But this plug is for a good cause, and one that applies to everyone out there, even those of you don’t write children’s literature.  Heck, you don’t even have to write for this to apply to you!

Today we launched The Great Library Giveaway on the From the Mixed-Up Files blog.  We have complied a list of almost 50 middle-grade titles that we want to donate to a local or school library.  We are asking readers to nominate their favorite library, and our random generator will choose a winning library on November 30th.

http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2010/10/the-great-library-giveaway/

So check in and nominate your child’s school library, or your favorite public library, or the underserved library across town that you heard needs donations.  Just find a worth library and tell us!

(For those who need a little extra push, we are giving the person with the winning entry a $25 gift certificate to their local indie store as well.)

So go!  Run!  Nominate!

And when you’re done, I might have some updates that are art related posted here for you to read.

Hey, I’ve been really busy!

Not sure if I should be happy or sad about this one. I have a google alert on my book titles, and this popped into my in box a few days ago Ax Murderers at the Library. The blog is talking about the controversy surrounding another book, Uncle Bobby’s Wedding and goes on to discuss whether a Fundamentalist’s list of books that shouldn’t be in the library actually are.

In the section where the blogger names books for the “Devil Worshipers” portion of the list, two of my books are named. Granted the blogger states that athiests and Wiccans wouldn’t consider themselves devil worshipers, but the other guy might.

Since one of the reasons I wrote the books was to educate the general public that we are NOT devil worshipers, I a bit perturbed to have my children’s books listed in such a place, even with the disclaimer.

I honestly don’t know what to say.