We're now into the second full week of our autumn books season so it's a good time to take stock. The Book Swap continues, with a lively twitter stream on #guardianbookswap. Our interactive map was slow to get going, partly because of technical issues with uploading pictures. But, thanks everyone who stuck with us, it's gathering density now, with predictable concentrations in London and Manchester, and a heartening flurry in Dublin confirming its reputation as one of the world's most literary cities. Edinburgh, our Book Swap team declared, is the café capital of the UK. The downloadable stickers have meant that it is accessible overseas too, and we have reports of splinter groups in various parts of the world, though we would like to hear about more.
The big set-pieces of the weekend, as regular visitors to our site will know, were the start of our Dickens 200th anniversary celebrations and the Guardian and Observer Books Power 100.
The Power 100 might have upset a few applecarts (largely belonging to those who weren't in it), but sparked a lively debate, which is continuing into this week. As ever with lists, many of the most fruitful discussions were tangential, with lively exchanges on the importance of printers and the writers (admittedly mostly dead) who have exerted the most formal influence.
Our Dickens coverage, including an extract from Claire Tomalin's biography, an interview with her, and a wonderful interactive version of the Chris Riddell guide to his great heroes and villains that went out with the Observer on Sunday, got hundreds of comments from enthusiasts. There's still time to vote for your favourite Dickens novel and have a say in shaping our coverage of the celebrations from now on.
Thousands of you took advantage of our free John le Carré audiobooks promotion last week, giving away recorded readings of six of his most celebrated novels. In case it passed you by, there is still – just – time to download some of them before the guillotine falls, but don't sleep: Smiley's People is only free until midnight tonight, and the hours are counting down fast for the other titles still available.
This weekend, our focus will move to independent bookshops. In Saturday's Guardian we'll publish a directory of them, and the website will feature an interactive map where you can add your own favourites. And to celebrate children's books week, we'll be giving away free audiobooks for eight days from Sunday.
