lbardugo:
Hey all,
I’ve often called Inej the heart of the Six...
Hey all,
I’ve often called Inej the heart of the Six of Crows duology and those of you who have read the first book will be familiar with her backstory. But when we write about issues like abuse and forced prostitution, I think we need to acknowledge that these problems aren’t confined to fiction.
This fall, I’ll be touring to promote Crooked Kingdom, the sequel to Six of Crows, and I’ll be donating 10% of my book sales at every stop to GEMS:
Girls Educational and Mentoring Services’ (GEMS) mission is to empower girls and young women, ages 12–24, who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking to exit the commercial sex industry and develop to their full potential. GEMS is committed to ending commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking of girls and young women by changing individual lives, transforming public perception, and revolutionizing the systems and policies that impact sexually exploited youth.
I can’t stress enough the importance of the work this organization is doing for girls who many traditional social service agencies have chosen to ignore. For your purchase to count toward GEMS sales, just order through one of the stops on my tour. Macmillan Publishing has agreed to match my contribution up to $3,000, and I’m hoping we can make it there and beyond.
And even if you have zero interest in any of my books, please consider donating to GEMS right here.
Hey all,
Just wanted to update this and let you know we raised a total of $6811.29 for the incredible people at GEMS. Thank you to everyone who bought a book (or two) and helped make this happen.
Love you, murder nerds.
