I completed my first semester of grad school! Plus, we got our grades already and I did really well! YAY! So it's time to celebrate. I'm going to catch up on my leisure reading over the next month of freedom before the grind starts up again. Here's the latest BC updates:
Manga/Graphic Novel Bookbox: I signed up for my first BC bookbox. This box is full of manga and graphic novels shipped to participants across the U.S. (sorry not an international one). Participants take as many as they want, but add the same number back to the box and then send it on it's way to the next person on the list. Here's the forum link if anyone else is interested in joining. I received the box in the mail yesterday and I can't believe how many volumes are in it! It's gonna take a few days to go through and decide what to keep.
Audubon BookCrossers: The ABXC group meets monthly at the Panera Bread in Audubon, PA and last Sunday was the largest gathering that I've attended there so far. We had the usual BCers attend, plus Flut3girl home from college and nat4lee visiting. It was so large, we attracted attention from a number of Panera-goers who asked about what we were doing. We informed them about BookCrossing and several people even left with books. What a wonderful thing! For the first time, I brought books to the meeting and left without any. That's a good accomplishment for me right now since my bookshelves are overflowing. I need to release more and bring home less (or at least stuff that I will read and release).
Park House Coffee OBCZ: Sad news from Ridley Park, PA. The Park House Coffee (a.k.a. Park House Cafe), which is home to an Official BC Zone, has closed. The cafe changed ownership multiple times in the last few years, but the OBCZ (run by my pal Bascula) persevered. Park House Coffee was a wonderful place to grab a hot drink and relax. I hope it reopens again. I'll keep you updated. A group of BCers met there in November hoping to start a new meetup group, but plans will be postponed until we find another location.
Reading Challenges: Since I haven't reached my challenge goals yet, I'm going to hold my own little read-a-thon next week. What else would a bookcrosser want to do on vacation!?! I'll be away visiting family for the holidays, but will host my own 24 hour read-a-thon on Tuesday or Wednesday. It'll come down to the wire, but I think I can pull off my "Pages Read Challenge" goal of 15,000 pages. I have about 1,700 pages to go. I have four books to read for the "Read Ten 1001 Books Challenge." Not sure if I'll reach that one, but I'd be satisfied with one more completed. I'm still figuring out my challenge goals for 2011 so stay tuned.
I'll post again next week, until then...
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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