When all is lost, look for the final girls.

[seanan_mcguire]

I usually start these posts with "I am pleased...". I'm not pleased right now. I'm not sure I'll ever be pleased again. Like so many of us, I am sick and scared and sad. I'm wishing I weren't getting so many random apologies from people who found the villain in Feed cartoony and unrealistic, but now find him horrifyingly plausible. I'm wishing

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[ext_2953348]

Ahh, how I'd love to read this - as well as Rollind In The Deep.
But 40$ plus international shipping is quite hefty, especially für 112 pages :/

In any case, I hope (for you) that it sells out just as quickly as Rolling in the Deep and brings its readers...uhm...if not exactly joy, then pleasure and/or excitement. (It doesn't read like a particularly joyful story ;) )

[seanan_mcguire]

Yeah, it's a pickle. They cost as much as they do because they're gorgeous books, as much artifacts as items: extremely high-quality construction, signed, numbered, etc. But that means the prices don't really come down.

The one thing you might do is check with Borderlands Books, in San Francisco, on whether they're planning to stock the title. They can sometimes bring the cost of shipping down a bit, since they're coastal and also doing it by hand, rather than on an institutional level.

[sylphon]

I definitely agree, Rolling in the Deep was gorgeous to behold. Other books from them have been similarly gorgeous. It is a hard cost, but worth it in the end.

[lilisonna]

They really are lovely.

[multi_facets]

I'm scared and sad too.

Then I remember people like you, Ms. McGuire. Dreamers, creators, singers, artists, and people who just plain care.

That makes me feel a little better.

[lyssabard]

This is a light in the dark and I can't wait to read it. Hopefully, I can get a copy!

[danaoshee]

Right now the way I'm coping is to try to help with everyone else who's struggling.
And therefore I ask: is there anything I can do to help you make it through this, on the short term scale?

[wenhaver]

I ordered it, as an early birthday present for myself. Now I can tell my husband he doesn't have to get me anything, and he'll be too relieved to care what I spent. This was also my strategy for Rolling in the Deep, and it worked well for all parties.

I have one more day of news avoidance (except Biden memes) before heading back into the fray and trying to figure out how to make the world a better place. I've got a Not Straight (her preferred label) kid, and we cried tears of joy together when gay marriage became legal. I've solemnized two gay marriages in the past year and a half. Most of my kids' friends aren't white. I gave myself a week to mourn, and now I just need to find my place to stand.