I was interviewed by Metro, a newspaper distributed free in the Stockholm subway system, this week. The journalist had found me on BookCrossing and wanted to know how it worked and why I joined. I explained I followed a link from Barken, thought it was a good idea and signed up. I told the reporter I hadn't released any books yet but that I was planning to release "The reader" by Bernhard Schlink. A picture of me, reading in front of an approaching train, was also taken.
I didn't know when the article was to be published and since I normally travel by bus and not by subway, I would probably miss it. Anyway, three days later I was going (by subway) to a girl in my class to work on a project and grabbed a Metro while running up the stairs to the platform, sat down on the train and started going through the paper.
And there I was. Looking like a moron of course and I realised again why I prefer being behind the camera. Luckily, none of my classmates had noticed my newspaper-debut so the day went by quietly. When I got home, I had two messages on my answeringmachine... the first one was from SR International, a multilanguage Swedish radio channel, and the second one was from the local tv-station. They both wanted to intview me about BookCrossing...
Is this my fifteen minutes of fame? Then I better enjoy them, if that's all I'm gonna get... ;)
Do you know if if any of the programmes have been aired yet? Congrats, by the way!
P6 said they would be airing it next week but I don't know exactly when. I could email you when I know the time, if you promise not to laugh at my horrible pronunciation ;-)
ABC hasn't filmed me yet...
Wow! That is really cool! I wish you could post the transcripts of the interviews here so those of us outside Sweden could read what you said. :)
*Šhum* My English is horrible! But I can try... ;)
Jag sŒg dig minsann i Metro ;-) JŠttekul ju! Ska ta och kolla in den dŠr Bookcrossing-sajten...