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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by AEMarling@slrpnk.net to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net

Iโ€™m dancing-on-photons happy to reveal the cover by Rita Fei for my upcoming solarpunk novel, Murder in the Tool Library. You can pre-order it on this site as well as on some more mainstream ones. The paperbook will be available on Barnes and Noble closer to the release date on Dec 8th.

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[-] LongbottomLeaf@lemmy.nz 15 points 1 year ago

Great cover art, compelling title, intriguing premise, very reasonable price.

I love it. Fun, nice, life, youths, beautiful. I'm all for it!

[-] AEMarling@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago

Thanks! Hope you enjoy the story. ๐Ÿ’š

[-] JacobCoffinWrites@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 year ago
[-] AEMarling@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 year ago

Thanks! ๐Ÿ’š You may recognize Rita Feiโ€™s work from the Multispecies Cities anthology.

[-] vudu@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

Hi! Any chance to buy it from a DRM free site (e.g. Gumroad) or perhaps an indie book seller? I prefer to stay away from Amazon but need something compatible with their e-reader.

[-] AEMarling@slrpnk.net 17 points 1 year ago

The ebook is DRM free everywhere. I hear you about hating Amazon. Youโ€™ll be able to get it off this indie site after the release date. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1476498

[-] khoi@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 year ago
[-] AEMarling@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 year ago

๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

[-] kandoh@reddthat.com 8 points 1 year ago
[-] AEMarling@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 year ago

I know, right? ๐Ÿ’š

[-] nix@merv.news 5 points 1 year ago

Looks great! What does Murder in the Tool Library mean?

[-] AEMarling@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 year ago

A tool library is part of an expanded library of things in a library economy.

Sometimes also called, more broadly, a lending library.

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Are there non-lending libraries? I thought we called those "museums" or "stores".

[-] amelore@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 year ago

I also think of public libraries when I hear library; but technically yes. There are libraries where you can go read the material but not lend it out.

[-] JacobCoffinWrites@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago

That's a good point! I suppose a makerspace might be an example of a non-lending tool library (like, you have to go there to use the tools) though I'm sure some do lend stuff out as well

True! I forgot that reference libraries are a thing.

[-] okasen@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago

I just want to say that I love that this book isn't on Amazon (or is but I just can't find it). I'm an author as well and the amount of focus there is on "get your book on Amazon!!!" drives me bonkers. Evil evil corporation, as we know (here anyways).

Anyways that aside, cover is gorgeous, and the blurb is super intriguing. Like, a murder in a place full of things you can murder someone with? That's a neat premise.

I'll set a reminder to grab it from smashwords on the 8th!

[-] AEMarling@slrpnk.net 3 points 11 months ago

Thanks! Yes, Amazon is distilled capitalism and can fuck off!

this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2023
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