I have a hard time determining which releases are themed enough to count, so if I am off and something really doesn't belong here, I'm sorry!

On the night of the Paralympic hockey final, I released a children's book about paralympic sports (specifically hockey and alpine skiing). I released it in Wallacetown, which is a tiny hamlet near the town where my husband grew up. Wallacetown is the hometown of the youngest member of Canada's 2018 paralympic team, hockey player 17-year-old James Dunn. I left the book at a little cafe that had Dunn's autographed hockey card on display above the cash register.

http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/14826475

with release photos

72. La Piñata / The Piñata - https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/15294211
Bilingual Spanish/English book outside a Mexican restaurant

73. Pete the Cat's Got Class - https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/15294206
Next to the Black Cat Salon

73. Pete the Cat's Got Class - https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/15294206
Next to the Black Cat Salon

Great Pete the Cat release!

Tonight we visited the town of Owen Sound for the Festival of Northern Lights, which is pretty much another holiday lights display. It also has fireworks, but only on certain nights. Anyway, I released an anthology-style Christmas book this time, called "The Night Before Christmas and Other Holiday Tales."

https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/15311919

On the way home from Owen Sound tonight I left a book called The Word for Home, which set in Newfoundland, on the patio of a pub/restaurant called The Goofy Newfie. Sadly we didn't get there in time to actually go to the restaurant, but there were still patrons and staff inside so hopefully someone found it on their way out... or will find it tomorrow!

https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/14853983

This past weekend I released a book called The Last Days of Night, which is about the "current war" of AC vs DC in the late 1800s. I left it on a bench by a statue of Nikola Tesla in Niagara Falls, New York. The statue was getting a ton of attention from tourists while we were there, so hopefully the book wasn't alone for too long.

https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/15247164

I released a copy of Stardust over the weekend. Since it's the Christmas season and starry decor is frequently a part of that, I was hoping to find a nice big star decoration by which to leave the book. I didn't find a star on its own, but I found a spot on the upper level of a shopping centre that had a bank of massage chairs with a great view of the big star on top of the mall's Christmas tree. This spot happened to be outside of a movie theatre, and since Stardust is a book-turned-movie, it added a secondary theme to the release as well.

https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/15144612

I found a spot on the upper level of a shopping centre that had a bank of massage chairs with a great view of the big star on top of the mall's Christmas tree.

Nice picture!

Released at the movie theater where I went to see the sequel, "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald:"

193 - https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/14410746/ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

I left "Ghost Stories of Christmas" in a Christmassy little gazebo this afternoon. There were twinkle lights strung around the inside of the gazebo and there was a lovely tree... it was quite a beautiful place! The book is in the background of the release photo; it's in a blue bag sitting on the bench at the right of the photo.

https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/15137943

I left "Ghost Stories of Christmas" in a Christmassy little gazebo this afternoon. There were twinkle lights strung around the inside of the gazebo and there was a lovely tree... it was quite a beautiful place!

I love Christmas lights.

Looks like you are having a lot of fun with your themed releases. :)

Looks like you are having a lot of fun with your themed releases. :)

I am! I've always liked themed releases. Last year I dedicated my bookcrossing activity to Canadian stories in honour of the sesquicentennial of our Confederation, and I ended up doing way more releases in 2017 than I've managed in other years. Since we were also trying to see/do/experience a lot of Canadian stuff, I was able to do a lot of themed releases... and now it's hard to go back to normal ones, lol. It may not always be practical for me to theme my releases, but if I can manage it, that's my preference!

with release photos

74. The Legend of Polloman - https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/15268832
Subtitle: A Visit from El Ratón de los Dientes
Story about the Mexican tooth mouse left at the dentist.

75. Moana - https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/15311314
At the Moana Surfrider hotel

Released this book about a girl who helps a homeless man who turns out to be an angel. Released at homeless shelter on Christmas Day. https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/15327842

Today I did my last release of the year, and it was themed. I left a book called "Rebel in a Dress: Adventurers" outside of a shop called La Creme. La Creme sells special occasion gowns and party dresses, and outside they had a "dress" made of seasonal greenery on display. I left the book in a protective bag, propped on the windowsill behind/next to the dress.

https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/14917460

Released at the Jewish Community Center:

194 - https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/13719321/ That's a Mitzvah

195 - https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/15180057/ Dawn

196 - https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/15288269/ l,000 Jewish Recipes

with release photo

76. A Midnight Clear - https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/15327565
Released on Christmas Day

I got a catch on my electricity themed release! https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/15247164/