Best Booklover's Quilt Ever!

azurelunatic has been kind enough to share with us the quilt her mother is making for her.

I still have to finish my first quilt, that I started two years ago (and, yes, mmegaera, I know I still owe you pictures and that I promised to get back to work on it. I will. Someday 8S ), but a similar quilt must clearly be added to the list of quilts I will eventually make.

Palimpsest Pimpage

How could I resist an opportunity to help an author get the word out about her newest book, while at the same time putting myself in line to possibly win a copy of said book and all sorts of really cool, wonderful goodies inspired by the book? Including chocolate. And jewelry. Did I mention chocolate?

So, with no further ado, I introduce you to Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente (yuki_onna).

I also recommend that you check out her post announcing the book, the contest, and the many tie-in products, several of which are the work of folk who are also part of the LiveJournal community.

How did I discover this book? Well, via faerie_writer most recently. (But also many others, some from outside of LJ. Hrmm. I suppose all these mentions mean I have competition for the prize. *glares*) I also followed a link to yuki_onna's evocative trailer, possibly from a link on one of the many blogs about writing and books that distract me from getting work done keep me apprised of the industry.

Catherine's book The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden has been on my Goodreads to-read list for several months, since shortly after I read one of her short stories, and all of her books get great reviews, so I'm sure this new one will be wonderful. Valente was recently interviewed by Green Man Review about The Orphans Tale and I love the way she describes her choice to use the structure of The Arabian Nights for her tale as a means of telling the story of a young girl. I've moved this to the top of my to-read list and reserved it from our local library. I'd do the same with Palimpsest, but since I'm out of work, I'm not buying new books and I don't know whether or when they'll get it in. I've learned to my chagrin that I can't borrow new books using the Interlibrary Loan System, only books that are at least a year old, so I've really got my fingers crossed that I'll win a copy.

I've missed telling you all sorts of exciting news, so please, whatever else you do, go check out her announcement post and the companion music by s00j.

ETA: Here, let Catherynne Valente, in this post on John Scalzi's blog, tell you about Palimpsest.