RIP, LA Banks: Beloved author dead at age 51

Everyone, it's my sad duty to inform you that beloved author LA Banks passed away yesterday morning on August the 2nd, 2011. The website doesn't say, but I believe that it was due to her battle with cancer.

She will be much missed in the literary community. That much is painfully obvious.

What we can do to ensure that her memory is never forgotten is to take a moment sometime to recommend her books to someone and/or to do a good deed for those who are suffering from any sort of cancer.

I just want to say that I'm grateful for having been able to read LA's books. They brought me countless hours of joy & I know that they've done the same for others. Rest in peace, Ms Banks.

Another LA Banks auction!

Hi everyone!

I should have posted this a few days ago when it officially opened, but here it is:

Wicked Little Pixie's LA Banks auction!


There's a lot of awesome stuff here, from signed books to hotel stays! It's just as awesome as the first auction & it looks like it's off to a great start!!

LA Banks auction results!

Hi everyone! I just wanted to give you a quick update on the results from the most recent auction for LA Banks!

I did a quick calculation from the end results from the official auction page & it looks like about $26,000 was raised!

There's also going to be another auction on the 6th, so keep your eyes out for any announcements via Wicked Lil Pixie's website!

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!