Regina Spektor, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (Beatles cover, from Kubo and the Two Strings)

Good morning!

In case you missed it, Journey to the Water is now out in the world! You can find it wherever books are sold, or visit the “Buy my books” page to save yourself a few clicks. You can also read the first chapter as a preview if you’re on the fence.

Also, today is the LAST DAY to get 20% off the paperback of Beyond the Frost-Cold Sea through this link.

I’m taking off for holiday festivities, so I’ll be back next week with the traditional Year in Review posts. I hope you have a nice, cozy week, and whatever holidays you celebrate are gentle to you.

A couple of petitions for this week:

Via Civic Shout: Reunite separated migrant families

Via Amnesty International: End genocide in Gaza

Via Win Without War: Immigrants are our neighbors, not our enemies

Thanks for being here!