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Ravens in the Library: An All-Star Benefit Collection

mood: ecstatic ecstatic
music: S. J. Tucker - "Ravens in the Library"
Ravens in the Library - Add to Cart
Featuring Tales by:
Ari Berk
Holly Black
Francesca Lia Block
Phil Brucato
Sam Chupp
Storm Constantine
Charles de Lint
Ben Dobyns
Jaymi Elford
Neil Gaiman
Alexandra Honigsberg
Elizabeth Jordan Leggett
Shira Lipkin
Angel Leigh McCoy
Seanan McGuire
Kris Millering and Storm Wilder
Mia Nutick
S.J. Tucker
Carrie Vaughn
Catherynne M. Valente
Terri Windling

and others...

With Illustrations by:
Amy Brown
Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
James A. Owen
Brian Syme

and others...

Edited by:
Phil Brucato
& Sandra Buskirk

Graphic Design by:
Sherry Lynne Baker
The Ravens in the Library Project, in connection with
"A Healthy Dose of Sooj" and "Save Our Sooj" presents

RAVENS IN THE LIBRARY:
MAGIC IN THE BARD'S NAME

A Limited Edition Collection of Stories and Art dedicated to the health of S.J. Tucker

This special VERY limited edition has been compiled to defray the medical expenses and recovery of musician S.J. Tucker.

The collection will NOT be released in stores, and it is NOT downloadable! It will be available only as long as those expenses remain unresolved. After that, RAVENS IN THE LIBRARY will disappear.

Order your advance copy today... Before they fly away forever!

Add to Cart$25.00 includes shipping & handling
within the continental United States

Anticipated Release Date*: Feb. 22, 2009
Trade Paperback format
Color covers, B&W interiors
Self-Published by The Ravens in the Library Project

With Heartfelt Thanks to Ellen Datlow and all contributors.

* - barring delays in printing or production.

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EDIT: We apologize for the glitch that suggests that the book can be downloaded. It is scheduled for hard-copy release on February 22nd. We are fixing the problem. Thanks!

Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 at 10:23 am | | Leave a comment | 46 comments | Share

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coppervale

Excellent.

Just wanted to add: I very rarely sell original art. But when you feel the time is right (maybe right around the release date), we can auction off the original cover illustration and add that in to the fund.

James
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 06:30 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply
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coppervale

Well, I was also thinking we could produce (at no cost) a dozen or so limited-edition prints of it as well, for the underbidders on the original. I have the facilities here to do them, and I can pull the supplies out of other projects. What do you think? Could raise a good chunk of money.
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 08:54 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

satyrblade

Great ideas, all 'round.

Wow. This is magic.
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 10:05 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

mlerules

Awesome - well done, all of you!
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 06:31 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

spytfire

Ooooohhhh....it sparkles it does!

Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 06:39 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply
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aaronace

Count me in, if you need me.
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 07:00 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

(Anonymous)

OH
MY
GOODNESS

(that's the polite toned down version!)

All in one book...
Neil Gaiman, creator of some of the stories in my favourite fantasy land- the discworld. (That is the Neil Gaiman you mean, right?)

Amy Brown- definitely my favourite fantasy artist (yes, just take a look at our walls for confirmation).

The Soojster herself!

Phil Brucato- hmmmmmmm... last I heard, some dodgy writer dude who hadn't got the hang of wearing shoes ;-)
Ok ok, shoes or no shoes you're writing is very very good Phil!

AND to top it all off, it's for a good cause.


Come on people. I think the question should be who would be crazy enough NOT to want to own a book like this?
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 07:07 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

mandb80

Ok, haven't quite woken up yet, and managed to not log on.
The previous post was me. I wasn't trying to be anonymous!
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 07:09 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

ladistrange

Gaiman is MOST certainly among the greats, but I think "DIscWorld" is the creation of Terry Pratchett, not Neil Gaiman. Although the two DID collaborate on "Good Omens"

Sorry, not meaning to be snarky, it's just the lit geek in me :)
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 08:00 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

mandb80

Yes, "discworld" is most certainly the creation of Terry Pratchett. I never said that was Gaiman's creation.
I know at the very least he co-wrote Good Omens. I'm sure there's more, but right now my tiredness is winning out over searching through my bookcase.
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 08:21 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

dances_withcats

SWEET!

I am so there!
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 07:12 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

tereshkova2001

Oh, this is even more awesome than I thought; and I did in fact guess right on three points.

The electronic download says there is no file; will there ever be an electronic copy or shall we just wait impatiently for the 22nd?

The logo looks like it flew off the wall of Allen Library. <3
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 07:16 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

satyrblade

It's not downloadable. That was a shopping cart glitch. Should be fixed now.

We MIGHT make this available at some point, but the book's not even finished yet. :)
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 07:56 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

dichroic

Wow. I went to order one, but had some process issues. I'm in Taiwan, but when I selected that country, the price didn't change - shouldn't there be a higher shipping cost?

Also, since my Paypal is form a US account, it won't let me put in a non-US address. Is it OK if I just put my real address in the 'special instructions' section?
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 07:41 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

satyrblade

Hmmmm...

We're still trying to sort out the "foreign sales" issue.

We WILL ship out of the States, but it'll cost more. How MUCH more will depend on where it's going and how much the book eventually weights.

We are looking into POD and shipping through lulu.com, but that isn't certain yet.

Just hold off for now. We'll sort out that shopping cart thing.

