How the Book Bag 2010 Fundraiser Works: Fantastic authors from Alaska and well beyond, including the Lower 48 and the UK, have donated books, some of them rare, and many of them signed. A few booksellers and publishers have added to the collection. For $80 (shipping included), buyers receive a specially designed raven logo tote bag filled with at least four randomly assorted books. We'll also throw in something extra --a fifth book from our pile of donated ARCs (advance reader copies), a book mark, or something else. Part of the fun is not knowing what you'll receive. An even bigger part of the fun is knowing your donation is supporting programs at Alaska's new nonprofit writing center. Keep all the books for yourself, or divide them up as holiday gifts. We borrowed this book bag idea from Ayelet Waldman, who used it to raise money for Obama in 2008. Now we're doing it, and Ms. Waldman and her husband, author Michael Chabon, are among the many authors who helped us by personally donating signed books. Join the fun!

Saturday, November 13, 2010


I could spend the weekend with any one of these six books that just arrived and are being added randomly to our book bag shipments heading out the door or next in line for lucky orderers. The donations are all thanks to Miranda Weiss of Homer, who reached out to these great writers for help with our fundraiser. Every one of these books is signed -- all really beautiful editions. They include Memory Wall by Anthony Doerr, The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet by Reif Larsen (amazing illustrations), Early in the Season: A British Columbia Journal by Edward Hoagland, The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by National Book Award winner T.J. Stiles, The Wake of the Unseen Object by Alaska's own Tom Kizzia, and Miranda Weiss's lyrical Tide, Feather, Snow.
Want a chance of snagging one of these? You know what to do!

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