New OBCZ
June 27th, 2010
We now have an Official BookCrossing Zone in the Washington DC Metro area! If you live in the area or are just passing through, please feel free to visit and leave books on the two shelves here!
Sheraton Crystal City Hotel
Bookshelf: http://www.bookcrossing.com/mybookshelf/OBCZSheratonCrystalCity
Address: 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202
Location: Shelves to the left of the check-in desk by the main entrance.
How to get there: Across the street from the Crystal City Metro stop, hotel parking garage ($), street parking ($ on weekdays; free on weekends).
Other info: This OBCZ is at the venue where the 2011 BookCrossing Convention will be held, so be sure to leave good books, be quiet and respectful, and thank the staff when you visit the OBCZ!
Website: http://www.sheratoncrystalcity.com
Check out other places you can leave books in the Washington, DC area on the new OBCZs page. Do you know of an OBCZ, UBCZ, trade shelf, or free book shelf near you? Give us the details so we can add it to the list!
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Auction Box: Visit D.C.
June 21st, 2010
There are 98 steps up to the Lincoln Memorial.
The Lincoln Memorial is just one of the many things you could see at the BookCrossing Convention of 2011. If you win this box, you could get a sneak peek at some of the excitement, history, and culture of Washington, DC. Can’t make it to the convention in person? Bid on this box and get a taste of the area; it will almost be as though you were here! Some of the items you will receive are: fiction & nonfiction books about the area, bookmarks, toys/games, mugs, mints, a Christmas ornament, note pad and pen, keychain, commemorative coins, and so much more!
Starting bid on this box is only $15. Check out photos and more details here: Box #5: Visit D.C. Box and submit your bid today. Bidding closes on July 11. Don’t miss out on this BCinDC Auction box all about the location of the next convention!
Monthly Meetup: Rosslyn, VA
June 20th, 2010
BCinDC met up at Cosi in Rosslyn on June 12. It’s a nice, friendly location with a great menu and free WiFi.
BookCrossers in attendance were: authorauthor, florafloraflora, KateKintail, mdm139, and melydia.
New Auction Dates
June 14th, 2010
We have extended the times for bidding on all the remaining boxes. Here is the new schedule:
Auction Schedule
| May 31- June 20 | Box #2- Harry Potter Lover Box |
| June 7- June 27 | Box #3- Beach Lover Box |
| June 14-July 4 | Box #4- 1001 Books to Read Before You Die Box |
| June 21-July 11 | Box #5- Visit D.C. Box |
| June 28- July 18 | Box #6- Baby Shower Box |
| July 5- July 25 | Box #7- Cooking Box |
| July 12- August 1 | Box #8- Curl Up and Read Box |
Auction Box: 1001 Books to Read Before You Die
June 14th, 2010
“Here is an account of a few years in the life of Quoyle, born in Brooklyn and raised in a shuffle of dreary upstate towns.”
“The village of Holcomb stands on the high wheat plains of western Kansas, a lonesome area that other Kansans call ‘out there.'”
“It goes a long way back, some twenty years. “
These are just some of the first lines of books available in the BCinDC 1001 Books to Read Before You Die box. 1001 is a whole lot of books–get a great head start with great literature by getting this box! You will receive: Madame Bovary, The Lover, Atonement, Memoirs of a Geisha, Ragtime, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, The Shipping News, Of Mice and Men, Invisible Man, Steppenwolf, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, The Name of the Rose, The Bluest Eye,and In Cold Blood
Starting bid on this box is $20. Check out photos and more details here: Box #4: 1001 Books to Read Before You Die and submit your bid today. Bidding closes on July 4. Don’t miss out on this great BCinDC Auction box!