Gothamist: Encyclopedia Of An Ordinary Life To Hit New York

editor

Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:06:20 -0500

The book is quite charming, by the way. I liked it a lot.

rachelle

Tue, 25 Jan 2005 17:17:52 -0500

can you start leaving them laying around chicagoland? im a total book hoard. i love finding books and taking them, totally makes my day.

MT

Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:54:51 -0500

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.

tien

Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:45:04 -0500

find a book in a bathroom? would you take that home? it's like a "red flag"...

kathryn

Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:31:54 -0500

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

JT

Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:42:39 -0500

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..