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 some of
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The Moment Everything Changed: Part 2
Jeaniene Frost I wanted to be a writer since I was eleven. I began with poetry, and moved onto novels around age thirteen, but I could never stick with an idea long enough to finish an entire book. My first inkling that I had talent was my senior year in high school, when a friend asked me to
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The Facebook Cake
Two things are true: I cannot decorate cakes and I cannot post pics without paying the recipe tax. This is not a humble brag. The cake below represents all the skills I have. Piping and I are not friends. Also this is just a box cake that's been doctored up, because when Gordon eats cake, he wants
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SANCTUARY: A Winter Gift
This has been a tough year. To celebrate all of us making it through it together, SANCTUARY is free in our store until New Year. Join our favorite Evil Priest as he tries to navigate the holiday season, irritated Slavic gods, and his family. If you considered trying the Kate Daniels world but
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The Winner of The Hidden Legacy Arcane Society Box
If it’s Friday, it’s winner time! It is my Elf R privilege to announce the winner of the Arcane Society Hidden Legacy Special Edition box, containing Nevada's trilogy in beautiful hardbound, spray-edged glory. Our Winner is Jalane Locke! Congratulations! I will contact Jalane from the
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The Chimney and the Plague
Today I bring you a laugh at my expense. Normally our life is boring. Writing Maggie is very consuming, and having a set routine really helps. I'm not going to bore you with our daily schedule. Most of it revolves around writing the sequel to This Kingdom and signing the tip sheets. The
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The Moment Everything Changed: Part 1
Every writer has a moment when the world shifted. For me, it happened when I was 14 years old. Once the Iron Curtain fell, Russia was flooded with bootleg translations. I had plenty of exposure to hard science fiction, but what I got after Perestroika was fantasy, sword and sorcery, sword and
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Audio Discounts
I come bearing sales! And interviews that call us "a force" and "insatiable" ::preens in Dushegubness:: Audible is currently running a sitewide sale for members' purchases (including preorders) until December 8th. This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me preorder is 51% off! If you were thinking of
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Adulthood Bucket List
I recently had a milestone birthday, and it made me realise something: I am still carrying around a lot of innocent childhood expectations about what adulthood was meant to look like. My life was supposed to feature a lot more fake bookcases concealing secret doors, for a start. No hidden rooms
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Merchandise: B. A. Bookish Boutique
Dear BDH, We know you love merchandise. It's fun. You know we hate doing merchandise. It takes a long time and a lot of effort, and it's stressful. We don't have the time or the bandwidth to deal with the merchandise this year, although we may reopen briefly for broken mug replacement.
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An Arcane Hidden Legacy Giveaway
House Andrews have received their author copies of the Arcane Society Hidden Legacy Special Edition Box, which contains Nevada's trilogy: Burn for Me, White Hot and Wildfire. They are stunning hardcovers, with sprayed edges and dust jacket illustrations by the very talented @helena.illustrated.
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Electricity Ferrets Snippet
Warning: this post contains a Hidden Legacy world bribe snippet. Once upon a time, there was a viral ferret video… A certain Horde I know and love saw this and then decided their fellow BDH and House Andrews had to see it too. So they shared it. And they shared it some more.
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