We interrupt your scheduled programming with breaking news from the UK. The Tor UK cover for This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me (Maggie the Undying, Book 1) has officially pivoted its artistic leaning. Behold the transformation, from the previous texture emphasis on the left into the more atmospheric, midnight reverie new edit on the right.
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New Year, New Challenges
Happy 2026, everybody. ::looks at her Inbox:: Aaaaa! We are just going to pretend the emails don’t exist for the next hour while I write this. How did your holidays go? Ours were quiet and peaceful. Because of the kids having other commitments, we pushed the gift giving to New Year, and it was a
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Reading Resolutions
It’s January, so book communities are full of reading-resolutions articles and challenges. This is something I have traditionally ignored. I’m hugely proud of anyone who sets a goal amount of books for the year, because life is very demanding and carving out the time is an accomplishment in itself, but I’ve never been a numbers
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New Year, New Pancakes
Mod R here, sliding in just before the ball drops. As we tiptoe toward midnight, we have a very important New Year’s resolution to keep, and we need you to help us with it. We’re on the hunt for voice actor recommendations for an audiobook role that is very near and dear to the BDH’s
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BDH Wrapped
If you’ve spent any time on the internet in December, you’ve probably encountered some version of “Wrapped” data from various apps or media services. The idea became mainstream with Spotify Wrapped, an annual feature that summarizes a user’s listening habits into a “snapshot of the year”, including features like estimating your age based on the
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Happy Holidays
This year we thought we would be by ourselves for Christmas, but plans fell through and now the kids are coming for the Christmas Eve dinner and I’m so happy. We missed Thanksgiving because we were sick, and although we are all meeting for New Year to celebrate my birthday, I’m looking forward to tonight.
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Post: the Pet Edition
Mona is home. She is recovering well. Her main issue right now is the hygienic shave that the vet gave her. Mona can’t scratch her butt and she is not happy with that. All of us are very happy she is still with us. Many thanks to the Austin Vet ER Noctis, the other furry
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No Friday Post
Usually there are fun things on Fridays, but we’ve had life stuff. I try to keep most of our problems away from the blog, and I will preface this by saying that we hope the worst is over and there is improvement, so you don’t get preemptively stressed out. Update: Mona is home. She is
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Which Series Quiz
We have another Moment post for you in the works, but we are waiting on a couple of people to send their stories in. Luckily, Mod R prepared this quiz prior to taking leave. Yes, Mod R managed to work while on vacation. People sometimes ask why we lock comments on weekend posts. This is
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The Remarkable Life of Judy-Lynn Del Rey
Do you know why Del Rey imprint is named Del Rey? It’s an interesting story. On May 25, 1977 Star Wars was released and altered the cultural landscape forever. It flung the doors and revealed a glittering cosmos, and suddenly science fiction wasn’t just a little genre hiding in a corner. Don’t get me wrong,
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Diamonds, Zaden, and Mod R’s Holiday
Dear BDH, Mod R is taking a couple of weeks off for the holiday and other reasons, which means you are stuck with me starting with this Saturday until after Monday 29th. You are my favorite people and I’m very submerged in writing right now, which is why Mod R works with us in the
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This Kingdom Drops Hints
I have some fun news for you. So many of you used salty language when it comes to This Kingdom – apparently you posted things like w*it and p*tience, and really such swearing is just atrocious – that Tor decided to have a preview of This Kingdom. There will be two different ways to read
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