What to do with Emily Giffin books

I was reading some of the comments on Corey's blog and on various other sites about people who aren't sure what to do with their book. Some mentioned burning them, others mentioned various other things to do to them that fell along the same lines.

Well, here's my opinion on what to do: donate them. Regardless of how badly I think the Giffins might have acted, that's no reason to destroy a perfectly good book. I also recommend against getting rid of them if they're a special edition or a signed copy. Getting rid of something you previously valued in the heat of the moment might be something you regret later even if you know you'll never be able to really like the author the same way again.

So here's some options for those books that you might not want anymore:

1. Donate them to soldiers overseas. There are several groups online that send books to soldiers overseas, so you kind of have your pick of what to go through. I know that several churches and groups in any given area do this as well, so you can check through them. I'm listing two of the bigger groups (Books for Soldiers and Operation Paperback) if you want to check through them. I had a boyfriend that was in the military and he assured me that books are very, very appreciated regardless of what genre it is.
2. Donate them to local nursing homes, hospitals, or palliative care units. 
3. Give them to a homeless shelter. Homeless people like to read too!
4. Toss them into the "for sale" section at your local library. The funds from those sales go towards your local library and almost every library is underfunded.
5. Take them to Goodwill or to a used book store. Not only will they be out of your house, but you can pick up more stuff to read at the same time.

In any case, there's some options as to what to do with your books other than destroying them or chucking them. 

L.A. Banks diagnosed with cancer.. :( Help via auction!

Hi guys... I hate to interrupt the fun of introducing new authors, but I've got some sad news to impart.

Bestselling author L.A. Banks of Vampire Huntress fame has just been diagnosed with late stage adrenal cancer. She's going to fight this as hard as she can for as long as she can, but unfortunately good cancer care is expensive.

That's where fans like you & I come in. I've discovered that her friends & family have set up a page where we can donate towards her medical care. (Click here for the page.)





If you're in the Philly, PA area then you can take a donation to any Police and Fire Federal Credit Union branch. For the rest of us we can donate via paypal.

If you can, please donate so we can keep her with us for a long time to come!


UPDATE:

I've also found the auction site where you can bid on items & the proceeds will go towards Banks' treatment. There's all sorts of wonderful things up for bids from all sorts of authors & people, from Heather Graham offering a two night stay & registration for a conference she's holding, to various businesses offering marketing packages.

All of the opening bids on these items are at a fraction of their cost, so please take a look!

Help Japan by reading a book!

Hi all! If you're like me, you were undoubtedly horror struck at the earthquake/tsunami tragedy that happened recently in Japan. There's just no words to describe the amount of sorrow & tragedy that its caused.

Many relief efforts have sprung up, some from major agencies like the Red Cross (you can donate here) to individual efforts like my friend Naomi Clark.

From now until March 19th (Sunday) she's donating 100% of any revenue from the sale of her two ebooks Night and Chaos (The Deva Chronicles #1) & Ungrateful Dead (The Ethan Banning Files) to World Vision.

Unfortunately only the kindle versions are being counted in on this, but if you still want to purchase them through Lulu here are the links to Naomi's books on there. (Ungrateful Dead Night and Chaos)