--- description: The 'Beauty and the Beast' actress is distributing copies of her global book club's latest selection, 'Mom & Me & Mom,' around NYC subways. title: Emma Watson Is Hiding Free Books Again—This Time In New York image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Emma Watson Is Hiding Free Books in New York City's Subway Now  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 9, 2016 10:55 PM CUT  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 9, 2016 10:55 PM CUT New Yorkers, watch out for sightings of Emma Watson and free books today on your daily subway commute: the _Harry Potter_ actress, women’s rights advocate, and bona fide book fairy is distributing copies of _Mom & Me & Mom_, a Maya Angelou autobiography, around the city’s transit system as part of her “Our Shared Shelf” [global feminist book club](http://time.com/4172664/join-emma-watsons-feminist-book-club/?iid=sr-link5 "undefined"). Last week, [Watson was seen popping around](http://time.com/4554660/emma-watson-instagram-book-club/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") London’s underground doing the same thing, dropping copies of the paperback for passersby with sharp eyes to snag at will. For her efforts on our side of the pond, the [upcoming _Beauty and the Beast_](http://time.com/4344599/beauty-and-the-beast-emma-watson-walt-disney-company/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") star partnered with [Books on the Subway](http://booksonthesubway.com/about "undefined"), a free-form grassroots book exchange. And her activity hasn’t gone unnoticed; even _Harry Potter_ author J.K. Rowling sent her a message of support. > [](https://twitter.com/EmmaWatson/status/796443093709029377) > [](https://twitter.com/EmmaWatson/status/796477737217232896) > [](https://twitter.com/BooksSubway/status/796447662035738624) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/796443476682567680) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4565572/emma-watson-is-hiding-free-books-in-new-york-citys-subway-now/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4565572/emma-watson-is-hiding-free-books-in-new-york-citys-subway-now/"},"headline":"Emma Watson Is Hiding Free Books in New York City's Subway Now","datePublished":"2016-11-09T22:55:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:38:34.392Z","description":"It's going international","url":"https://time.com/4565572/emma-watson-is-hiding-free-books-in-new-york-citys-subway-now/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","celebrities","Books"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4565572/emma-watson-is-hiding-free-books-in-new-york-citys-subway-now/","name":"Emma Watson Is Hiding Free Books in New York City's Subway Now"}}]}] ```