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Someone whose blog I read said they were going to give them out at a Tube station. I might be tempted to do that on a weekday but on a Saturday night people will probably be going out for the evening and won't want to carry a book. I'd hate to see them thrown away in a bin like flyers or free newspapers.
If it was a weekday morning it would be really cool to give them out on the Tube and ask people to pass them on when they'd finished with them, the way they do with those crappy free newspapers that are full of spiteful gossip about celebrities, and don't seem to have any news in them at all.
I like the idea of a party, maybe a party in a library? I definitely like the idea of doing something locally, perhaps even inviting friends - but following instructions and giving the books to people who wouldn't otherwise buy or read them.
I've got a friend who is an actress, and she's Scottish. I'm half wondering about doing an 'event' and asking her to read an extract from The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. My poor friend, though. Actors always get asked to do things like this for nothing.
So... it's three weeks away and what I'm saying is that I haven't got any firm plans at all for myself, never mind suggestions for you, Mike. But it's exciting, isn't it? I'm glad to be a part of it.
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