When I scrolled through the list of past topics my eyes quickly lighted upon this one, which I felt I had to do for the title alone. I mean, abduction by aliens? I'm pretty sure that's an unnatural disaster if ever there was one...
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Top Ten Books I'd Quickly Save If My House Was Going To Be Abducted By Aliens
(or any other unnatural disaster)
1. My signed hardback copy of The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, by E. Lockhart. Because getting to meet E Lockhart after having loved her books for years, in a room full of people who also loved her books (and this after years of feeling like one of about three people in the UK who'd even read her books) was so cool and I'd want to have this book to remember it by.
2. My signed copy of Kiss and Make-Up, by Sarra Manning, which contains my favourite bits of the Diary of a Crush trilogy. I met Sarra and had it signed back in 2010, at a Chicklish event at Dulwich Library. I was unbelievably excited because a) it was the first YA book event I'd been to b) I got to meet some bloggers for the first time c) as well as Sarra Manning, who had been my hero when I was 14, I got to meet Keris Stainton, Luisa Plaja, and Simmone Howell. It still remains the only multi-author event I've ever been to where I'd read at least one book by every author!
3. My copy of Burning Your Boats, by Angela Carter
4. My copy of The Curious Room, by Angela Carter
5. My copy of The Magic Toyshop, by Angela Carter
6. My copy of Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales...because they're all fancy hardbacks and the first two are definitely out of print and the bottom two might be.
7. My hardback copy of The Diviners, by Libba Bray, because it's a way nicer cover than on the paperbacks and I want to get it signed one day.
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9. My childhood copy of Matilda, by Roald Dahl, for the same reason.
10. My first edition, second printing, of The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls, by Emilie Autumn, because even if I don't decide to keep it I could sell it on eBay for monies. Ditto for all of my digipak CDs.
What books would you save? Have you met any authors and had any books signed? If you did Top Ten Tuesday this week, which topic did you choose?
Top Ten Tuesday was created and is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
It's those childhood books we often feel we can't replace, I think!
ReplyDeletehttp://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2015/09/happiness-books.html
Definitely!
DeleteThis is such an awesome topic. I don't know if I could just pick 10 books out of all the ones I own. There are so many ones that are special to me—childhood books, signed ones, books my mum left me. There's no way I could pick.
ReplyDeleteMy list
It was a challenge! There are definitely more I'd want to have.
DeleteGreat topic. I would save my copy of the last book in the all souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness because it's signed and its my favourite book ever. I would also save my original Harry potter books. I would try and save all my books LOL.
ReplyDeleteMegan @ http://readingawaythedays.blogspot.co.uk
I don't actually own any of the Harry Potters! Otherwise I would probably grab them.
DeleteI would save all my signed Jodi Picoult books and my two signed Derek Landy books, after that I don't know, it would too hard to decide!
ReplyDeleteMy TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/top-ten-tuesday-22/
Realistically, the fewer books to need to grab the better!
Deleteoh I love this topic! And now i'm staring at my bookshelves, trying to decide LOL My TTT
ReplyDeleteIt is a great one!
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