Fundraiser (auction) for Terri Windling.
Well, a gathering is brie, mellow song stylings; shindig, dip, less mellow song stylings, perhaps a large amount of malt beverage, and hootenanny, well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny.
Oz ,'Beneath You'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
sumi - Dec 01, 2011 10:38:55 am PST #16948 of 28282
Art Crawl!!!
§ ita § - Dec 01, 2011 10:46:28 am PST #16949 of 28282
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What's the legal issue? I don't know Terri. I'd think about giving money for her health, because I know how shitty a situation creators get into, but I have no idea about an unknown legal issue. And, seriously, Neil Gaiman isn't my ethical minder. I'd need more than his say so.
sumi - Dec 01, 2011 10:47:05 am PST #16950 of 28282
Art Crawl!!!
I don't know - but I figured there might be some people here who would be interested.
Atropa - Dec 01, 2011 10:52:19 am PST #16951 of 28282
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I love Terri Windling's work. I've got a bunch of fairy tale and urban fantasy collections that she edited/curated.
Everything I'd want to bid on (a doll from Wendy Froud! Artwork from Charles Vess!) is waaaaay out of my price range.
§ ita § - Dec 01, 2011 10:57:20 am PST #16952 of 28282
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm in no way saying or implying you shouldn't link to it. I'm just raising an issue I have with the premise. It's discussion, not quashing.
sumi - Dec 01, 2011 11:01:43 am PST #16953 of 28282
Art Crawl!!!
So because Neil Gaiman donated to the auction - that means that he is judging you if you don't participate?
Because that's not how I felt about it.
§ ita § - Dec 01, 2011 11:07:45 am PST #16954 of 28282
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
No, that's not what I meant. Looking back, I didn't even say anything like that.
I meant that him deeming it a worthwhile cause because he knows the details is no substitute for my own knowledge and judgment.
Sophia Brooks - Dec 01, 2011 11:27:02 am PST #16955 of 28282
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Does anyone have any book rec for a 9 year old boy who likes to read non-fiction and books with pictures, but whose reading level is high in the science/nature etc areas. He was interested in finger printing and CSI sort of stuff, so I was thinking of getting him Encyclopedia Brown, but his mom says that there are not enough pictures, but he can read grown-up non fiction books as long as there are enough illustrations.
sumi - Dec 01, 2011 11:31:23 am PST #16956 of 28282
Art Crawl!!!
Oh, okay. That's true. But I imagine if you were a collector - the cause would be of less import than the stuff that is being auctioned.
Strix - Dec 01, 2011 11:37:44 am PST #16957 of 28282
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Sophia -- do you have a Barnes and Noble close? I saw a TON of science related books with tons of illustrations and good writing in the clearance rack of the Kids section.
Can't remember specific names, but there were many.