Thanksgiving and Books and Stuff

I had a very good Thanksgiving. We mostly sat around with friends and had turkey, dressing, green beans (braised in bacon, onion, and garlic), mashed potatoes, rolls, gravy, and cranberry sauce. Plus there was a cheesecake, a pumpkin pie (that my husband made), and a chocolate fudge cake that I made. It's a chocolate mayonnaise cake that my mother used to make, and it's really really good. I'll post the recipe if anyone is interested.

Today we're going to Murder by the Book in Houston for small business Saturday. (We'd go there anyway because one of our friends is from out of town and really likes to go there when she's in state, but it's nice that it's also small business Saturday.)

For Small Business Saturday:

* My post with the list of art, craft, fair trade, small press, and links to find local independent bookstores you can buy online from is here.

Holiday Book Drive:

* There is a holiday book drive for Ballou High School Library in Washington, DC There are lots of sale books and new books under $10.00 on the Powell's wishlist. You can buy a book for 9.95 and give a gift to 1200 kids.

The Cloud Roads Kindle US Sale:

* The first Raksura book, The Cloud Roads, is still on sale in the Kindle US ebook version for $1.99. I think the publisher will probably put it back to the normal price at the end of November, so if you ever wanted to check it out or know someone who wants to check it out on ebook, now is a good time.