A Box of Birds is now 60% funded.
Lots of people have pledged
support to make this book happen, but there is still a way to go. Here are some things you can do to help.
1. Spread the word.
I have been doing a lot of publicity around the book, and there are plenty of
ways of getting into the conversation. I’ve tweeted about it a lot, and my Facebook
page also has links for easy sharing.
I followed up my interview
with Jonah Lehrer in a piece for Radio 4’s ‘All in the Mind’, which you can
listen to again here.
The book has had a second pre-publication quote from the acclaimed novelist
Sara Maitland, which you
can read here.
I have written about the Unbound
crowd-funding process here, and answered some common questions about the
process works. I wrote about the challenges of combining being a scientist and
a writer in this blog
post for the Independent. I have also
written a blog post specifically about how
neuroscience explains motivations, and how novelists can make use of that
knowledge.
I was interviewed about the book for the magazine Notes
from the Underground. The book was also mentioned in this
piece in the Daily Telegraph.
I’ll be doing an event at the Hay Festival on Tuesday 5 June. Looking further ahead, I’ll be in conversation about fiction and
science with the American writer Ben Marcus at the Edinburgh festival on 11 August, and I’ll speaking about the book at Medicine Unboxed: Belief
in Cheltenham in November.
2. Persuade a friend.
If everybody who has pledged for the book could persuade one more person, I
would quickly reach the target. You can find out who has already pledged
support by going here.
For those who want to try before they buy, the first chapter of the book is
free to read at the pledge
page, and the second chapter
has just been published too. The third chapter is posted in the Shed, to which
only subscribers have access.
3. Pledge again.
Unbound make beautiful books which are perfect gifts. This gift is even more
special because you can put the recipient’s name in the back of the book. Supporters’
names will appear in every subsequent edition, including the trade edition
which will be published by Faber next year (if the Unbound edition reaches its
target) and any foreign editions and translations. Remember that the Unbound
edition will appear some time before the Faber one, so those who subscribe now
get an exclusive preview.
It’s easy to change the name that appears in the back of the
book. Simply go into the Shed (as a subscriber you have access) and press the
button at the right.
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