Glasgow's citywide read - Small Island: anyone participating?

[MrsMuddle]

I'm not entirely sure what this is, but I know that there are about 15,000 free copies of Small Island being given away in libraries and Waterstone's (I think), then I think the idea is that everyone reads it and then Andrea Levy comes to Glasgow in February to discuss it. It sounds like a great idea. It's one of my favourite books.

OOh, I wouldn't mind participating, haven't heard / seen naything about it though. Have you seen any copies anywhere yet?

Hadn't seen anything about this. I'll be in town tomorrow and will be in Waterstone's so will see if there's any around. I read this a few years ago and really enjoyed it

Just finished it. I liked it. It goes from story to story of each character which I ususally hate but she writes it well and I liked the main characters alot.

Found this: Amazing Grace has been chosen as one of three books for the "Small Island Read" initiative in the New Year. There will be a mass read-in in four British cities - Glasgow, Bristol, Liverpool and Hull - of Andrea Levy's Small Island. Children will read Amazing Grace and Benjamin Zephaniah's Refugee Boy. The promotion is part of the 200th anniversary of the end of slavery, in 2007.

-and an article in the herald saying that it will be giving away 10,000 copies in January

have a look here

Thanks, Loulee - I was beginning to think I'd imagined the whole thing!

Hi MrsMuddle, I'm in Glasgow and I got my copy today from my local library. They give a copy away when you take out a book. Lots of promotional material but I had to specifically ask for the book and it also came with a readers' guide. I haven't been in to Waterstones in the last week so don't know if they're also doing it.

Edinburgh's is 'Kidnapped'

But I don't think RL Stevenson will be around to discuss it .