Hey kids, it's holiday season - you will note we did NOT start hassling you pre-Thanksgiving like some stores we could mention.  But now that carols are playing, there's snow in Hawaii and Black Friday is a done deal, we figured you might want some alternative gift ideas for that hard to shop for person/people in your life.  You can of course shop for our books at the usual suspects, Amazon, B&N, Powells, and etc., but there are some limited edition hard-covers still available JUST from us:

• Stays Crunchy in Milk, by Adam P Knave -- one of 34 limited edition hardcovers, signed by the author and numbered.  Holiday price $45 bucks including shipping US only, elsewhere add 5 bucks)!
• Chimeric Machines, by Lucy A Snyder -- one of 50 limited edition hardcovers, signed by the author and numbered. Holiday price $30 bucks, including shipping (US only, elsewhere add 5 bucks)!
• Brine, by Adrienne Jones -- one of 100 limited edition hardcovers, signed by the author and numbered.  Holiday price $35 bucks, including shipping (again, only in the US - everywhere else, you get stiffed for 5 extra bucks).

Quantities are, as we say, limited -- really, in this case.  By definition.

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE

We're having a contest for our newest child prodigy, Stays Crunchy in Milk -- the short form is, buy the book, take your picture with it, and you might win the ENTIRE Farscape Collection on DVD.  Farscape? Stays Crunchy? Does this even make sense?  Is there a connection (Legally, we must say there's no association, but you can decide if one of these things is not like the other)?  Anyway, full details as well as where you have to post your picture is on the author's site, where you can read all about it.  Follow the link to the contest - you know you want to.

BUT WAIT ONE MORE THING

Though it's not in hardcover it is our signature Christmas Classic around here - have you wondered why you haven't made a soft candlelit family reading of Ace Hawkins and the Wrath of Santa Claus part of your holiday tradition?  We certainly have! (We'll let you work out whether 'we have' means 'have wondered' or have incorporated the book into our holiday traditions -- maaaaybe it's both!

Chris Conlon, author of Starkweather Dreams (and many other fine books that we had nothing to do with) will be appearing at two upcoming events:

Stays Crunchy in Milk has hit the ground running, appearing in your favourite booksellers, Amazon, B&N, Powell's, and there's a shiny new interview on the website "Talking with Tim," wherein Mr Knave discusses the book, ideas, pop culture, and waxes eloquent and cracks wise.

Read the interview here.

The Black Glove is featuring an interview with Chris Conlon, regarding his new book (from, ahem, CGP) Starkweather Dreams.  As an added bonus, at the end of the article is a review of the book, and a review of Chimeric Machines, by Lucy A Snyder (also from CGP and with a hardcover edition that's part of a great deal this month - check the article below...).  As well, Chris is interviewed at Dark Scribe magazine - check out what he has to say there.

Check out the interview/reviews at The Black Glove, or the interview at Dark Scribe.

And remember, we strive to add links to all reviews our books receive - check them out - and if you've reviewed one of our books and you don't see it here, please let us know.