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Surprise, More Books!

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Today readers, I have a story for you! So I joked how no one leaves books in my Little Free Library and how it’s no big deal because thanks to my Patreon it’s always covered and always an excuse to buy more books. So right after that, I go out to add some books and I see a BUNCH of new books.

So I take them inside to take a photo of them so I can tell you this happened and then I go right back outside to put them back. As I’m doing so my neighbor shouts over, “Hey! We got some cash and books for you.”

I pause. Remembering stories of parents telling you to not get into a van with a stranger offering free candy. I also don’t want to be like, Yes, hello stranger I love money. Where pray tell is it? So I go with a cautious, “Well, I like books.”

I stand up and we walk over to meet and he says, “We have people come over and they are always surprised and excited to see that.” He gestures behind me to the Read Box and I half glance towards the dog who is always in their yard standing on a tire before he goes on. “[Someone’s] mom is all into books and always donates them and she said ‘I’m just gonna give them to your neighbor instead!’ So we are gonna hook you up. We got like 4-5 boxes.”

We’ve lived in nearly three years and I’ve talked to the people at this house twice now. The first time was a weird when’s trash day after some family shake-up that really isn’t our business. So this makes the second time! I comment that it’s fairly full right now but he can leave the boxes at the door if he doesn’t want to sort them.

Be careful what you joke about, right? 😉

 

March’s haul for the Little Free Library!

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Let’s Talk About Me
Striking a perfect balance between heartfelt emotions and spot-on humor, this debut features a pop-culture enthusiast protagonist with an unforgettable voice sure to resonate with readers.

This book has ace puns on the cover, and set in college which is great to see some complementary ace stories with older characters. If that and the beautiful cover was enough to convince me.

 

The Princess Diarist
The Princess Diarist is Carrie Fisher’s New York Times bestselling intimate, hilarious and revealing recollection of what happened behind the scenes on one of the most famous film sets of all time, the first Star Wars movie.

This book isn’t very personal in regards to non-Star Wars things, but it does tell you a lot about her life on set and in the fandom. I think it’s a great book because it’s such a good reminder that there is a person beyond the icon.

 

A Darkly Beating Heart
A troubled girl confronts her personal demons in this time-travel thriller alternating between present day and 19th century Japan.
I originally picked this up because it was set in Japan, and featured a depressed bisexual character. I think this combination of representation in a character is both very common in reality, but far more rare in fiction.

October’s Little Free Library Picks!

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Thought I’d throw in a Star Wars coloring book and an R2D2 model kit for kids or stressed out adults along with this month’s patreon supported books which are:

How to Be You by Jeffrey Marsh

This book is about how to finally give up on feeling bad about ourselves and discover the best person we can be.

An interactive experience, How to Be You invites you to make the book your own through activities such as coloring in charts, answering questions about how you do the things you do, and discovering patterns in your lives that may be holding you back. Through Jeffrey’s own story of “growing up fabulous in a small farming town”–along with the stories of hero/ines who have transcended the stereotypes of race, age, and gender–you will discover that you are not alone, can deepen your relationship with yourself, and find the courage to take a leap that will change your life.

Their tweets are such a breath of fresh hopeful air I knew I just had to add this book to the collection for anyone who needed it.

The Memory Book by Lara Avery 

They tell me that my memory will never be the same, that I’ll start forgetting things. At first just a little, and then a lot. So I’m writing to remember.

Sammie was always a girl with a plan: graduate at the top of her class and get out of her small town as soon as humanly possible. Nothing will stand in her way–not even a rare genetic disorder the doctors say will slowly start to steal her memories and then her health. What she needs is a new plan.

They say don’t judge a book by its cover, but I saw the design and was instantly curious, so when it came out on paperback I grabbed a copy! Also, the typography is realistic and intriguing from what I’ve seen so far.

The End of Protest by Micah White

Is protest broken? Micah White, co-creator of Occupy Wall Street, thinks so. Disruptive tactics have failed to halt the rise of Donald Trump in the upcoming US presidential election. Movements ranging from Black Lives Matter to environmentalism are leaving activists frustrated. Meanwhile, recent years have witnessed the largest protests in human history. Yet these mass mobilizations no longer change society. Now activism is at a crossroads: innovation or irrelevance.

In The End of Protest Micah White heralds the future of activism. Drawing on his unique experience with Occupy Wall Street, a contagious protest that spread to eighty-two countries, White articulates a unified theory of revolution and eight principles of tactical innovation that are destined to catalyze the next generation of social movements.

I can’t think of any book more timely to America’s mass involvement while those in power give us new and horrific headline s daily.

Little Free Library is a book exchange program in your front yard. Take a book or leave a book at any of the 50,000 micro-libraries in the world.  You can also help sponsor my Read Box here!