World Book Day Meme & book giveaway

[such_heights]

The book I am reading:

Academically: The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal, approx. one million journal articles on international criminal law, democratic theory, feminist philosophy, etc.

Recreationally: when I am post this particular deadline, Un Lun Dun by China Miéville is sitting on my bedside table.

The book I am writing:

Ahahaha. Yeah, ask me again when I graduate?

The book I love most:

The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman. After all this time, it's still got a hold on me in ways few other books quite manage.

The last book I received as a gift:

Avatar: the Last Airbender: The Art of the Animated Series by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino, from my dad at Christmas. IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL OMG. *_*

The last book I gave as a gift:

Funny you should mention that! I am giving away a whole bunch of books RIGHT NOW, details just below.

The nearest book on my desk:

International Law, edited by Malcolm D. Evans.

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So yes, book giveaway! In the UK they're launching World Book Night this year, and have had a million special editions of 25 different books printed to ship out to volunteers to give away. How could I resist?

To that end, I have 48 copies of David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas that are looking for good homes! I am very happy to send them anywhere, but please note that I can't pay for posting & packaging, so this is possibly not particularly cost-effective if you're overseas. (The Royal Mail Price Finder can help you out if you want to know how much it would cost - the book weighs about 300 grams.)

I am also happy to save a copy for you if I will be seeing you in person over the next few months at Vidukon, Diacon or other fannish events.

They're nice editions, and also have a slip in the back where I'll be putting in information for BookCrossing, which is cool. It's a great book - not without flaws, but what is, and it's got many elements in it that will appeal to fannish sensibilities, I think. It certainly continues to appeal to mine, and I've read it many times now.

If you'd like one, just leave a comment saying so, or email me at such.heights at gmail. They are taking over my kitchen omg, send help!

Comments

[pocky_slash]

I AM interested in the book, but I think I'm going to wait and see how many you have left at the end of everything. If you do have a few floating around after giving them to LJ and friends and family and what not, I would maybe be interested in forking over the shipping costs for one of them.

(I know. Be a little vaguer and non-commital, Kaitlyn.)

[such_heights]

Okay, noted! I will let you know.

[woldy]

Cloud Atlas sounds like it has a really interesting structure, and I'm a geek about that with stories (and arguably, with non-fictional narratives, but anyway), so I'll happily take a copy. I will be at Diacon, but I can pay for postage if you'd rather get the pile out of your house :-)

[such_heights]

Hanging on to a few copies is no problem! I would just like to not have TWO MASSIVE BOXES for me to trip over any more. *g* Great, I will give it to you at Diacon or sooner if I see you.

[avendya]

I would like one! I have a copy, but it is in Dallas, and you know how much I am there. I've emailed D & K (presumably you know who I'm talking about) to see if they would like copies -- I am reasonably sure D has one, and K is very confused about why I keep trying to make him read ALL THE BOOKS.

(And since shipping books here is super expensive, tell me what it costs & I will Paypal you money?)

[avendya]

K says yes; D says she has one.

[such_heights]

Okay, great! I will add them to the, er, growing pile of things I will ONE DAY I SWEAR send in your direction. :D

[avendya]

Like I don't have a similar pile of stuff. :D

[avendya]

also, why do I not live in UK where they will give me many copies of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time to give away? [sulks]

[elsane]

/wistful I've had The Cloud Atlas on my "to be read" list for a long time. One of these days I will actually have the time to read it.

How do you like Un Lun Dun? (er, that is, if you've started it yet.) That one's also on my "to be read" list; I'm not sure how well Mieville and I will get along philosophically in general, but I've heard very good things about Un Lun Dun.

Good luck with your deadline!

[such_heights]

Still yet to start, alas! Maybe while I'm on the train this weekend. I will try and write a post about it when I'm done.

[fallingtowers]

I'd take one. If you'd be willing to keep it in your kiitchen until May, despite the room's overflowing with books, you could also save the postage and I could come collect it in person.

Oh, speaking of which: I'll be in Sheffield from May 24 (mid-afternoon) to May 26 (morning). Wheee!

[such_heights]

eeee!!! That is very exciting! And absolutely, there is some space on my bookshelves for me to hang onto a few for a while. <3