Signal Boost: Vera Nazarian

Details are here, but the short form is that Vera Nazarian (of Norilana Books) has lost her multi-year battle to keep her house, and is having to move across the country with her sick mother and four pets.

Norilana is the publisher that puts out the Clockwork Phoenix anthologies, all three of which include stories from yours truly. ("A Mask of Flesh,", "Once a Goddess,", and "The Gospel of Nachash.") I've read all three of them, and think they're quite excellent volumes, quite apart from my personal investment. Norilana has also done a number of other books, including the continuation of the Sword & Sorceress anthology series, a few classic novels, some fantasy, some science fiction -- check out Vera's post for a whole lot more. She could use the business right now, and Norilana's got some great stuff, so if you're inclined to pick up new reading material, head over and take a look.

a question for the raver-types

I'd like to attach EL wire to the edge of a fan, but I suspect it wouldn't like being doubled up when the fan folds. Am I right about that? Any suggestions for how to get a cool glowing edge by other means?

(What I really want is for the fan to light up automatically when opened, and go dark when folded. But I suspect that would require rather more engineering than I'm capable of, or want to do.)