Leigh Bardugo's Blog, page 856
October 23, 2012
ellenkushner:
booksofwonder:
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Help Revitalize Books of Wonder @
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ABOUT BOOKS OF WONDER AND OUR CAMPAIGN.
Ever since I first opened Books of Wonder back in 1980, the store has been devoted to promoting a love and devotion to the best children’s books being created today while helping preserve the great children’s books of our child-hoods. Over the past 32 years, Books of Wonder has grown to be a landmark of the New York City landscape, as countless parents, grandparents, teachers, librarians, and all who love great stories and illustration have come to Books of Wonder to find the perfect book for the children they love and meet some of the incredible authors and artists who create these books.
There have been many ups and downs over the past three decades, but now we find ourselves facing our biggest challenge yet. Due to an enormous and unexpected expense, Books of Wonder finds its future endangered. If Books of Wonder is to survive, we must raise a minimum of $100,000. With your help, we hope to do just that and keep Books of Wonder open and thrivintg as new York’s premier destination for all those who love children’s books.
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YOUR SUPPORT TODAY WILL ENSURE WE ARE HERE FOR YOU TOMORROW!
When we moved into our current space eight years ago, we leased out 40% of the space to a well-established NYC bakery to provide a cafe for our customers. Unfortunately, the Great Recession was even harder on cupcakes than children’s books and they were forced to close, still owing us many months back rent and utilities. Worse still, with the economy hurting, we could not find a new subtenant, and so had to pay the rent on the space we had previously rented. The result of these unexpected expenses, is that Books of Wonder has had to layout over $300,000 in rent and utilities that we expected to be paid by our subtenant and has strained our resources to the limit. That is why we are launching this campaign.
We need to raise a minimum of $100,000 if Books of Wonder is to survive and continue our mission of bringing the magic of reading to children and the irreplaceable value of an independent, community-based bookstore to New York City.
Over the years, Books of Wonder has been fortunate to host many of the most talented authors and artists of children’s books. When we reached out to them for help with our campaign, their enthusiastic response was overwhelming. Thanks to their immense generosity and talent, we have assembled a wonderful collection of thank you gifts for those who contribute to our campaign – many of which are exclusive to this effort and some of which are truly one-of-a-kind. We have put a lot of effort into making sure that our thank you gifts are representative of how much your support means to us and the type of place Books of Wonder has always been and aspires to continue to be.
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THE FUTURE OF BOOKS OF WONDER.
This is a crucial moment for Books of Wonder and we know we can come out of this campaign stronger and ready to face the challenges of the future. Everyone here at Books of Wonder is passionate about children’s books and loves sharing that passion with the thousands of children and adults who visit us each year from around the New York City area and around the world.
Your contributions today will make it possible for Books of Wonder to be here for many more tomorrows. They will enable us to restore our depleted finances, make some much-needed improvements to the store, continue bringing in great books and the talented authors and artists who create them, and provide you — our friends and customers — with the one-of-a-kind experience that has become the hallmark of Books of Wonder.
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THERE ARE PLENTY OF WAYS TO HELP.
We are asking for your help in the form of contributions. And truly, no amount is too small. But equally important to making this campaign a success, is having you — our loyal friends and supporters — help us spread the word and raise awareness of what we’re doing. This is a 30 day campaign and achieving our goal requires that we reach out to as many supporters as possible. And that’s another great way you can help us! If seeing Books of Wonder survive and continue to thrive is of importance to you, please share news about what we’re doing with your friends, family, colleagues, and anyone else you think might be interested. Use your twitter, facebook, blog – whatever way you like – to spread the word. Please take advantage of the easy-share links provided above.
Once again, thank you for your support and generosity in helping us write the next chapter for Books of Wonder and steer us towards a happy ending.
Books of Wonder does so much for the community - we all get our Signings & Readings there - but it’s not just NYC! You can mail order signed, even inscribed, books wherever you are! Planning to help all I can to keep our “clubhouse” alive.
This is a wonderful store with an extraordinary staff. Every little bit of help counts.
October 22, 2012
HEY, SO CAL PEOPLES!
Come on out to Vroman’s in Pasadena...
HEY, SO CAL PEOPLES!
Come on out to Vroman’s in Pasadena this Thursday, October 25th at 7pm. I’ll be chatting with bestselling authors Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl about the final installment of the Caster Chronicles, BEAUTIFUL REDEMPTION, and the upcoming BEAUTIFUL CREATURES movie.
Witchery! Mayhem! Prizes!
More details here. Hope to see your lovely faces!
mseregon:
Shadow and Bone: Alina by *mseregon
Alina!! Love...
Shadow and Bone: Alina by *mseregon
Alina!! Love this. Her kefta looks amazing. And I want those boots.
eventhepartofyouthatlovedhim:
Mal’s fan mix
Back to Back (Wolf...
Mal’s fan mix
Back to Back (Wolf Gang)- When the whole world is thinking/That I must be depressed/The point that theyre missing/Is that I dont want nobody else/I want to be with you/It kills me to say/That I want to be with you/That is just the way, its just the way now
Hopeless Wanderer (Mumford & Sons)- And in the dark I have no name/So leave that click in my head/And I will remember the words that you said/Left a clouded mind and a heavy heart/But I was sure we could see a new start
Little Talks (Of Monsters and Men)-You’re gone gone gone away/I watched you disappear/All that’s left is a ghost of you/Now we’re torn torn torn apart, there’s nothing we can do/Just let me go we’ll meet again soon/Now wait wait wait for me/Please hang around/I’ll see you when I fall asleep
Waiting For My Chance To Come (Noah and the Whale)- ‘Cause it’s hard to feel like, you’re worth something in this life/When you’re walking next to me, I can hear my body speak/We’re just waiting for a chance to come/We’re just waiting for a chance to come/Your immortal smile is burned in me/When I close my eyes its all see/Among the canyons and the stars/You’re the guide inside my heart/I’m just waiting for my chance to come
Comatose(Skillet)- I hate feeling like this/I’m so tired of trying to fight this/I’m asleep and all I dream of/Is waking to you/Tell me that you will listen/Your touch is what I’m missing/And the more I hide I realize I’m slowly losing you
October 21, 2012
Morozova’s boutique?
Morozova’s boutique?
October 19, 2012
The amazing Jenn Rush has given Mal his own cover!! #TeamMal...
The amazing Jenn Rush has given Mal his own cover!! #TeamMal #goodgravy
btw, Jenn, I ADORE YOU.
shadow and bone is one of my favourite books ever. i love alina, the grisha and everything in between. I also love that you love avatar. #avatards4life
*ATLA fistbump* Thank you! So glad you liked it. And “FullMetalKefta” made my day
October 18, 2012
Shadow and Bone makes EW's "can't miss" list
Woots! Thrilled to be included on a list with so many wonderful books. And doubly delighted that S&B is rec’d for fans of Divergent (of which I am one <3).
