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to the Pumpkin King</span></i></b><b style><span style="font-size:18pt"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:18pt">by Seanan McGuire</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">NESFA Press is pleased to announce the Boskone 51 Guest of
Honor book, <i style>Letters to the Pumpkin King </i>by
Seanan McGuire. This is a limited edition of eight hundred copies, of which one
hundred forty are autographed and slipcased.<span style="font-size:14pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is the first collection of Seanan McGuire’s non-fiction
works. It contains essays taken from McGuire's various blogs as well as poetry
reprinted from her two out-of-print, limited-edition, self-published chapbooks,
<i>Leaves from the Babylon Wood</i> and <i>Paths Through the Babylon Wood, </i>and
has introductions by Catherynne M. Valente and Elizabeth Bear<i>.</i> The essay
topics range from “My Little Pony” and being a geek girl to her advice on
writing and things she’s learned since becoming a published author, and
showcase the breadth of her writing and interests. A must for the avid McGuire
enthusiast.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“Seanan McGuire knows how to beguile with the very best. She
can whisper spells and secrets by the ballad and the bushel. But here she
simply tells it as she has seen and lived it, with bravery and a loud voice,
and that is magic, too.” —Catherynne M. Valente, author of <i>The Girl Who
Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two.</i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“Seanan is rough and potent magic. Her work may not change
you, but it is likely to change your experience of the world.” —Elizabeth Bear,
author of <i>Steles of the Sky</i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The book has a full color cover by the Boskone 51 Official
Artist David Palumbo. The book dust jacket was designed by Alice N. S. Lewis
and Sheila Perry.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The book was edited by Sheila Perry.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hardcover, 390 pages, 5.5 × 8.75, ISBN-13: 978-1-61037-304-3
(Trade state), $30.00; 978-1-61037-305-02 (Slipcased state), $50.00. Published February
2014.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You may make your purchase by going to <a href="http://www.nesfa.org/press/Books/McGuire.html">http://www.nesfa.org/press/Books/McGuire.html</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We accept most credit cards and PayPal. 6.25% sales tax will
be added to orders shipped to. Massachusetts.
Visit <a href="http://www.nesfa.org/press">www.nesfa.org/press</a> for complete
information about our publications. Orders typically take 2-5 weeks to arrive.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For questions or more information, please email
<a href="mailto:sales@nesfa.org">sales@nesfa.org</a></p>
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