I have a lot of books I’ve read and will never read again, or I thought I was going to read but still haven’t got around to. Would you like one of them? Here’s the deal. If you want one of the books below, let me know in the comments (first in best etc), and I’ll post it to you, no charge. The catch: some time in the next six months you have to buy and read one book published by a small Australian press. When you’ve done it, let me know (if I haven’t heard from you by June 2015, I’m coming around to your postal address for a chat).
The pictures are from websites: I’m too lazy to photograph the covers myself, and they may look different when they show up at your house. Condition is anywhere from well-read to really rather well-read.
1. Lexicon, by Max Barry. Blurb etc is here. SOLD
2. Tipping the velvet, by Sarah Waters. Blurb is here. SOLD
3. Taipei, by Tao Lin (this one is signed and dedicated to me; handy if you need a Christmas present for someone called ‘Jane’). Blurb is here. SOLD
4. My biggest lie, by Luke Brown. Blurb is here.
5. Every day is for the thief, by Teju Cole. Blurb is here. SOLD
6. The Brooklyn Folllies, by Paul Auster. Blurb is here. SOLD
7. The stories of John Cheever. Blurb is here. SOLD
8. England and other stories, by Graham Swift. Blurb is here.
9. The winter vault, by Anne Michaels. Blurb is here. SOLD
10. A woman of the future, by David Ireland. Blurb is here.
OK, go for it. Whatever’s still left by mid-December is going to the op shop. Oh and if you’re wondering what constitutes a small press, there’s a list here, though I’ll also accept purchases from 12th Planet Press, Ticonderoga, Satalyte and all those other little spec fic presses who aren’t SPN members.
Nike
November 25, 2014 at 9:36 pmI’ll dibs the Anne Michaels!
Jane Bryony Rawson
November 26, 2014 at 7:07 amdone! Want to email me your postal address?
Jim Hart
November 25, 2014 at 9:52 pmThanks for the offer Jane. I don’t need another book (I’m sure I have one around here somewhere) but I love the concept. I’m also a fan of small presses (I joined one once but it grew) so I don’t need an incentive there. Segue to congratulations on the your award – hope it pays off in sales. Nice to know your time in San Francisco bore fruit.
Jane Bryony Rawson
November 26, 2014 at 7:07 amHi Jim – yes that small press did get rather large… Thanks for the thoughts.
annabelsmith
November 26, 2014 at 1:04 amI also have a Teju Cole book I haven’t got around to reading. I can’t believe you haven’t read Lexicon though! That book was SOOOOO awesome. It was glued to my hands. This is a lovely idea, Jane; I love your generosity.
Jane Bryony Rawson
November 26, 2014 at 7:08 amOh I’ve read Lexicon twice, but I don’t reckon I’ll read it any more times (read the Teju Cole too).
Adam Ford
November 26, 2014 at 7:31 amPick me! Pick me! I’ll take Lexicon if nobody else has!
Jane Bryony Rawson
November 26, 2014 at 7:34 amLexicon is yours. I’ll bring it tomorrow.
Adam Ford
November 26, 2014 at 9:32 amWhy thank you. This is the funnest challenge!
kimlock
November 26, 2014 at 10:13 amOoohhh! May I have ‘Tipping the Velvet’? Puhlease?!
Jane Bryony Rawson
November 26, 2014 at 10:17 amYou absolutely may. Want to DM me your address through twitter or send it through the contact form on this blog?
mireillelb
November 26, 2014 at 10:14 amOh!!! Brooklyn Follies!! Even I purchase a book in the next 6 months we could still have a chat 🙂
Jane Bryony Rawson
November 26, 2014 at 10:18 amDone! Oh I’m always up for a chat :). Send me your postal address through the contact form http://janebryonyrawson.wordpress.com/contact/ and I’ll get it out to you.
mireillelb
November 26, 2014 at 10:43 amWoo hoo! Thank you so much 🙂
eBook Dynasty (@eBookDynasty)
November 26, 2014 at 12:44 pmHello Jane, My name is Christine, but I don’t mind being ‘Jane’ for the duration of reading “Taipei’ by Tao Lin. I have read about it but never got a chance to really read it — you see, I am from Taipei, Taiwan, too! But most importantly, this idea of yours is fascinating. I would like to help supporting small presses as much as I could, including helping to promote their titles to the Chinese world. Thanks, Christine Sun, eBook Dynasty.
Jane Bryony Rawson
November 26, 2014 at 12:52 pmGreat! I would love to send you Taipei. If you send me your postal address using the contact form http://janebryonyrawson.wordpress.com/contact/ I’ll post it to you this weekend.
cothren
November 26, 2014 at 8:39 pmI’d love the Cheever if it’s still single 😉
Jane Bryony Rawson
November 26, 2014 at 8:50 pmSure is. Send me your postal address through the contact form and I’ll get it to you.
gillian
November 28, 2014 at 10:21 amTeju Cole if it’s still available!
Jane Bryony Rawson
November 28, 2014 at 10:28 amWhy yes, it is. Let me know via one of our many online connections where I oughta post it too.