Definition, synonyms and related words
The practice of leaving a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do the same.
"After I finished the novel, I hid it under a bench at the park so someone else could find it and pass it on later."
present participle of bookcross
"As she read through the diary, she realized that every entry was a fragment of her own story being passed from reader to reader in an endless cycle of bookcrossing."