Books with Flair and more
I am happy to report that if you are interested in ordering signed/personalized copies of Fortune’s Folly you can now do so very easily thanks to a fabulous website called Books with Flair, set up by author and blogger Mitali Perkins. Books with Flair is a listing of books for kids, tweens and teens that you can order and have signed, personalized, wrapped and shipped! Thank you Mitali for setting this up! There are some great books available so please do check it out!
Here is the page for Fortune’s Folly! Special thanks to Ellen at the Children’s Book Cellar in Waterville ME, who is handling the sales for my book. Just give her a call to place an order!
I’ve been thinking a bit about the upcoming holiday season. I’ve been trying to be more thoughtful in my own gift-giving, both in terms of matching the gift to the person, and in choosing a gift that promotes industries I want to see thrive. I haven’t always been as good about this as I could, though, so this year I am going to try to do three things:
- Buy Books – I love books. I think there’s one out there for everyone. And I think they make fabulous gifts: hard to break, conveniently sized, and easy to wrap! And of course I like buying books as gifts because I am a writer and a reader and I’d like the publishing industry to stay around to keep me and my author/agent/editor/etc friends in business! But seriously. Books are one of my own favorite gifts to receive! Here is a great list of book gift suggestions from the blog Editorial Ass (one of my regular reads).
- Buy (or make) Handmade Gifts – I love getting and giving gifts that aren’t one a million mass-produced similar items. There are so many cool, quirky, wonderful options out there. Rather than go out shopping at the big stores after Thanksgiving, I am planning to spend some time browsing on Etsy and Foodzie.
- Buy from Independents – I firmly believe that putting money into local businesses is the best thing for my community, in the long run. Yes, it would be cheaper to buy some items from a big-box store, and sometimes there are things you just can’t get from an independent. But I would much rather my money stay in local communities, rather than going to some distant corporate headquarters. Check out Facebook Unchained and Indiebound for more information on the benefits of shopping independent and where to find stores.