Round 76 - Starting Saturday June 20th, 2020

***This round is now complete***

OZ VBB
The Australian Virtual Bookbox - Round 76

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 round.
• You have 48 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.
• When it is your turn, you may pass, take it, or ask to be placed at the end of the list if you wish.
• Once a book of yours is removed from the box, please send it as soon as possible (unless an arrangement has been made with the receiver). TBR books are fine as long as you can read and send within a few months.
• 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, unless you know the books are on another participant's wishlist.
• It helps if participants have a wishlist and keep it up to date.
• 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 page for each book. A link to the LT work page is also helpful.
3. Check the “Books to be replaced” collection and replace if needed.
4. If you do not wish to take your turn then, you have the option to be placed at the end of the list.
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:

amberC
leah152
aussieangel2
crimson-tide
lolkathryn (KLL)
catsalive
daisy09 (sofie777)
book-a-neer
jeniwren

Bumped list:

*** You have books to be replaced

- It's your turn now

Welcome Everyone to Round 76

As mentioned at the end of the last round, this round is beginning a little earlier than usual.
I've messaged everyone to let them know we are moving again.

Although the official start date is Saturday, I've told amber that if she wishes to start the ball rolling early then that's fine.

I will replace the 4 books I need to,

The Maker of Swans, The Taste of Salt, The Forest Lover and The Lady and the Unicorn

I would like to choose;

The Orchardist's Daughter (daisy09)

The Naturalist's Daughter (leah152)

I will offer;

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14011784

The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason. https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14026070

False Value by Ben Aaronovitch https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15939814

An Event In Autumn by Henning Mankell https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13934526

The Last Train by Sue Lawrence https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14941913

Black Monday by R. Scott Reiss

I will PM leah152 and daisy09

Boy, that was quick! ;-)

Will post 'The Orchardist''s Daughter tomorrow Amber C - enjoy!

Nothing for me this time thanks. I'll pm aussieangel2 now :O)

I will replace Salem Falls and Eleanor Oliphant with

The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14389474/

Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13342328/

and for extra book
Weird Things Customers Say In Bookshops by Jen Campbell
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13432448/

Edit: Keeping Remorseful Day in the book list (reserved for crimson-tide).

I have 5 books to replace: Try Hard, Other People's Diaries, That's more of it now, Body Image Warrior and Don't Tell Mum I work on the oil rigs.

I would also like to select:
The Summer Seaside Kitchen (catsalive)
The Ballroom on Magnolia Street (leah152)

I'll replace with:

Buzz Cutt - James Hall
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15914481

Here are the Young Men - Rob Doyle
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15914476

Carnies - Martin Livings
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15905006

The Secret Fire - C J Daugherty & Carina Rozenfeld
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15914484

Raven Flight - Juliet Marillier
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15914477

Shadowfell - Juliet Marillier
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15914478

Living with the Dead - Martin Livings
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15914480

I'll pm crimson-tide, catsalive and leah152.

I need to replace one book (The Facts of Life).

I'd like to choose two:
The Remorseful Day - from book-a-neer
False Value - from amberC

I shall add in their place:

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson - https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13877413

Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor - https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15837208

Walden and Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau - https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6880230

I'm also removing The Johnny Maxwell Boxed Collection and An Artist of the Floating World from Extras.

Adding one to Extras:
The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde - https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1559670

Thanks. I'll contact book-a-neer, amberC and KLL.

Sorry for thee delay!

I will take Lincoln in the Bardo from Crimson tide, and replace with one flew over the cuckoo's nest https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5866395/

I will PM crimsontide and catsalive now.

Kathryn/KLL/lolkathryn

Taking out:

Pretty Baby (me)
An Event in Autumn (amberC)
Just One Damned Thing After Another (crimson-tide)

Adding:

Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15882657
The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by Sophie Green https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15906554
Four Respectable Ladies Seek Part-time Husband by Barbara Toner https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15902825

PMd daisy09, etc.

Could I please have The Last Train (AmberC)

Italian Shoes https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13132482/
The Jewellers Wife https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15923728/

Will email AmberC and book-a-neer

Could I please have The Last Train (AmberC)

I will add:
The Jewellers Wife https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15923728/
Italian Shoes https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13132482/

Will email book-a-neer and AmberC

I would like to take Ink & Bone (AmberC) and The Collector (crimson-tide).

Replacing with
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12169081/

In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12974927/

I will pm AmberC, crimson-tide and jenniwren.

I won’t request a book this round but I will add this one to the donations.
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15962194

Round 76 is now complete. Thank you all for another very tidy round.

The next round will be scheduled for sometime in August. The actual starting date to be confirmed later.

We are hoping to set off travelling again next month (at last!) so the exact date for the round will depend on where I'll be when, and whether there is an internet connection. Thanks to everyone for being flexible about dates, I appreciate it.

In the meantime, keep safe, well and happy. :-)

You too vbboz :O)