"Harry Potter" Emma Watson is one of the main cast in the upcoming "Beauty and the Beast" movie. This has also set travelers and Our Shared Shelf members keyed up to read the books together with the secret notes that she hid on London subway.
Emma Watson Latest News: Actress Hid Maya Angelou's "Mom & Me & Mom" Books With Secret Notes
According to NME, actress Emma Watson set up her own online feminist book club that she called Our Shared Self as part of her work with United Nations Women. In Our Shared Self website, you can read some of Emma Watson's posts about her thoughts and learning as she read different books and essays about equality. The posts will also provoke your thoughts and empower you. Book posts include "My Life on the Road" by Gloria Steinem, "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker, "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi, and "How to Be a Woman" by Caitlin Moran.
This club with currently 150,000 members recommends the civil rights and renowned author Maya Angelou's memoir, "Mom & Me & Mom." It focuses on Vivian Baxter, Angelou's mother, who abandoned her when she was a child. This is the specific book that Emma Watson read and hid on London Underground. 100 copies of this book and all with special notes from the actress were reported by BBC to be left on the London Underground. Picture and video spread online even showed Emma Watson hiding the copies of the book on the tube. Everybody has been challenged to find them.
Emma Watson Latest News: "Beauty & The Beast" Actress A Book Fairy
This generous giveaway is actually inspired by Books on the Underground program. This is when books are left by a book fairy that is played by Emma Watson in this event. The books will be found and read by passengers. Once done, it will be left again on the underground to be found and read by another passenger. According to The Guardian, Emma Watson even left a note asking the passengers to take care of the book that they have found and leave it on the subway for someone else to find and read.
