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Join SFA and donate books to support international literacy

I recently became a member of Shadow Forest Authors (SFA), an organization that supports and promotes international literacy.

I am donating new and used books to SFA's various beneficiaries who then see that these books go to people around the world. What a wonderful movement to be involved in.

I invite all my fellow authors to consider doing the same. All that's required is a minimum 1 book donation. I've personally decided to donate more and will continue to do so throughout the year.

To readers, you can also get involved by sponsoring an author and purchasing their books to send to one of the beneficiaries. There is a list of authors on the SFA site.

I would be so pleased if you'd consider ordering Whale Song from Amazon. You can send it directly to any of the beneficiaries listed on SFA's site, including the Anthony Robbins Foundation and Book Aid International. Since Whale Song is already being used in schools and resource centres, I know it's the perfect book for helping those with lower reading abilities.

Please check out this awesome organization that donates books for charity and help us if you can.

http://www.shadowforestauthors.com/

~Cheryl Kaye Tardif

Sunday Salon: a place for avid readers

An author friend of mine, Karen Harrington, invited me to join Sunday Salon, a place where people read books and chronicle their journeys. It's not necessarily just for writing book reviews, but for commenting on what you like about the book, the author, the writing itself--basically anything book related.

As the site says, "Imagine some university library's vast reading room. It's filled with people--students and faculty and strangers who've wandered in. They're seated at great oaken desks, books piled all around them, and they're all feverishly reading and jotting notes in their leather-bound journals as they go. Later they'll mill around the open dictionaries and compare their thoughts on the afternoon's literary intake...."

So now my biggest challenge: remembering to post something every Sunday.

If you are an avid reader, then the Sunday Salon is perfect for you. Check it out!

Join me at the Sunday Salon.

~Cheryl Kaye Tardif,
author of Whale Song, The River and Divine Intervention
http://www.cherylktardif.com/