration, Goodreads is teaming up with The Book Fairies to hide books for people to find, read, and pass on.
Once you hide your book, take a picture and share it with us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram using the hashtags #goodreadsturns10, #hideabookday, and #ibelieveinbookfairies—and don't forget to let us know where you are. From the United States to Thailand, from South Africa to Australia, help us spread Hide a Book Day all over the world! Check out where your fellow Goodreads members and Book Fairies have hidden books so far:
The Book Fairies at Underground Books spread their dictionary wings.
The Library of Shadows wants to get checked out.
Goodreads cofounder Elizabeth hides her books at a foggy San Francisco landmark.
The Liars' Club lurks in the wild.
A copy of Nicholas Sparks' Two by Two left by…Nicholas Sparks!
The Almost Animals looks for a good home in Bath.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay swims with the fishes in Cape Town.
The Fire This Time waits for the right caller.
Annihilation attempts to blend in.
Good Omens sees a great reader in its future.
Sylvia Day gets sneaky while hiding her own books.
The City Baker's Guide to Country Living in a city bakery.
Where are you hiding your books? Tell us in the comments!
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(Top image credit: Underground Books)
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A "Foreign Agent" and "The Seventh Plague" were hidden at the Census Bureau today! :-D
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Here in Canada we have "Free Libraries" - you can take a book and/or leave a book, and these little sealed weatherproof 'boxes' are throughout the cities/towns with books for this. I prefer this option, as it sickens me to see and think of people just leaving a book sitting outside... (1) to wreck the book and (2) to 'litter' if not picked up or blown away.
Nicole wrote: "I left 2 in FiDi, NYC!1st one: https://twitter.com/nikkio1211/status...
2nd one: https://twitter.com/nikkio1211/status..."
Sucks i didnt see this before but thats so awesome of you :D
Stephanie wrote: "Here in Canada we have "Free Libraries" - you can take a book and/or leave a book, and these little sealed weatherproof 'boxes' are throughout the cities/towns with books for this. I prefer this op..."There are also many of these in the US.
I had a wonderful time today--even though it was rainy--hiding (most in plain sight) five copies of my books Three copies of my book The 500 Hats of a Modern-Day Woman, and two copies of Learning to Trust Again, which I helped another author with. Thanks for the fun and the wonderful stickers from Goodreads and I Believe in Book Fairies. Three books are in Edina, MN, and two are in Eden Prairie, MN--suburbs of Minneapolis. My husband went with me, and he got into the spirit of it, too. I hope whoever finds them enjoys them and passes them on. This is a great program!
Mine is in Alexandria, Louisiana. It was hidden by my personal assistant, Blanco the Chihuahua.https://www.facebook.com/bonnietaylor...
I hid three books at Pulaski Technical College in Little Rock Arkansas this morning :-)
Hid one on my college campus. :)
Cordelia wrote: "Allison wrote: "I have hidden five books in Dunfermline, Scotland, today and I really enjoyed taking part. I have been tweeting photos and this is my blogpost: https://wordpress.com/view/thethreers..."Thanks, Cordelia! Yes I had great fun today, I hope book-hiding happens again soon
Cordelia wrote: "Allison wrote: "I have hidden five books in Dunfermline, Scotland, today and I really enjoyed taking part. I have been tweeting photos and this is my blogpost: https://wordpress.com/view/thethreers..."Fixed it now. Thanks
I hid books in retail store dressing rooms. I hid one at Star bucks. I hid some at the Botanical Garden building. I really enjoyed hiding the books!
Cordelia wrote: "Tiffany wrote: "Cattylou wrote: "Tiffany wrote: "Is anyone participating in Decatur, GA?"I wish I knew before today; I live in Decatur and would have hidden a few books around town!"
Me too, Catt..."
I am glad because I am hiding mine later this week. I am thinking the college bus stop.
Fun to see pictures of where books are "hidden." I can't wait to start but haven't received my stickers yet. Checking the mailbox every day. I've got several spots in mind to leave books.
Ma version de « Hide a Book Day with Goodreads » a pris la forme d’une partie de cache-cache champêtre (et de relecture de livres pour enfants) avec Anne-Gaïa, Marc-Henri, Helene et Ted à Saint-Édouard de Maskinongé, Qc. J’ai caché 10 livres dans le jardin et dans la maison. Chaque volume contenait les mots « Muzo » ou « Bruno » dans son titre (bien sûr !)… Anne-Gaïa s’est prêtée au jeu avec son enthousiasme habituel. Une fois les 10 livres trouvés, nous en avons lu certains à haute voix aux enfants. En ce qui concerne les volumes les plus longs, nous avons surtout regardé les gravures (ils les liront quand ils seront plus grands). La série « Placid et Muzo » a particulièrement plu à Anne-Gaïa. Elle a passé beaucoup de temps à les feuilleter, mais elle ne voulait pas colorier les pages de jeux pour ne pas « abîmer » ses livres ! « Maman m’a dit de ne pas écrire dans les livres ! »… Elle connaissait déjà Bruno, le lapin d’Anne-Marie Chapouton, mais son petit frère Marc-Henri a fait connaissance, avec délectation, avec cet espiègle petit personnage dans quelques titres choisis de la série. Nous avons aussi remonté le temps avec le classique « Sylvie et Bruno » de Lewis Caroll et avec « Bruno, roi de la montagne », un chef-d’œuvre naturaliste des années 50 de Michel-Aimé Baudouy.
