Our very dear Charles Vess has made up 'A Bit of English Magic:’ A Susanna Clarke/Charles Vess Literary Basket for a charity auction to benefit his local library.  The auction runs through Saturday, April 9 at 4:00 PM EST.   Details are up on Facebook here.  If you don't have access to FB, here's the fine print:

( Charles Vess writes: )

How stupid do I feel that I didn't even know til now about the con_or_bust online auction which helps fans of color attend SFF conventions, administered by the Carl Brandon Society?

Pretty darned.  And bidding ends tomorrow night at midnight (yes?), so it's too late for me to put anything of mine up for auction.*  But it's not too late to make sure you know ( Read more... )

Thanks again to all who participated in the auction for Laurie J. Marks' wife Deb!  The auction site has  just posted an update on Deb's health (carefully edited by Laurie from a letter to friends, leaving out the really really scary bits -  the full story's positively harrowing!).  Please keep them in your good thoughts.

It's BEA (Book Expo America) week in NYC, and the social whirl is even giddier than expected - so you won't be hearing a lot from me (even though I had many fine posts planned) . . . I'll mostly be out on the street, Tweeting as I go . . . . Last night was a party for authors, publishers & booksellers at NYC's premiere kids' book (and cupcake) ( Read more... )

Bidding on the debsliverlovers auction closes tonight, Sunday, May 23, 2010, 11:59 pm U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4).

First, I'd like to thank everyone who's donated some crazycool stuff, bid on it, spread the word . . . and especially the tireless mods, akycha  & heavenscalyx .

You should also know about the stuff that's being offered by a very special group of people close ( Read more... )

You cannot believe the stuff that's just gone up at the debsliverlovers auction.

My jaw is on the floor.

Writers (including  deliasherman  ) are offering story critiques.  Authors & publishers are offering books (including the limited edition Kelly Link, complete with a deck of cards by Shelly Jackson).  Colleen Doran has offered a page of original art from her amazing comic A ( Read more... )

Friday:  Madly editing Welcome to Bordertown (or whatever we end up titling the new anthology - still up for debate) stories all week to meet Random House deadline -- such wonderful stories!  With such little gems embedded in each one!  F'rinstance, every time I come across these lines, I grin with glee:

“Not through the herb garden, you bozo!” she ( Read more... )

I guess Temporary Culture's first mailing of pre-orders for my new Riverside short story, "The Man With the Knives," has gone out. Because thank you, friends, for your lovely - and very kind - personal notes about it.  (If you see/post a review, please let me know & I'll pass it on to Henry & Tom.)

The live recording of Delia & me reading the story ( Read more... )

I just put this up over at the  ( Read more... )

The generosity of fantasy author Laurie J. Marks' friends & extended community is staggering.

Terri Windling just donated an original painting to debsliverlovers ,  the auction to raise funds for Laurie's wife's liver transplant.  elisem is offering both a custom jewelry piece and a basic wireworking class. (Go here to see the nice things Elise has to say about Laurie ( Read more... )