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Amy Krouse Rosenthal's book, Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, should make everyone realize that their so-called boring lives are pretty interesting (the book is made up of entries based on Rosenthal's observations and own life, like what can happen when you introduce a friend to another friend). But what Gothamist loves most is the found-book scheme she's concocted:
Between January 25th and February 1st, in Chicago, New York and San Francisco, hundreds of copies of Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life will be intentionally left in places like newspaper boxes, the subway, restaurant bathrooms, laundromats. Each book is inscribed with a note from the author, and the finder is encouraged to report back to this very spot and share with us when and where he found the book.Rosenthal did a test run of this experiment; you can see the film here. Gothamist is a big supporter of sharing reading materials; we'll leave books at airports when we're done, as we'll leave a magazine on a bench on the subway platform. We love to pay it forward.
And Rosenthal reads in the cafe at Coliseum Books tonight, at 6:30PM.
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sounds just like philly artist david gerbstadt... he made a name for himself by creating art on driftwood, found objects, found materials (his work often comprised spray-paint stencil, wild fantastical sketches of ordinary objects etc), which he would then leave in public places all over philly/philly suburbs for people to 'find' and collect. his personal details were on the back of his work, so you could let him know where you found it... i'm sure he wasn't the first to do such a thing, but i have quite a few of his pieces i've found over the years...
good stuff really. is this book any good? i heard her speak on npr yesterday, reading extracts.... i wasn't initially thrilled but could be convinced otherwise.. especially if i'm lucky enough to find a copy..
This is very similar to bookcrossing. People leave books in public places with a note inside encouraging the person who finds it to report on the bookcrossing website. See www.bookcrossing.com
find a book in a bathroom? would you take that home? it's like a "red flag"...
I think that's a great idea. I'm totally going to start leaving books laying around after I'm done with them. Maybe it will encourage someone to read.
can you start leaving them laying around chicagoland? im a total book hoard. i love finding books and taking them, totally makes my day.
The book is quite charming, by the way. I liked it a lot.