I am lost in search of a book

August 5, 2015 9:16 PM

I'm trying to find a copy of Helen DeWitt's novel "Your Name Here." For the life of me, I can't seem to find one. It was published online as a pdf you could buy from her website, but now I can't seem to find a link, just some text saying a small press had bought it. The last news on that was a few years ago. If anyone could direct me toward a copy of the book, I would be grateful and more than happy to pay for it.
posted by holmesian to Media & Arts (6 answers total)

It looks like the press that has the printing rights is pretty active on facebook, so you could try asking them what's up. If they haven't published it and still hold the rights, you won't be able to find a (legit) copy to throw money at.
posted by rtha at 9:22 PM on August 5, 2015

This old blog post explains both how people bought it at some point and why the publication is complicated. The website page that mentions Noemi Press has been pretty sparse at least since 2010, and it doesn't exactly say the other way of getting the PDF doesn't happen anymore.
posted by Monsieur Caution at 9:29 PM on August 5, 2015

Oh, actually, here's the original 'buy' page, which includes an old email address for someone else who might be able to help.
posted by Monsieur Caution at 9:39 PM on August 5, 2015

Best answer: She's very active and responsive online - though one is loathe to distract her from writing her next amazing book, I would try leaving a blog comment at Paperpools, emailing her (this is what Paperpools lists as her email: [e-mail]), or sending her a DM (@helendewitt)
posted by raisindebt at 6:24 AM on August 6, 2015 [4 favorites]

Best answer: What raisindebt said, and I can confirm that she is friendly and answers e-mails (and would doubtless love to help you get a copy).
posted by languagehat at 8:11 AM on August 6, 2015 [2 favorites]

Response by poster: Thank you all! I sent her an email and hopefully she can direct me towards the book.
posted by holmesian at 10:53 AM on August 6, 2015