Soft Sell Friday: Things By Me You Can Buy (If You Wish)

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Two announcements today. First, the e-book of Tales of Old Earth, my quite splendid collection of short fiction, goes on sale tomorrow, Saturday, the 24th of June, for $1.99 (US and Canada only). So if you like e-books, don't already have this one, and would like to get a taste of my short fiction... well, there you are.

Second, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association is having a silent auction. Among the many items and opportunities on offer is a pair of  Dragonstairs Press chapbooks, written by Yours Truly and published by Marianne Porter.

Here's the official description:

Two Dragonstairs Press limited edition chapbooks, each signed and numbered: THE ONCE AND FUTURE RYE by Michael Swanwick, a history of "the whiskey that was America," and THE LONELY AND THE RUM, a conversation between Swanwick and Greer Gilman exploring the virtues and dissimilarities of the works of P. L. Travers, Stella Benson, Tove Jansson, and Sylvia Townsend Warner, among others. (Note: the ONCE AND FUTURE RYE chapbook is the last one available anywhere.)

I might add that the small item, bottom right, is Marianne's official business card. It takes the form of a very small chapbook, hand-sewn in wrappers.

You can find the auction here. Or you can go direct to the chapbooks here. But, really, it's more fun to just poke around and see what's on offer.

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