About this Event
Bring a book, steal a book, leave with a new favorite. This is our white elephant style book swap.
How it works:
Bring ONE wrapped book (any genre, any condition, just something you'd want a fellow reader to discover). No title reveal, just wrap it up and bring the mystery.
When you check in, you'll write a short clue on a card (three words max) to give people a hint without spoiling the surprise.
Once everyone's settled in, we'll draw numbers. Number 1 picks a book, reads the clue out loud, and unwraps it for the room to see. Number 2 can either steal that book or unwrap a new one. And so on down the line: every steal keeps the energy up. Once everyone's had a turn, number 1 gets the final say and can steal to close things out.
The details:
- One wrapped book per person, no exceptions
- No peeking at your own wrap job, let the mystery do its thing
- Bring a friend! The more readers, the more chaos (the good kind)
- Coffee and food vendors onsite, good conversation, and probably some very passionate book opinions
Please arrive ontime!*
This is the perfect chance to clear a shelf, meet fellow O'ahu readers, and walk away with something you never would've picked up yourself.
Grab your ticket and start eyeing which book from your shelf deserves a new home. 📖✨
A fishcake and bookhouse partnership 💛
Event venue & nearby stays
fishcake, 307 Kamani Street, Honolulu, United States
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