The book itself was fun but the comments of all who read it after me were great. Why am I blathering on about this, you ask? One of my favourite and most successful bookrings was for a book called Forgotten Bookmarks by Michael Popek.

A bookray does not have to wind up back *home* with the original owner when that happens, it's called a bookring. Each person who *journals* the book is basically reviewing it and each person subsequently is able to see all the previous journal entries. I then set up a more or less geographically sensible list and send it to the first person, who reads, then sends it to the next, and so on. I am a member there too and once started what we call a bookray: the owner of a book asks on the threads if anyone else is interested, then assembles a list of those who reply. I will find a few of my faves and post them (I have *tons* of bookmarks).ĭon't know if you are familiar with. 12 - I haven't posted here yet but have been enjoying this new thread you started. Friday Giveaway: Eight Modern Lit Books - contest.

Friday Giveaway: Signed copy of my book FORGOTTEN.

I'm understandably biased, so here are some reviews of the book for you: Why buy the book? It has tons of bookmarks that aren't on the blog, it's in full delicious color, and it makes a perfect gift for anyone who loves books. Together this collection of lost treasures offers a glimpse into other readers' lives that they never intended for us to see. Sure, there are actual bookmarks, but there are also pictures and ticket stubs, old recipes and notes, valentines, unsent letters, four-leaf clovers, and various sordid, heartbreaking, and bizarre keepsakes. By night, he's the voyeuristic force behind where he shares the weird objects he has found among the stacks at his store.įorgotten Bookmarks is a scrapbook of Popek's most interesting finds. But what becomes of those forgotten bookmarks? What stories could they tell?īy day, Michael Popek works in his family's used bookstore. Eventually the book finds its way into the world-a library, a flea market, other people's bookshelves, or to a used bookstore. It could be a train ticket, a letter, an advertisement, a photograph, or a four-leaf clover.

It's happened to all of us: we're reading a book, something interrupts us, and we grab the closest thing at hand to mark our spot.

Forgotten bookmarks by michael popek