Recent Book Activity

I came back to bookcrossing in 2011 after an extended break in which I studied for a Masters (MA Women's Studies, Ruskin College, Oxford) and did various other things! I'm doing a number of challenges in 2012 including 52 towns in 52 weeks and the 666 challenge (6 books, 6 countries, 6 continents). UPDATE - I'm now also doing the 'round the world' challenge with a target of 52 countries.

Always happy to discuss swaps etc, I'm currently running a general fiction VBB for UK & Europe and I'm signed up for various other rings and rays.

I'm a voracious reader with eclectic tastes - I mostly read general fiction, both Scottish and international, and I'm also partial to a bit of crime writing (I've read the whole Rebus series and Ian Rankin is one of my favourite writers). I work as a teacher in an FE college, so I read a *lot* during the holidays in particular, although I am rarely without a book. I have a reasonably long commute by train and don't watch much telly...

I'm trying to remember to keep my wishlist updated and also to add new books as I come across authors that I particularly enjoy.

I'm doing various challenges this year (2012) including the 666 challenge. I'm trying to read books from as many countries as possible, and will try to update my map here as I go.

Countries I've read to date are:

AFRICA

1. Liberia
2. Rwanda
3. South Africa
4. Botswana
5. Zimbabwe
6. Ethiopia

OCEANIA

1. Papua New Guinea
2. New Zealand
3. Australia
4. Fiji
5. Niue
6. Kiribati

EUROPE

1. Scotland
2. Ireland
3. Italy
4. Finland
5. Malta
6. Switzerland
7. Portugal
8. France
9. Russia
10. Spain

ASIA

1. India
2. Malaysia
3. Yemen
4. Turkey/Armenia
5. Japan
6. Pakistan
7. China

NORTH AMERICA & CARIBBEAN

1. Greenland
2. USA
3. Canada
4. Haiti
5. Mexico
6. Trinidad & Tobago

SOUTH AMERICA

1. Brazil
2. Uruguay
3. Argentina
4. Peru
5. Venezuela
6. Chile