The tour began on March 31 at BN in Arboretum at 5:00 pm. We came in a little early, were led to the back room, and shortly after they brought us out. We follow the nice bookseller to the signing space and see 200 people. And they all go, "Yay!" except that there is 200 of them and it sounds more
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UK Cover Correction
Okay, so I screwed up. When UK sent the packet listing the editions, the wording was slightly confusing. This is the regular UK hardcover. This is the International HB hardcover. It is my fault. I did not confirm. The pack of promotional materials made it seem like this was the regular
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Diamond Fire GA is Out
Hello, everybody. Mod R is taking a few days off, which are very deserved. The blog is now back in my incapable hands, muhahaha! I owe you a tour write-up, which will be posted tomorrow. Thank you to everyone who came to see us! I will report on cities, hotels, funky travel, yarn, and delicious
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Admin Stuff
We are getting closer to the release of This Kingdom and we are still very snowed in with the deadlines. Quick news and admin things: We are in the internet blackout for the next 2 weeks, while we work on the book and tour. Mod R will be taking the wheel. Our store is closing tonight and
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Art Reveal: Lord Doran Arvel
The tour of Kair Toren continues. Today we bring you a portrait of Doran Arvel, the head of the Arvel household and current Lord Commander of the Defender Order. Ahem. Let us brace ourselves. This one is amazing. All of Helena's work is amazing, but this one is really amazing. Of all the
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Blankets and Life
I'm very tired of being Ilona Andrews, so today will be a no promo day. A while ago I started making crocheted plushies and bought a lot of yarn. In my defense, it was cheap and very soft. The plush making phase has now passed, so I was left with a large amount of yarn. The yarn that was very,
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Art, Owlcrate, and Other Things
Good morning. By now most of you probably have seen the Owlcrate edition announcement for the special edition of This Kingdom. For those of you who haven't, here it is, I stole it for you from Instagram. If you are viewing this post through your email, here is a direct link. View this
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25 Minutes
That's how much time I have for the blog post today. I have a fancy and semi-intelligent post in drafts about Fantasy genres and it need more braining than I have at the moment. So this is a rambling salad of randomness instead. On Monday we got a massive attack of Chinese IPs and the site has
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Solentine Dagarra, Handsome Devil
Solentine Dagarra. Bastard son of a hero margrave, secret head of the Shears, devoted older brother, cousin, and son. Urbane, charming, ruthless. Noble by day, assassin by night, effortless thirst trap on all occasions. Favorite quote: "Nothing is more annoying than a man who doesn’t have the
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This Kingdom: Lots of Stuff, Read This
It's Monday and I can't think of a title, because Sookie Jean woke up at dark o'clock and then proceeded to wander about. I took her outside, thinking this was a bathroom emergency. Sookie walks very, very slowly now. She is of advanced age, and I have to hover in case she wipes out. She is 80lbs,
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Can We Go To The Hireling Temple?
Mod R has been painstakingly gathering your This Kingdom questions and here are some non-answers. Will there be any art in the ebook? The official hardcover and ebook from Tor will have a black and white map. Is this art (Candice's Landmarks and Leesha's Sushi) in the hardcover? No. We
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This Kingdom Has a Voice
And that voice is Kristen Sieh. Audiobooks are, by nature, transformative. It is very rare when the author and the audio performer's vision perfectly aligns. When you listen to your own book on audio, there are always little things that jar you out of the experience. A line that is spoken with
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