Thursday is the first day of April — so you know what that means! It’s time for Buy A Friend A Book Week, which happens four times a year — the first weeks of January, April, July and October. In January I gifted my friend and coworker Sandy with Richard Yates’ Revolutionary Road, a book we’d both been talking about in preparation for seeing the film (which I never got around to doing, by the way).
This go ’round? I’m not quite sure yet. I haven’t chosen the “friend” in question, nor have I settled precisely on a title! I know one I would grab again for Sandy, but I have to spread the BAFAB love — and choose another lucky recipient. I’m narrowing the field as we speak, so everyone be nice to me — I don’t want to unceremoniously eliminate you!
It’s a great way to make people happy and spread our mutual love of literature! I know money is tight, but does anyone else have plans to participate this coming month?
I had never heard of this before, but I think it’s such a great idea! I love giving books, I have to refrain myself from giving only books on Christmas and birthdays and other celebrations!
I think that even though money is tight, we can still afford to give books! A good way would be to give a copy of a book someone loved and that he-she has at home. Anyway, I’ll try to think quick so maybe I can participate, too!
Thanks for reminding me, Meg! I will participate again…it’s a great way to spread the book love around!
ahem…we’re friends, right?
i’d love to read pretty much anything you send me. ahahah
Thanks for the reminder. Now I’ve got an excuse to go shopping!
Oooh I hadn’t heard of BAFAB, what a lovely idea! Excellent excuse to go into a book shop too!
I saw your Laurie Notaro recommendation on Book, Line, and Sinker, and you sold me. Which one should I read first?
Awesome! I think I would read through them chronologically — though they would still make sense if you didn’t, I think you’ll enjoy the cameos and general building of Notaro’s crazed adventures if you start at the beginning. Go for The Idiot Girls’ Action-Adventure Club, and follow it up with I Love Everybody (And Other Atrocious Lies)!
Neat! Action-Adventure caught my eye first, anyway. New York Public Library, here I come.
I’d never heard of this. What a neat idea.
I was planning to buy my friend KittyB a book this weekend anyway…does that count?