Emma Watson hid 100 copies of a Maya Angelou book on the London tube.
This is part of a mission called "Books on the Underground."
Watson wrote in each book asking the finder to hide the book again after they're done.
Proving once again that she's the ultimate champion of feminism and goodwill, Emma Watson has been secretly stashing Maya Angelou books on the London Underground. Watson has hid copies of "Mom & Me & Mom" everywhere from information kiosks to the divide on escalators.
Watch as she slyly hides one book on her way down to the train station:
"Mom & Me & Mom" was the November/December pick for Watson's feminist book club - "Our Shared Shelf." She clearly decided to take the book club one step further this time, and spread the word through a community project called "Books on the Underground."
Each copy of Angelou's book has a handwritten note from Watson inside explaining the project and asking them to hide the book again when they're done in order to keep the project going.
The note reads:
You are the finder of Our Shared Shelf's bi-monthly book choice.
Each pick is made with careful love and attention - we hope you like it.
Just one hundred copies were hidden on the tube by "Books on the Underground."
Take special care of it and when you are finished please leave it on the tube again for someone else to find.
If you enjoyed it or have thoughts, please let me know on goodreads.com/oursharedshelf.
Love, Emma (Watson)
When Watson picked the Angelou book for her feminist book club, she wrote a brief description on the Goodreads page about why this particular selection was so important to her.
"This is perhaps the greatest window into what shaped Angelou as a writer and poet and a fitting end to a lifetime of amazing works," Watson said. "This book is one I have read before and is one of my favourites - I can't wait to hear your thoughts!"
A hundred lucky Londoners will have hopefully by now stumbled upon the book, and are doing their part to continue spreading Watson and the "Books on the Underground" message.