The Book Dragon is: IN

Research books in the mail! Yes!

I am now the proud possessor of The Carousel Keepers, Carousel Horses (lots and lots of wonderful photographs), and Saturday Night at Moody's Diner. Carousel Horses came in a large, well-taped box, nestled like a jewel in layers of crumpled newspaper, wrapped in clean brown paper on which a pine tree had been hand-inked, and the wish, 'Happy Holidays to you in Maine.'

*happy sigh*

There were checks in the mail, too, which are, truthfully, Beyond Useful, but not nearly as satisfying as the books.

A Gentle Reminder

For those of us who still use postage stamps....

First class postage will go up to 39 cents/ounce begining Sunday, January 8. You would think that this information would be front-and-center on the USPS website, but -- no. I had to Google and get the date from the Baltimore Sun.

Go, Baltimore Sun!

Liaden Universe(R) InfoDump #51

HAPPY 2006!

NEW, REALLY NEW NEWS

Calamity's Child is the title of the next Lee & Miller chapbook from SRM Publisher. Not "officially" a Liaden Universe(R) adventure chapbook, Calamity's Child features two Lee and Miller stories ...one is the off-the-beaten track Liaden Universe(R) novelette "Sweet Waters," which has appeared in magazines in both the UK and the US (3SF and Absolute Magnitude), and the second is "Night at the Opera," a fantasy-mystery first seen in the Rosemary Edghill anthology Murder by Magic in October, 2004. The chapbook's official release date is April 21, 2005 -- the start of PenguiCon -- though some pre-orders may well reach the adventurous before then.

Pre-orders for the chapbook will start January 4, 2006 and the SRM Publisher website will be offering online snippets.

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