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# Emma Watson Is Hiding Free Books in New York City's Subway Now

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## Raisa Bruner


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## Raisa Bruner


Nov 9, 2016 10:55 PM UTC

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). Last week, [Watson was seen popping around](http://time.com/4554660/emma-watson-instagram-book-club/?iid=sr-link2) 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) star partnered with [Books on the Subway](http://booksonthesubway.com/about), 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)

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