Round 58 - Starting June 2nd, 2017

OZ VBB
The Australian Virtual Bookbox

Guidelines:

• Everyone who wants to participate volunteers two books. These need to be books you believe others would like to read, not rubbish you want to get rid of.
• List of books that are available at VBBOZ Books and books owed at In Transit.
• If you would like to join, just let us know and you will be added to the next round.
• You have 36 hours to respond and have your turn. If it appears that you may not have been sent a PM about your turn you will be given an additional 12 hours. If we still haven’t heard from you, you will be bumped to the end. If you are bumped you will be given 48 hours at the end of the round to take your turn along with others on the bumped list. If you find yourself on the bumped list you may post a request to be added to the end of the main list and take your turn as usual.
• Once a book of yours is removed from the box, please send it as soon as possible.
• If a book stays on the available list for more than two rounds it will be moved to the books to be replaced collection. Please keep track of these and replace them during your turn.
• Mid-series or end-of-series books are allowed in the VBB, but please limit yourself to offering only one such book at any time.
• I will update books in the VBBOZ Library.

To join in you will need to have been a BookCrossing member for at least three months, and to have "wild released" at least ten books. This condition may be waived at my discretion.

On Your Turn:

1. Select the books that you want to take out of the box and list them in your post. (please keep all posts in the relevant thread)
2. Replace with the same number of books (or more) and link to the BookCrossing journal pages for each book(s).
3. Check the “Books to be replaced” collection and replace if needed.
4. If you want to skip your turn, you have the option to be placed at the bottom of the list for another try this round.
5. PM the owners of your selected books to notify them of your selection and address.
6. Please PM the next person to let them know they're up. You don't need to PM the next person if you are last on the main list. People on the bumped list will be PMed by vbboz.

The order of play is:

jeniwren
crimson-tide
jennymidget
amberC
tantan
foxygirlact***
aussieangel2
catsalive
lolkathryn
freelunch

Bumped list:

livrecache***

***You have books to be replaced

The new round starts tomorrow. I've let jeniwren know that she's up first.

I will choose Strangers On A Train by Patricia Highsmith (crimson-tide)

I need to remove The Glorious Heresies and Lullabies for Little Criminals .

These three I will put in

The Circle by Dave Eggers http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12748720
Good Bones by Margaret Atwood http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14002678/
Blindsight by Maurice Gee http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8602594/

Thanks and I will contact both crimson-tide and next participant.

I've advised crimson-tide that she's up now.

Thanks. I need to replace Krik? Krak!, which can be moved across to the Donations list for now.

Replacing it with The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne by Brian Moore. http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14087428

I've sent jennymidget a PM to let her know she's up next.

I need to take out Aunt Dimity's Death, Aurian and Pirates of the Thunder.
I'll take catsalive's copy of "Million Dollar Baby".
The four I'm putting in are:
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14576171
Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14576172
Enter the Lion by Michael P. Hodel - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14576173
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville - http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14576175

I'll PM catsalive and amberc.

I will replace Crimson Death by Laurel K Hamilton

I will take;
Double dating the Dead (catsalive)
Dancing With Werewolves and Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand (jennymidget)

I will offer:
Night's Honour by Thea Harrison www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13198167
These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spoonerwww.bookcrossing.com/journal/12468068
A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11572065
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11788825

I will PM
catsalive
jennymidget
tantan

I need to replace An Instance of the Fingerpost (it can move to Donations).

I would like to take:
A Homemade Life (amberc)
The Boy in the Suitcase (amberc)
Unaccustomed Earth (aussieangel2)

My replacements are:
W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis - this is one volume containing all three books (Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength)
Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich

I won't take any this round, but will add in:

The Kiss - Kathryn Harrison http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2383187/
Private London - James Patterson http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12950463/

I'll let aussieangel2 know they are up next

I need to remove:

Don't let the goats eat the loquat trees
Sisterchicks on the loose
Sister of my heart: a novel

I'd like to take:
W is for Wasted (tantan)
Me Before You (foxygirlact)
The Secrets of Midwives (amberc)

I'll replace with:
Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2505686
Fatal Impact - Kathryn Fox: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2457049
Dirty Dozen 5, Done and Dusted - Paul Anderson: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2505693
Herotica 4 - collection edited by Marcy Sheiner: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2417989
New Cardiff - Charles Webb: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4410941
Hanna's Daughters - Marianne Fredriksson: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2235575

I will let catsalive know she's next and contact tantan, foxygirlact and amberc.

Sarah

I'll take An Instance of the Fingerpost (tantan)

Replacing Blood Hunt & A Walk in the Park

Adding:

Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary correspondence by Nick Bantock http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14579529
The Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14386246
A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5586650

PMd lolkathryn.

I've heard from lolkathryn that it is my turn so I gather she is skipping this round.

As am I, just wanted to get back in the ring and pay my entrance dues this time :)

So that's the end of the normal running order,

Hi All,

I will skip this round, but have PM'd freelunch

Kathryn

(Sorry - I got distracted and forgot to come and press send after I PM'd Freelunch!!)

Thanks for letting me know freelunch and lolkathryn - I'll contact livrecache.

This round is now complete - thanks all.

The new round will commence on August 4th.