Win Homer & Langley -- show us your clutter
Today's the official release date for Homer & Langley, E.L. Doctorow's fictional retelling of the story of the eccentric Collyer brothers. The pair were compulsive collectors/pack rats who filled a New York City townhouse with the detritus of American commercialism -- and died very tragically as a result.
I won't give away more of the story here (I'll do a more detailed review later this week), but I did want to note Random House's creative publicity campaign. It includes a Facebook group called "I have more books than Facebook friends" -- really, who doesn't? -- and asks members to submit photos of their own book clutter. The prize: a copy of the book, signed by Doctorow.
Comments
That's a great idea for a contest, but there's no way I'm entering!
Posted by: Kathy | September 1, 2009 8:32 AM
If i had seen this 3 months ago you would have been shocked at my bookshelf. It was literally flowing like a river with old books and bits of paper. I have now managed to move all my old books to storage and use a kindle to keep the books i want to read... means no more books everyhwhere!
BTW - i notice this is an old post but did anyone acutally win?
Danny, yes there was a winnner. But stop back on Fridays, when we have our weekly book giveaway. -- Dave
Posted by: Danny - Clear Your Clutter | July 29, 2010 1:33 PM