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.
Wow, you've really mastered the power of positive giving-up.
Cordelia ,'End of Days'
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."
Atropa - Dec 01, 2011 10:52:19 am PST #16951 of 28282
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
§ 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.
Sophia Brooks - Dec 01, 2011 11:41:48 am PST #16958 of 28282
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Awesome, Erin! I have a reputation for giving good gifts, so I wANT TO KEEP IT UP!
Cass - Dec 01, 2011 11:57:21 am PST #16959 of 28282
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
But I imagine if you were a collector - the cause would be of less import than the stuff that is being auctioned.
In an auction? I care about where the money goes. What I'll spend at Powell's is different than what I'll spend for auction. I know who I am supporting at Powell's. I want to know the same for a "cause" so I can judge it on its own.
Consuela - Dec 01, 2011 12:01:51 pm PST #16960 of 28282
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I want to know the same for a "cause" so I can judge it on its own.
Granted. Apparently Windling has long-term health issues but I don't know anything about the legal issues, and for family privacy concerns nobody's saying. So it really does come down to: do you trust the people who say it's a good cause?
I'm sure it's on the up-and-up, myself.