Bookcrossing

Sunday, August 27, 2006

A catch registered after 4 months!

I had given up on my first major batch of releases at Caffe Nero, Ipswich, when I received a journal entry for Shogun. Not only did they like the book, but they also are a new user! My Dad was pleased, as it was a duplicate copy of one his favourite books.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3931917

Monday, August 21, 2006

Braintree, Essex

After a informative morning at Cressing Temple Barns, we decided to head into Braintree for wander. A little disappointed, I had been there a while back on market day and thought it a rather charming place, but found it rather same-y same-y.
The was light at the end of the tunnel in the form of multiple charity shops.

Bought:
Flying Under Bridges
Poseidon's Gold (different cover) (to be released as part of the Never Judge a Book by its Cover Challenge)
The Hinge Factor by Erik Durschmied
Beggars Banquet by Ian Rankin - have been trying to buy up the whole Rebus series.

Saturday, August 19, 2006

Caffe Nero, Ipswich

Went into Ipswich today to drop off some books (and to accidently have a mint frappe!), also popped into Oxfam books and Waterstones. Pushing ever nearer that 100 mark for books registered.

Released:
Backbeat (already caught!): http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4189812 (Sorry to have missed BookGroupMan again!)
Contest http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4174319
Bones of the Master: http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4324116
The Pied Piper's Poison http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4332321
Politika http://bookcrossing.com/journal/3928713
A History of the World in 10.5 Chapters http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4313278
The Vesuvius Club: http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4324118
The Butterfly Effect: http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4332315

Caught:
Dancing Girls and other stories: http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4017826
pleased to pick this up as am a fan of Atwood's work.

Bought and registered:
Dead Famous: http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4341640
The Shadow of the Wind: http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4341633
Tatiana and Alexander: http://bookcrossing.com/journal/4341741

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Sunday, August 13, 2006

13th Note, Glasgow

A pub I used to go to as a student, a cool place, good menu and friendly staff. Was on a trip to Glasgow with my summer school students and snuck off while they were shopping

Caught:
Hurricane Hamish http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4142061

Released:
Round Ireland with a fridge (caught!) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3529529
The Tulip http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4261843
The lovely bones (was last in the book ring) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4041800

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Always Sunday Cafe, Edinburgh

I made a beeline for this cafe Always Sunday cafe, High St (Royal Mile)- to see what I could find. I really recommend it, nice smoothies! The books are downstairs on a bookshelf near the bathroom.

Picked up a few:
Round Ireland with a Fridge (released in Glasgow and caught)
The English Harem
Like Water for Chocolate

Released a few more:
24 Hours
Feel: Robbie Williams
Prince Caspian (Lions S.) (different cover)
Pushkin's Button
The English Harem
The Fading Shrine (Flamingo S.)

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Prague Catch

Was beginning to think that all of the books I released in Prague had disappeared, when I got this message out of the blue: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3909519

So it is now a well travelled book - UK - Czech Rep. - Germany - Poland - Finland!

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Scottish Bookcrossing

Haven't had a chance to really update this since being away in Edinburgh, so better make up for lost time!

Found some new bookcrossing zones - Always Sunday Cafe in central Edinburgh, the 13th Note (one of my old Uni haunts!) and even spread the word to newbies!

Back home now and am hoping to head into Ipswich to Caffe Nero.

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