This is not an ordinary book: it's a BookCrossing book! BookCrossing books are world travelers - they like to have adventures and make new friends...and every once in a while they even write home to say what they've been doing.

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Part of my effort to read something from a micropress for Book Riot's Read Harder challenge: this is a second printing and has an ISBN, so I'm not sure it qualifies as a micropress publication any more...? From Big Planet & Retrofit with an assist from Amazon.

Canadian-born graphic artist Kate Leth provides a lot of good advice for anyone considering getting a tattoo.

I'm not likely to ever get one myself, but I enjoyed the artwork in this little book, and it seems like a good place to start for anyone who is interested in getting inked. I think I know a good place to release it, too.

Monday, September 18, 2017: left hanging underneath the air conditioner in front of the big mural outside the shop. (Larger photo here.)

Released for bascula's Pirate Day challenge: nowadays you'll find people with tattoos in all walks of life, but there was a time not too long ago, when tattoos were strongly associated with sailors...and pirates!

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I'm so glad you've found this book!

Please take a moment to make a journal entry and let this book's previous readers know that it's safe with you.

How and where did you find the book? What did you think of it? What are you going to do with it next?

It's now your book, for you to do with as you please: keep it, pass it to a friend, or maybe even leave it where someone else can find it!

If you've ever wondered where your books go after they leave your hands, join BookCrossing and you may find out: you'll be able to follow the further adventures of your books as new readers make journal entries - sometimes from surprisingly far-flung locations.

(Think of it like Where's George for books: a little like geocaching or a treasure hunt - you can follow a registered book's journey every time someone makes a new entry. Some BookCrossers even leave books *in* geocaches!)

BookCrossing: making the whole world a library!