I hid two free books on the shelf at my local library. I attached a note saying they were free and the books are being given away in honor of "Hide a Book Day" in celebration of Goodreads' anniversary. It was rainy here (in Missouri). I didn't want the books to be ruined by the wet weather. I figured book lovers like libraries, maybe someone will find them soon. It would be nice if we could find out who found our books and see if they enjoyed them.
Author Jeff Minerd hid his book at The Rochester Museum Science Center in Rochester, NY. Many other fairies also hid their book in Rochester. What a fantastic idea!
I hide three books in Castle Rock, CO for Hide-A-Book day.The Witch of Blackbird Pond At our community center.
Gone-Away Lake Also at our community center.
Little House on the Prairie At a bagel shop in town.
Such a cute idea, so fun, I can't wait until next year!!! :)
Lauren Elizabeth wrote: "Is anyone hiding a book in PA?"I hid two books in Zelienople PA at the park.
I hid three, one in a clothing store dressing room, one in the pharmacy waiting area and one in the coffee shop restroom. It called for rain today or I would have hidden some outdoors. - Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
I think I was the only book fairy in my tiny hometown today but I left five signed copies of The Heaven Corporation in various locations around town. I've already had someone message my Facebook page to tell me they found one of my books and loved the surprise. It made my day.
Stephanie wrote: "Here in Canada we have "Free Libraries" - you can take a book and/or leave a book, and these little sealed weatherproof 'boxes' are throughout the cities/towns with books for this. I prefer this op..."we're getting more of these in pittsburgh! i love spotting them and finding out what's inside!
The pack I ordered from the book fairies did not arrive *sniff* - I'll hide a book anyway today. I work in a school so should not be hard. :P
Vonze (Yvonne) wrote: "I was so excited for this. Gave away 5 books. But I don't appreciate whomever runs the Goodreads Twitter account laughing at me for wrapping my books in plastic. Sorry I care that they aren't damag..."Hi Vonze, so sorry you were upset by our Twitter response. It was definitely a laugh of joy because of our shared care of books – we were also worried about our books getting damaged in the outdoors and discussed using plastic to protect them!
Allison wrote: "Cordelia wrote: "Allison wrote: "I have hidden five books in Dunfermline, Scotland, today and I really enjoyed taking part. I have been tweeting photos and this is my blogpost: https://wordpress.co..."Book hiding happens every day! This was a celebration for Goodreads' birthday but book fairies are doing this every single day around the world - so you can keep going! :)
I hid my book in the doctor's office at Cape Girardeau, MO. Loved participating. I think I will make this a monthly thing to hide books in my Missouri/Illinois area. Hope whomever gets them will enjoy them and pass them on.
I hid my book in an ER waiting room in St. Louis. :)
I hid 12 books in Manhattan. It was a little disappointing to walk by an hour, two hours, the next morning and the some of the books were still there. I even had people run after me telling me I'd forgotten my book.
I hid four books around Houston yesterday. So fun! Can't wait to do this again next year! ;)
I work for the National Park Service so for Hide A Book Day I recruited some of the other rangers to donate books and we hid them around the park for people to find. All of the books were related to the history of the park in some way. It was a big hit, so I think we'll be doing this again next year!https://www.facebook.com/Lowell.NPS/p...
Oh, did Goodreads reply to all of these posts with the laughing with tears emoji and ruin their whole day, too? Probably not. Guess it was just me.
I like the idea of finding a free book, but right now we are fighting for our library to stay open! Can you believe it? In a town of around 9 thousand the goverment does not want to fund a library. One to read is nice, a whole library full is better.
As a high school librarian, I am hiding a total of 50 books all across our campus this week! Clues are given out on our instagram (@bulldogsbooks) each day and students are so excited to find them!
I kidnapped 2 of my adorable nieces and hid 3 books around my city here in California. One was on a bench outside Panera, one was at a table in between Sweet Frog and Starbucks. And one was near the fountain as you're walking out of our library. It was SO much fun! I can't wait to do it again! But do I have to wait till next year?! Hehe.
Is anyone participating in new orleans, la area
A friend and fellow book club member and I hid 10 books around our city and had a blast doing it! Such a great idea. Who knew being a book fairy was so much fun! https://m.facebook.com/story.php?stor...
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZMaRUdniwg/
The Boise Public Library in Idaho hid 20 books around downtown Boise! :D They're on Instagram as @boisepublib
Vonze (Yvonne) wrote: "I was so excited for this. Gave away 5 books. But I don't appreciate whomever runs the Goodreads Twitter account laughing at me for wrapping my books in plastic. Sorry I care that they aren't damag..."I put my books inside ziploc bags, too. I live in a small rural town so the chances are high that some of them might be sitting out there in the open for weeks before anyone picks them up and it rained the day I hid them. I wasn't upset by Goodreads' tweet, though. They do look rather funny in plastic bags. I had a chuckle at myself, too. :)
Carol Ann and RE:Fabulous! What's a better GIFT than a free book? 30 free books!
Cordelia wrote: "Allison wrote: "Cordelia wrote: "Allison wrote: "I have hidden five books in Dunfermline, Scotland, today and I really enjoyed taking part. I have been tweeting photos and this is my blogpost: http..."I didn't realise - that is great news!
