Later this week, the books team is off to Edinburgh international book festival to bring you coverage of as many of the events, author talks and discussions we possibly can. From 10 August until 26 August, we'll be camping out in the press yurt at the festival site at Charlotte Square Gardens. Each day we'll be writing a live blog and podcast to keep you up to date with all the latest from the festival. And whether you're in Scotland or Nova Scotia we'd like you to join in.
If you are lucky enough to be at the festival, we already have a space open for all your snaps of Edinburgh in full festive swing.
However, we know that many of our readers will not be able to be there in person, so we'll be devising lots of ways for everyone to get involved.
Our first challenge is to come up with a quote about reading, which may earn you a very special piece of posterity. For the time being, our lips are sealed - but enter your quote and watch this space.
The task is to explain in a single sentence why reading matters to you.
A couple of weeks ago we issued a Twitter challenge for six words summing up the best thing about reading, and had lots of responses which focused on escaping to other places:
RT @soph_amelia: @GuardianBooks The best thing about reading is being able to do it on your own
— Guardian Books (@GuardianBooks) July 26, 2013
@GuardianBooks The best thing about reading is the people you meet
— Ruby Parker (@_bunnystalker) July 26, 2013
@GuardianBooks knowing I'm either on holiday or in bed.
— Blair Millen (@discusster) July 26, 2013
The good news is that you don't have to stick to six words here. But whether or not you are inspired by that magic quote, join us for the latest news, and let us know what you want us to report. Each morning we'll start with the schedule for the day, and then post your pictures. We'll cover some events live, and even put up the odd video or two, oh, and there are bound to be a fair number of updates on the weather, too.
Altogether now:
Reading matters to me because...
