Yeah, it is December. Time to drag the old tree out of storage, stock up on mince pies, and read a few sentimental stories. You know what my favorite is: Chip Crockett’s Christmas Carol, by Liz Hand. Now it turns out that there is a special e-book edition being released this year. Here’s why.

One of the characters in the story is an autistic boy called Peter. Kids like that need very special teachers, and one such person was Anne Marie Murphy who went to school Liz’s younger sister. I say “was”, because Ms. Murphy was one of the victims of the Sandy Hook shootings. So Liz has produced an ebook edition of the book, and all of the proceeds from it are being donated to the charity, Autism Speaks.

Nice move, Liz. I hope it sells well.