What do you want Bill Nighy to read next for Silksoundbooks?
July 14th, 2007
Bill Nighy and Edgar Allan Poe
As if I would have any influence on that. Well, I know Davy …
The friendly people over at Silksoundbooks asked if I would ask you, dear readers, and fellow Bill Nighy fans, if we would like to suggest the next book for Bill to read.
So I am currently collecting possible titles, and after that I will put a poll online so everybody can vote for their favourite book. If there are enough votes, they will go and work on Bill so he is going to read the most popular book.
I put the official post on billnighy.info, but I think that this is such a fun project that I gladly bring it to your attention here as well.
So what do I need from you?
I want your book suggestions for the voting list. Try to think of a classic that you want to be read by voicilicious Bill, and send it in.
And - you can be the lucky winner of a free copy of this new voicilicious Bill Nighy read audiobook when it comes out.
Here are some practical rules:
- The authors of the books you pick will have to be deceased for 75 years or more. So please pick some classics! (this list might help you)
- Pick minimum 1 and maximum 3 titles.
- Check that the titles you pick aren’t on the silksoundbooks list already
- Send in your suggestions through the form here and remember to put the following in your mail:
- minimum 1 and maximum 3 book titles
- your name
- your city and country
- your e-mail address
The last day to send in your suggestion(s) is the 1st of August 2007. And please spread the word!
(And before you ask - yes you can send it …)
July 16th, 2007 at 09:46
Just *how* can we possibly choose?? I want him to read all of it!! But I’ll give it some thought and get back to you.
July 16th, 2007 at 09:49
I agree, he can read the London phonebook and I would still be listening. But we have to choose, and hope that he agrees with the book that gets most votes. If not I’ll send Davy to convince him …
July 16th, 2007 at 18:51
I’ll have a study later when I have a bit more time.
Sherlock Holmes might be good.
July 21st, 2007 at 01:21
This is eating me. I want to know what people have picked. Can we cheat and have a look? :)
July 21st, 2007 at 21:46
@Jaci - I have a list of 21 different book until now, and you can’t sneak peek just yet :-) I want people to send in their suggestions with an open mind.
The 1st of August (that’s 10 days from now) I will publish them on http://www.billnighy.info, and I will write a short post about it here as well. Sorry for the wait!
July 27th, 2007 at 02:29
I guess the 1st isn’t so far away. I shall eagerly wait! (Who thought I’d get so into that? Not me.)
July 30th, 2007 at 14:17
I’d like to hear him read Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley - I think he’d be perfect for that!
August 3rd, 2007 at 18:07
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf or To the Lighthouse -
August 5th, 2007 at 23:51
Anything by the never to be seen again Barbara Pym. I will look through my old Pym collection, dog-eared and fallen into the tub many times over, and come up with one title alone. No Fond Return of Love perhaps.
I just watched The Girl in the Cafe again for the nth time, folding the laundry. I find it almost impossible to get through … I love Lawrence so much and Kelly McD is utterly heartbreaking.
August 6th, 2007 at 09:55
@maria : you have to be very quick and send it in today, as the voting list will go on line tonight!
Also please send it through the contact form as mentioned. The same thing for you Steve! Thank you!