Please let me know if you are aware of other ongoing charity anthologies or books whose sale benefits charitable organizations and I will update the Books with Benefits list accordingly. I want this to be an ongoing resource for folks who are looking to buy books with do-good benefits.
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LGBTQIA+ Organizations
Publisher: Tenebrous Press
Description:
A centaur seeks illicit surgery in an alien bodily modification club.
Two medieval monks react to their transformation and demonic pregnancy in very different ways.
A resourceful trans teen destroys sports bigots through the power of pluckiness…and abundant body horror.
A stellar cathedral crosses galaxies to dump the corpse of God into a star before the mission devolves into a panoply of psychedelic orgies.
A doxxed teen falls victim to violent assault and dishes out some
harrowing retribution of their own.
Over thirty Trans and Gender Nonconforming creators unite to voice their rage, and the rules of conventional Horror go out the f$%&ing window in this collection featuring murderous pleasure-bots; proselytizing zombies; acid-filled alien cops;
science run amok; sorcerers, ghouls, cannibals…and that barely scratches the grave-dirt.
Benefits: This anthology began in reaction to the attempted criminalization of trans/GNC youth and their families in the state of Texas. It has evolved into a rallying cry and Horror-drenched celebration of identity of every stripe. A portion of all proceeds go to Equality Texas.
Abortion Access
Publisher: Independently published
Description:
On June 24, 2022, a cry rang out across the United States of America. It echoed, reverberated, and extended out across the world. To some it represented the fear of what’s to come. To others, a reality that was all too familiar. It was a cry of anger. Of terror and anguish. Of desperation. But it wasn’t one of surprise. In its wake, voices joined and rose with warning tales of the impending future. Bodies stripped of autonomy, identities denied, freedoms robbed, lives lost. And so much rage. For these are not voices that will go gentle into this terrible night. These are stories of fright and fighting back. They are stories of reclamation and defiance. These are stories of warriors. Because when all they give us is hell, we will respond with only fury.
Benefits: Hell Hath Only Fury is a charity anthology for the benefit of abortion services in the United States of America following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
COVID-19 Relief
Publisher: Plaid Dragon Publishing
Description:
We lose many things during our time in this universe. From the moment we are born we start losing time, and loss becomes a part of our life from the beginning. We lose friends (both imaginary and real), loved ones, pets, and family. We gain stuff and lose stuff, from our socks to our money. We can lose our hope, sanity, passions, our mind, and perhaps even our soul! In the end when death finds us, we end up losing everything… Don’t we?
Loss is part of who we are. We can’t escape it. We learn from it, grow from it, and so much more. Some of the greatest stories ever forged come from loss. Within this book is some of those stories.
Featuring stories and poetry by an amazing lineup including:
Tim Waggoner * Lisa Morton * Neil Gaiman * Joe Hill * Heather Graham * Christopher Golden * Tim Lebbon * Christina Sng * Vince Liaguno * John Palisano * Kaaron Warren * Chris Mason * Greg Chapman * Tracy Cross * Stephanie W. Wytovich * Alexis Kirkpatrick * Ben Monroe * Lucy A. Snyder and Matthew R. Davis.
Edited by Bram Stoker Award Winner Eugene Johnson and Shirley Jackson award nominated author Steve Dillon. Coming in 2020 from Plaid Dragon Publishing in association with Things in The Well. With cover art by the brilliant Francois Vaillancourt, and interior art by the amazing Luke Spooner.
Benefits: Save the Children Coronavirus response.
Mental Health Organizations
Publisher: Saturday Mornings Incorporated Press!
Description:
VOICES IN THE DARK is an new anthology of horror from some of the best writers in the dark fiction community.
Each story reflects on nightmares that lurk within the dark side of all of us. A darkness which can consume us completely, blocking out all things good in the world, our voices the only defense against those that dare to threaten us.
Featuring 16 haunting stories by Lucy A. Snyder, Peter Straub, Mick Garris, Christina Sng, Gwendloyn Kiste, Paul Tremblay, Matthew R. Davis, Chris Mason, David Wellington, Jason Stokes, Tim Waggoner, Eric J. Guignard, Rio Youers, Christopher Sartin, Normal Prentiss, and Hannah Elizabeth.
Benefits: unspecified mental health and disability awareness
Animal Charities
Publisher: Source 7 Productions, LLC
Description: Danger. Evil. Death. Heroes can face it all, but they cannot do it alone.
Throughout history, creatures both big and small have stood alongside heroes and helped them through trying times, whether on the battlefield or in their laps. In these brand-new stories, seventeen bestselling authors regale us with adventures of animal companions and how they often are the ones rescuing the rescuer.
Benefits: Lifeline Puppy Rescue
