Authors for LA, a group of authors and readers organized by Daniel Palmer and Jeff Ayers, is holding an auction to benefit American Red Cross relief efforts "to support those affected by the Los Angeles fires."
Bids, which close February 11, are being accepted now on a range of items from authors. In addition, today at 6 p.m. Eastern there will be a live telethon event to raise awareness and money, featuring Kimberly Belle, C.J. Box, Alafair Burke, S.A. Cosby, Joseph Finder, Tess Gerritsen, Heather Gudenkauf, Charlaine Harris, Brad Meltzer, Sara Paretsky, Kaira Rouda, Hank Philippi Ryan, and Lisa Unger.
The auction features such items as the opportunity to be named as a character in an author's next book (including, among others, David Baldacci and Michael Connelly); Zoom sessions with authors; editing services; tickets to the 2025 Edgar Awards and ThrillerFest; and many, many signed books (including a full set of Longmire novels by Craig Johnson, Cimarron Rose by James Lee Burke, and Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen).