This Thursday, from 5:30 pm to 8 pm, I'll be hosting the second Two Books Enter One Book Leaves at the Hugo House. It's a combination happy hour/book swap/fundraiser for Friends of Seattle Public Library. Basically, for every two books you donate, you get to choose one new-to-you book from the stacks of books on tables located around the Hugo House. You can find a FAQ about 2BE1BL over here.

The last 2BE1BL was a great success, with dozens of folks funneling through and carefully selecting their next favorite book from the stacks. The one change we're making is based on some comments from folks who attended the last 2BE1BL: We'd like book-lovers to hang out and drink a little longer after they make their book selection, so we've added some acoustic music to the cabaret area. The Woodland Experimental Groove Orchestra (or WEGO for short) will be playing some pleasant background music to make the whole affair more...happy-hour-ish.

I'll be bringing a few boxes of books along to prime the pump, so don't worry about the selection; we'll have plenty of quality books for you to choose from. And when you're walking the tables, poking around the stacks, feel free to ask any random stranger for their opinions about the books; people love to share their reading experiences, and shared reading experience is what 2BE1BL is all about.