The bidding starts on May 1st and runs through the month of May. Here is what Brenda has to say about the auction:

Every year, in the month of May, I run my online auction for Diabetes Research. The auction takes a full year to plan and pull off, but it’s a labor of love—for all the people who, like my son, suffer from diabetes. . . . Last year, we had another record-breaking year, coming in at $269,111. With all previous years combined we’ve raised well over three-quarters of a million dollars.

If you’d like to bid on Lisa’s books, you can go directly to that page here. Also, check out the other items by clicking on the banner below.

Check out the new site at www.asklutz.com, and don’t forget to send your questions to lisa@asklutz.com.

She’s already posted two times, with a third post on the way, and she’s asking for ideas for more; so be sure to check it out and leave her a comment too!

As my final bit of unsolicited sharing, I’d like to tell you about Jonesy’s Jukebox.

Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols has this fantastic radio show in LA. It’s so great, it makes me almost want to live in LA. But I don’t think a radio show is a solid enough reason to relocate. Anyway, consider this a rave review.

Also, if Steve Jones playing you songs and talking to you with his wonderful, lazy voice isn’t enough, on Friday, he has Jonesy’s Jukebox Jury. On that show special guests listen to songs and judge them to be "pants" or "mustard." Mustard is good. Pants bad. It’s best when the jury is made up of children, but I’ve only heard that happen once.

If it were up to me this show would be syndicated and last at least six hours a day, so that I can listen to it in my car no matter where I live. But I think Jonesy prefers a shorter work day.

Thanks for reading my very last unsolicited blog post.

However . . . I am happy to answer questions–any kind of question at all–and post the answer in this blog space. If the question is about me and I think it’s too personal, I’ll just make something up. If the question requires that I do some research, I’ll do the minimal amount of research required. I’d also be happy to answer any Spellman book related question, so long as it doesn’t require that I give away any of the plot. But, mostly, I’m good with the etiquette questions, so if you have any of those, send them my way.

Anyway, if you have a question. Feel free to email me at contactlisa@lisalutz.com and I will mostly likely answer the question eventually.

Upon viewing the page I noticed that the cover was not the cover that Chen had shown me a few weeks back. I immediately emailed her and asked what was up.

The most surprising thing about Chen’s response was that she had not even looked her book up on Amazon, or anywhere else for that matter. The other surprising thing was that Chen claimed this picture was a photograph she had taken in her apartment months ago, while trying to come up with ideas for a book jacket.

The only thing I can say is I hope she’s getting a good deal on rent.

For future reference the actual book jacket has the title of the book on it–mouth–, Lisa Chen’s name, a bicycle and graffiti, I believe.

Anyway, I highly recommend this collection of poetry. I am not an expert on poetry, but people who are highly recommend it. Plus, I’m assuming most of the people who read this blog actually know me and maybe know Lisa. This is friendly reminder to purchase many copies of her book.

I would also like to mention that Chen didn’t ask me to write this blog post and will most likely be annoyed that I have.