Mod R is out today, so you are in my semi-capable hands. This is a slice of life post. When I was a child, time seemed to move in a straight forward way, like floating down the stream of a slow, gentle river in a little boat. Then I became an adult, and the passage of time stopped being a
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Audio news: Consorts and Primes
Great audio news to usher us into the weekend: Graphic Audio’s dramatized full-cast adaptation of Sapphire Flames is now available for preorder, with release scheduled for August 12. Arabella’s POV short story A Misunderstanding will also be included. This is the first novel in Catalina’s
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House Andrews at the 2026 Columbus Book Festival
Another occasion to see House Andrews live!Ilona and Gordon will appear as Featured Authors at the 2026 Columbus Book Festival in Ohio on July 11 and 12, 2026. Hosted by the Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation, the festival events will be held at Main Library, 96 S. Grant Ave, and in the
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Snippet Wednesday: the Glamor
Pressida grimaced and unhooked a small barrel secured to her saddle. Her Andican mare gave the barrel a derisive snort. Pressida had tied her on the other side of the log, well out of Keraengle’s kicking range. “That is what I love about knighthood.” Pressida pulled a knife out, pried the lid off
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Art & Zoomies
Happy Monday, BDH! A couple of quick updates to start the week. First, for everyone asking about purchasing the commissioned This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me artwork: If you are looking for prints of the character art, Helena Elias’ store is open and she has a special Ilona Andrews
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Fake Store
Our store has been cloned by a scam artist. Meaning it has been copied in its entirety and reproduced elsewhere. It is down now thanks to the quick action by the registrar and vigilance of the BDH. Unfortunately, in the age of AI it is very easy to copy sites. This will happen again. The
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Housekeeping, Plushies, Games, Etc
Mod R has faithfully gathered your questions for the upcoming zoom, and I am going to ask you to rethink some of them. You're asking things like who is the author, who Maggie ends up, and so on. Those are the questions that will be answered in the future books. We cannot spoiler the story for
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Signings, Yarn, and Other Gifts
Thank you so much to everyone who had come to see us at the signing. You guys are absolute best. If you read my tour summary, you probably know by now that book tours tend to be grueling. Meeting you is the only reason we actually go on tour. It's not the sales - sorry, bookstores, and it's not the
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This Kingdom’s Cast of Characters
By popular demand - I wonder if other authors get so many demands, heh - here is the Cast of Characters. This is a basic version. You will have to wait until Maggie's site, the app, or the Companion to Kair Toren, for the images version. This thing is hyperlinked and should be spoiler free. Not
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Maggie Zoom Q&A and a bit more
Happy Friday, everyone! Yesterday, we read about Maggie going on tour and witnessed some of the excitement of being able to see Ilona and Gordon live. But not all of us could be there to ask our questions and give them our love. So now we're fixing that: Maggie Zoom Ilona and Gordon will
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The Tour and the Lists
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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