21.Sep.2009 Mailbox Monday: Books Alive Campaign, Indonesian Writer, and More
It’s books galore! Okay I actually acquired these books in the past 3 weeks or so, but was late in posting them, so let me do them in one go!
First is the result of Books Alive campaign in Australia. They compiled a list of 50 Books You Can’t Put Down (check out the list from the website if you incline) and offer a free book for whichever book you buy out of the ones in the list. There are 2 options of free book and I picked the 10 Short Stories You Must Read This Year (the other one is a kid book, though cute, is very short). And the book that I bought from the list: The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas. Can it be more Aussie?!
I used the $10 gift card I got from nuffnang. It’s not the most creative way to spend it, I know. But really, a chance to spend it on book? How could I resist? It’s just humanly impossible for book bloggers…
The second batch is one that I’m very excited about. It’s Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan. When I stumbled upon the website I thought it would be great if I could review the book so I shot Kathleen the publicist an email and she was happy to send me a copy. Erick Setiawan has very similar background as mine. We’re both born in Indonesia to Chinese parents. He left the country when he was 16 and I was 17. He went to USA and I went to Australia. He took Computer Science degree and I took Software Engineering. He’s 6 years older than me. I guess if I’m ever to write a book, it’s reasonable to set a goal to publish it 6 years from now ;)
I got the next two from Vinnies the charity/thrift store for 40 cents each or something: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s role author, and Swahili for the Brokenhearted by Peter Moore. Last is UTS Writers Anthology 2007: What you do and don’t want. $2 from Basement Books. I heart Basement Books.
Have you read any of these books before? Are you interested to? Did you get any books last week?
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mee 
