A while back, I mentioned that I was editing an anthology for Writing for Charity. The anthology is now available as an ebook, and today we’re doing a “book bomb” to try to get it to rise high in the Amazon.com rankings by having as many people as possible buy it today. All the royalties from the book will go to charities that buy books and school supplies for needy children. While the focus is on the Amazon Kindle rankings, it’s also available for Nook through Barnes & Noble, and for various other ereaders through Smashwords.
The Gruff Variations: Writing for Charity Anthology, Vol. 1 has over 100,000 words of stories and poems based on the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Contributors to this anthology include New York Times best-selling author Shannon Hale, award-winning children’s picture book author Rick Walton, Hugo Award winner (and Nebula Award nominee) Mary Robinette Kowal, Edgar Award finalist Dene Low, Nebula Award nominees Brad R. Torgersen and Nancy Fulda, and many other authors such as Kristen Landon, Lisa Mangum, Kristyn Crow, Clint Johnson, and Dean Hale. A full table of contents is below:
- “The Three Billion Goats Gruff: A Bulrovian Tale: Part I” — Rick Walton
- “A Starscape Slightly Askew” — Nancy Fulda
- “Touch of Power” — Erik Peterson
- “Haiku: The First Goat” — Shannon Hale
- “Bigger Than You Think” — Dan Wells
- “A Princess Predicament” — Danielle Christensen
- “Cold and Hungry” — Bret Carter
- “Trip, Trap, Tripping” — Mary Robinette Kowal
- “The Ladies Billet-Gruffin” — Jenel Copeabout
- “The Three Billion Goats Gruff: A Bulrovian Tale: Part LXII” — Rick Walton
- “Gruff Riders” — Martin L. Shoemaker
- “Bridges Dark and Distant” — William Ledbetter
- “The Three Princes of Grufflan” — Danyelle Leafty
- “The Troll by the Footbridge: A Study in Four Parts” — Janet Kay Jensen
- “The Deposition of Harald Throckmorton, Esquire, the Troll beneath the Bridge” — Clint Johnson
- “The Wicker Warrior” — Joseph Zieja
- “The Necromancer’s Sons” — C.A. Lyons
- “The Three Billion Goats Gruff: A Bulrovian Tale: Part CXIII” — Rick Walton
- “Sheep Dog” — Brad R. Torgersen
- “Haiku: The Second Goat” — Shannon Hale
- “A Tale Of Two Billies And A Troll” — George Nikolopoulos
- “Primary” — Cary B. Bishop
- “The Chili Stoat Bluff” — Emma Nelson
- “Gruffs in Debt” — Kristen Landon
- “A Mean, Mean Billy Gruff” — Kristyn Crow
- “Bridge to the Meadow” — Mandi Ellsworth
- “Indigestion” — M.K. Hutchins
- “The Three Billion Goats Gruff: A Bulrovian Tale: Part CCCIV” — Rick Walton
- “The Three Brother Cities” — Deborah Walker
- “Haiku: The Third Goat” — Shannon Hale
- “Sold Out” — Lisa Mangum
- “Gruff Noir” — Dene Low
- “The Third Goat” — Dean Hale
- “Three Billy Goats Who C Sharp: A Norwegian Folktale” — Jared E. Stoddard
- “The Three Deaths of Devin Ochre” — Juliana Montgomery
- “A Gift Freely Offered” — Nikki Trionfo
- “The Three Billion Goats Gruff: A Bulrovian Tale: Part CCCXXXIV” — Rick Walton
So please buy the anthology today, and if you can, spread the word about the book bomb so we can sell as many copies as possible today. Links to buy: