Is there a better time than the holiday season to promote reading and support the literary community? LitChat has gathered a group of readers, authors and publishing professionals in a celebration of giving and receiving, all wrapped around the things that tie us together: Books.

LitChat is hosting its 4th annual Twitter book auction on December 1, 2012 from 7-10 p.m.ET.

Authors who are donating signed books include: Robert Goolrick, Heading Out to Wonderful; Mitch Albom, The Timekeeper; Lydia Netzer, Shine, Shine, Shine; Erika Robuck, Hemingway’s Girl, Jacqueline E. Luckett, a two-book special including Searching for Tina Turner and Passing Love; the complete John Claude Bemis collection, including The Prince Who Fell From the Sky and all three titles from his Clockwork Dark trilogy of children’s fantasy; Laurie Frankel, Goodbye For Now; Julie Klam, Friendkeeping; David Abrams, Fobbit. Plus, look for these additional services provided by leading publishing professionals: A query critique from literary agent Michelle Brower of Folio Literary Management; a membership in Backspace, the premier forum for serious writers.

You don’t need to be a member of Twitter to participate in the #GiveBooks auction. If you’d like to bid on one of the auctions, but don’t have a Twitter account, simply email us at twitchatgmail<.>com with title of book and your highest bid. We’ll assign a proxy to bid for you. If you win the auction, we’ll notify you when/where to submit your donation payment.