Free books! No, really!!

[delphipsmith]

I know it's not Christmas yet (which is when I usually do this), but my mom has sent me two huge boxes of books in the past few months and so yes, I must weed the shelves. I have the following books to give away - first to claim based on time of post gets them. They really are free, you don't even have to pay postage; I just love to pass on books to people who want them. (I do have a list of charities that I support and a donation to any of them would be hugely appreciated, but it is not at all required, truly.)

So, here's the list:

The book of American martyrs, Joyce Carol Oates (fiction)
The summer before the war, Helen Simonson (fiction)
Our lady of the forest, David Guterson (fiction)
The summer before the dark, Doris Lessing (fiction)
Justice and her brothers, Virginia Hamilton (science fiction/YA)
Anya's ghost, Vera Brosgol (mild horror/YA)
Scare tactics, John Farris (horror)
Black wings of Cthulhu 3 (it's Cthulhu, so, y'know)
Cheaper by the dozen, Ernestine Carey (memoir, very funny)
Belles on their toes, Ernestine Carey (sequel to the above)
Edgar Allen Poe: 42 tales (it's Poe, so, y'know)
Microserfs, Douglas Coupland (fiction)
Wise blood, Flannery O'Connor (fiction)
Return of the native, Thomas Hardy (fiction)
Sadar's keep, Midori Snyder (fantasy)
King's Man Thief, Christine Golden (fantasy)

I also have a few non-fiction:

Starting an indexing business, Enid Zafran
Running an indexing business, Janet Perlman
Talking about detective fiction, P. D. James

Call now, telephone operators are standing by :)

Comments

[arcanetrivia]

I had no idea indexing was even a job people (as opposed to computers) actually did!

[delphipsmith]

Yeah, a lot of people (and editors!) don't realize it :) But yes, a good index requires human analysis and synthesis. I've been doing freelance indexing for about ten years now and really enjoy it. I even served a term on the Board of Directors for our professional organization!

[darkrivertempest]

Edgar Allen Poe: 42 tales, please!!!!

And just name a charity, or would you like me to donate to the blessed elephants again? *hugs*

[delphipsmith]

You got it -- will send out this weekend. Are you still at the same address? The elephants would be lovely; my other faves are Planned Parenthood or the Southern Poverty Law Center :)

[darkrivertempest]

Yes, same address. :) And thank you! I can't wait! *giddy*

And I think, given the climate these days, I will give to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Do you have a website that I can use?

[delphipsmith]

Yep, right here. And thank you ♥ ♥ ♥

(Also: awesome icon!!)

[darkrivertempest]

Thanks! I love that icon, too!

I just donated this morning - would have done it last night, but during a storm, a tree fell on our little patch of neighborhood and took several power lines and a transformer down with it, so I've had no power since 10:30 last night. We're lucky there wasn't a fire involved.

Now, I'm here at work with power, so I can catch up on all the stuff I missed. ;)

[delphipsmith]

Sent!

[delphipsmith]

Did the book arrive? Hope so!

[darkrivertempest]

OMG, I'm sorry, I thought I told you!

Sorry, my mind (and life) is very scattered at the moment (my mom had a stroke recently).

But, yes, it arrived! And it's exactly the copy I was looking for, with Harry Clarke's illustrations!

Also, thank you for the lovely little butterfly note - adorable! *hugs*

[delphipsmith]

No worries, just glad it arrived :) So sorry about your mom - I hope it was mild and she will recover? I shall send warm thoughts and good karma your way...