Doing good & doing well

Q: What do these names have in common: Glen Miranker, David Scheiman, Richard Sosa, Chris Williams, and Alice Wright? A: Each of these good folk has a doppelganger in the fiction of one Laurie R. King. About once a book, I donate a character name to one charity or another.  This year, the charity is…

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Deadlines & Passing on the Gift

Just a quick reminder to send your submissions for both the Fantasy Library Contest and the Beekeeper’s Gallery (any art that doesn’t fit within the frame of a Russellscape) to bees@laurierking.com by this coming Monday, April 12. Voting for the Beekeeper’s Gallery will begin that day, so come back next week and cast your vote…

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Four women, one amazing conversation

Next month, on February 16, four women will sit down in an Arizona ballroom and talk books.  Of course, women talking books is hardly unusual, but in this case the women might be saying things that others would like to listen in on. Barbara Peters is in charge.  Barbara’s the queen bee of Poisoned Pen…

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Indies and other busy beez

It’s Indie Week–spread the word, and let me know if your favorite Indie bookstore is doing something fun.  Send us pictures, and we’ll post them! As for other Good Causes, I apologize again for the delays and problems some of you have had with the Heifer International prizes that came (or, should have come) with…

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