A Thousand and One Books

A crowd-sourced travelling library filled with a thousand and one books, each donated by someone who loves that book and thinks that other people might love it too.

Visitors choose from a thousand and one dedications written by donors – but each book’s author, title and cover remains hidden until they take the book out. Once they’re done reading, they pass the book on: give it to a friend, post it to an aunt, leave it on a park bench…

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.

— HARPER LEE, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

TAKE A LOOK INSIDE…

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find your next favourite book

Explore our collection of books and dedications online – recommendations come from Jay Rayner, Kate Raworth, Lemn Sissay, Ian McKellan, Chris O’Dowd, Suzanne Moore and many more…