Can I Sit With You?

Can I Sit With You? is on a tear. At this moment we're the #813 seller on lulu.com (we started out at 22,000), we've sold almost 250 copies, and we've cleared almost $1300 in direct donations to SEPTAR. Thanks so much, everyone, and please tell even more people to buy our book!

In other, also very exciting news:

Beth Kanter featured Can I Sit With You? as one of her charitable holiday giving recommendations for the BlogHer holiday gifting guide. Thank you, Beth!

We have also been featured at Blooking Central, a blog all about [blogs+books=] blooks. There may even be a follow up Q&A on how we made CISWY happen, so stay tuned.

Our local library is very excited about Can I Sit With You? and wants to set up an author's event, since our book features so many local writers. Again, we'll post updates as we receive them.

Locals who would prefer to get their hands on a hard copy of CISWY right now can do so at Main Street Coffee Roasting Company or Canyon Coffee. Both places feature fantastic, roasted-on-site coffee.

And, finally, we will be hanging with our Blogosphere buds at the BlogHer Holiday Meetup on Thursday in San Francisco. If you ever wanted to see just how tall and striking Jen is, or how short and fuchsia-haired Shan is, then come on by. Just don't forget to RSVP.

Can You Hear Us Squee!?

One of Shan's favorite people -- professional comix artist, rabblerouser, and fellow quirky kid mom Lea Hernandez -- is not only going to contribute to Can I Sit With You?, but she's going to donate the book cover! This kind of generosity and ass-kickery in the name of kids who aren't even hers makes us all sniffly with glee.

We have more writings promised from some of your favorite bloggers, but since they've not publically announced their intentions, we can't yet crow about them. Yet. But keep your eyes peeled. Especially this week.