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April 24, 8:12 PMBaltimore Book & Blog ExaminerRobin Bayne

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Popular author Brenda Novak is hosting her fifth annual online auction to benefit Juvenile Diabetes. Her son has the disease, and her efforts raise funds in a most painless way for booklovers and writers.  Items up for bid include a wide variety of books, ARCs (advance review copies), items donated and signed by well known authors, critiques of the bidder's work by authors, gift baskets, trips, jewelry, artwork and more. There are also special one-day auctions and raffles. Brenda awards a wonderful prize to the person who makes the most bids during the month--although they don't have to be the winning bidders to qualify.

Brenda tells us:

"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.

My very first auction ran in 2005 and was a huge success. Together with my generous donors, which included some of the biggest and brightest stars in publishing, I raised $34,982, which went directly to research. In year 2, we did even better and raised $62,705. In year three, we more than doubled at $141,700. Year four, we raised over $250,000. We’re definitely on a roll - each year gets bigger, brighter and better."