The Great Big Mountains to Sea Book Swap

THE GREAT BIG MOUNTAINS TO SEA BOOK SWAP
The Big Book Swap is a fundraising initiative dedicated to inspiring readers, helping people to share their literary passions whilst raising funds for charity.  It has two components: a public event where readers will meet and swap books with other readers and an open competition for the best written recommendation.
“The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.”  Voltaire
Here’s how it works:
• Meet us on the Pavilion Concourse.  Bring with you a copy of your favourite book with a note attached recommending it to another reader, explaining why they absolutely have to read it.
• Admission is free but you are invited to make a cash donation to an Irish literacy charity tba
• The winner of The Great Book Swap Best Recommendation Competition will receive a prize of €250 worth of National Book Tokens.  Entry forms are available at www.mountainstosea.ie
• We will be inviting famous authors to write their own recommendations for a favourite book and these will later be auctioned for charity TBC.
• Check out the entries at the festival website.  That way you can arrange your swap beforehand if both parties are agreeable.
If you want to share your passion for books with others, be sure to enter the Great Book Swap Best Recommendation Competition. E-mail your recommendation to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . See you on Saturday 3rd September at The Pavilion Theatre.
Saturday 3rd September,
11.00am
Pavilion Theatre,
Admission free

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Here’s how it works:

11.00am: Bestselling authors Paul Howard, Martina Devlin, Declan Hughes and Marita Conlon McKenna discuss their favourite books of all time in the Pavilion Theatre. Audience participation is not just requested but essential. We want to know your favourites too.

12.00 noon: Swapping of books begins on the Pavilion Concourse. Bring a copy of your favourite book with a note attached recommending it to another reader, explaining why they absolutely have to read it. Accost total strangers and regale them! Shrinking violets may languish. Mingle > recommend > swap. Simple!

Admission is free but you are invited to make a cash donation to the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA).

If you want to share your passion for books with others, be sure to enter the Great Book Swap Best Recommendation Competition.  E-mail your recommendation to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . The winners of The Great Book Swap Best Recommendation Competition will receive a prize of National Book Tokens. See entry form at www.mountainstosea.ie.

Bring your book and recommendation and swap till you drop!

Saturday 3rd September
11.00am 
Pavilion Theatre
Admission free - No booking required