Novelists to aid Tsunami victims

New Beginnings is a paperback book that collects the first chapters of new, as yet unpublished novels by top name authors and its sales (US cover price is $9.95, ISBN 1596910542) will benefit Tsunami victims. Two of my favorite novelists, Harlan Coben and Nick Hornby, are among those donating work: Harlan’s is from The Innocent and Hornby’s from A Long Way Down. Also participating, to name a few, are Steven King, JM Coetzee, Margaret Atwood, Maeve Binchy and Scott Turow. Nobody took up the offer two months ago to trade my Amazon gift certificate received as a holiday present for a donation, so this will be a good purchase for me.