Book buzz for you, support for our troops

Still thinking about giving a Valentine’s Day treat to our men and women in the military? It’s too late to mail off a package on your own, but you can still send an email. You might also consider participating in a project that delivers books directly into the hands of our troops. 

Jerry O’Brien, the heart and brain behind this project, is a friend of mine. I can personally vouch for his honesty and generous spirit, so I hope you’ll think seriously about contributing. In Jerry’s own words:

“The troops in Iraq have very little to do when they are not working. They really do enjoy reading. AF Liliya Timonichev, who is stationed in Iraq said in an email:

I’ve heard of (Laurel K. Hamilton) and also read some of her books. Don’t ask exactly what, ’cause I just read so many of them by whom and what … Vampire and time travel are the ones I really love. Christine Feehan wrote a good series, but I already own that, but any other of her books I’m waiting to put my hands on. 

In my newsletter The Panache Experience, I mentioned that I collected over 120 CDs to send to two U.S. Air Force Personnel, Liliya Timonichev and Stephen Bretzinger, in Iraq. The CDs will be shared among the personnel and any donated books will also be shared and read and shared and read and shared and read and so on. 

Help the troops and help to build your reading base. This is a great way to get the most bang for your book.* One book being circulated has to be worth at least two sitting on a shelf gathering dust.

Send your book (s) to Jerry O’Brien at 2808 E. Imperial Highway Brea, CA 92821, and he will pack and ship them to our service personnel. If you have a question about the project, send an email to Jerry@partiesbypanache.com. I obtained the names of these AF personnel and contact information from www.troopcarepackage.com“

*If you write children’s books, or if you haven’t yet published a book of your own, you can instead donate books from your favorite grown-up authors, of course!