Thanks! :)
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 07:54 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

dichroic

Cool, thanks for the quick reply. Any possibility of an electronic edition?
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 07:58 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

satyrblade

Possibly. It will depend on the financial issues involved.
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 08:03 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

daemonnoire

*snags*

So. Very. Awesome.
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 07:49 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

kenllama

that is super-exciting. i am so there =)
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 08:25 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

deire

I want one dreadfully badly. Is there a non electronic address for ordering? Or is it already listed someplace my less than perfectly observant self already missed it?
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 08:48 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

windbourne

Holy mazurka-macramé! I'm...so there.
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 09:13 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

lysystratae

Bought and looking forward to it :)
Posted on Jan. 6th, 2009 10:06 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

idancewithlife

Ordered and paid--looking forward to it! I had been considering how I wanted to contribute, and this was too good to pass up.

Got to you via Seanan and Vixy.

I also friended you so I can follow all the news about this and sooj.
Posted on Jan. 7th, 2009 01:10 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

ermordung

This sounds great!
Can you make a new post when the international shipping costs are available? I usually read this through feed...
An another question, is it possible to get this signed by someone?
Posted on Jan. 7th, 2009 01:43 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply
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upstart_crow

Hi Phil!

I've got a question about this book. May I send you an LJ message? (wanted to ask if I could first in case you don't like/don't use that).
Posted on Jan. 7th, 2009 02:21 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply
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upstart_crow

Thank you :)
Posted on Jan. 7th, 2009 04:53 am (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

pisceskitty

WOW...

hugs
Posted on Jan. 7th, 2009 02:36 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply
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dayglow

I might be a bit 'late and duh' on this one, but did you see that SOS is spotlighted on the front page? :)
Posted on Jan. 7th, 2009 05:38 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

tzaddi_93

Did you notice?

saveours00j is the top listing on the "In the Spotlight" section on the LJ main page today.

Edited at 2009-01-07 06:24 pm (UTC)
Posted on Jan. 7th, 2009 06:23 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply
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brighids_own

This is absolutely one of the better manifestations of the Inter-Web! Kudos to the architects!

Yes, indeed, the authors are fantastic but though I've not had the pleasure of meeting the might Sooj, I've had enough close friends exhort their joy in her being that I am only too happy to pitch in. May your health soar and your debt fall away...

Oh, and as I'm a librarian-type devoted to provenance... I found out about this excellent action through the Wily Writers group on Facebook, run by Angel McCoy. Cheers!
Posted on Jan. 8th, 2009 07:24 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

satyrblade

Thank you.

And Angel has a tale in this, as well.

Please spread the word! :)
Posted on Jan. 8th, 2009 08:22 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

brighids_own

EXCELLENT!!

My friend, Nathan, did some editing on the story she was submitting but I hadn't heard if it was accepted or not.

Oh, trust me, I'm gonna do my darnedest to make a viral-marketing epidemiologist's eyes cross! :D
Posted on Jan. 8th, 2009 09:24 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

satyrblade

Cool. Thank you. Please. Let's just say 25 grand ain't gonna be nearly enough to cover the cause. We're gonna need a bigger boat.
Posted on Jan. 8th, 2009 09:59 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

mutantenemy

This is beyond all levels of jaw-dropping awesomeness, Phil. I'm greatly impressed and inspired. My rent check just went through, so I can spare a few coins for the lovely Sooj. My order has been placed. *hugs*

Posted on Jan. 8th, 2009 08:28 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

satyrblade

Thanks, love. Yeah, it's been a crazy week. I just started the project nine days ago, and since the moment I started sending emails and making calls, my life - and Dami's - have been all manner of insane... in a good way. Mostly. I need a nap.

*hugs*
Posted on Jan. 8th, 2009 09:57 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

ermordung

I feel a little bad for thinking this, but if it wasn’t for her illness I would never have met her music, so something good came of it. I been listening to its songs, and I really liked them, and I’m of course buying it. What initially got my attention was the book, but that led me to want to know who Sooj was. And in addition to having a gifted voice, she is very beautiful. Tell her if she ever come to Chile, she is more than welcome to stay in my home :-) We could watch Firefly :-P

Hope she’ll recover soon so we can have more of his wonderful music (and a photo session, please).
Posted on Jan. 8th, 2009 10:57 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

(Anonymous)

Off Topic

Hey, any word, any at all, of Goblin Markets and Deliria in general? Some of us are still keeping our eyes out, hoping something will come down the pipe. Maybe you could release what you have, rather than see it go to waste? Or put it on a website with a 5-10 dollar membership fee to read what you've got and maybe do the occasional article or couple page piece?

I'm not giving up hope ...

(please post your response and thoughts on the Deliria forum, since I'm much more likely to check there than here ... and your post may help kick things back into action)
Posted on Jan. 11th, 2009 06:34 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

ghostgrrl

Off Topic Too

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,479747,00.html

Hon, you would do great at this.
Posted on Jan. 13th, 2009 02:07 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

satyrblade

Re: Off Topic Too

Aw - thank you, sweetheart! I don't see myself taking the job (as I'm in love with Seattle), but thanks for thinking of me. How you doing in your new home, luv?
Posted on Jan. 21st, 2009 02:15 am (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

rowangolightly

May I gank this and re-post, please, to help further promote?


A loving (and well-read) friend of Beth Leggett's.
Posted on Jan. 23rd, 2009 04:47 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply