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cover reveal for solarpunk mystery novel (slrpnk.net)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by AEMarling@slrpnk.net to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
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I’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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[–] JacobCoffinWrites@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What a cool design!

[–] AEMarling@slrpnk.net 5 points 11 months ago

Thanks! 💚 You may recognize Rita Fei’s work from the Multispecies Cities anthology.

[–] LongbottomLeaf@lemmy.nz 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks! Hope you enjoy the story. 💚

[–] vudu@kbin.social 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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 14 points 11 months ago

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

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Omg a tool library

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

I know, right? 💚

[–] khoi@slrpnk.net 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nice design!

[–] AEMarling@slrpnk.net 5 points 11 months ago

💚💚💚

[–] okasen@slrpnk.net 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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!

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Much as I love the design, this is an advert.

Remember when we came to the fediverse to get away from advertising?

[–] Starkstruck@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oh c'mon, there's a stark difference between advertising from mega corps and an individual's new book.

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

..until hundreds of individuals start doing it

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'd rather hundreds of individuals who contribute to the community posting here "Hey I made this cool thing, please check it out if you like." Because that grows the community. Rather than tens of AstroTurf accounts shilling for corporations.

[–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

That's a great way to put it, thanks. I do see @Mr_Blott's point, but as long as we we're in charge of what is and isn't acceptable in this community, then the slippery slope can only slip so far.

[–] nix@merv.news 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] AEMarling@slrpnk.net 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes also called, more broadly, a lending library.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] amelore@slrpnk.net 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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 11 months 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

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

True! I forgot that reference libraries are a thing.