urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire The Journal of Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire 2016-01-13T19:02:39Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:seanan_mcguire:660715 2016-01-13T19:02:39Z 2016-01-13T19:02:39Z Indigo Girls, "Airplane." In early 2015, Borderlands Books announced that they were going to close for financial reasons, and I was heartbroken. I cried. A lot. So did quite a few people I know. We fumbled, we flailed, we prayed for a miracle, and a miracle came along, in the form of the sponsorship program, by which patrons of the store could buy a one-year sponsorship and, if enough were sold, the store would stay open.<br /><br /><a href="https://borderlands-books.com/buysponsorship16.html">It's time for sponsorships again.</a><br /><br />Alan (the owner) has worked his tail off making sure that Borderlands sponsorships would carry some value apart from "we still have a bookstore." There are events for local and visiting sponsors, special merchandise, panel events, and more. But best of all, we keep a bookstore in the world, and it's a bookstore the world really needs.<br /><br />Please, consider taking a look at the sponsorship program, and maybe helping my local bookstore continue to be a force for good in the world.<br /><br />Thank you.