Happy Thursday!
Tor is dedicated to supporting the independent book stores. They are vital for the book community, and we all benefit is they flourish and stay in business.
To that end, Tor is offering preorder incentives to independent book stores.
How does this work: the independent book store signs up for promotion and receives 15 key chains and 15 art prints in addition to the hardcovers. If you preorder a hardcover from one of those stores, you get a keychain and an art print at no charge.
The art is by Candice Slater and it is beautiful.
You can’t zoom in on it, because the file is too large to upload, but it is stunning.
As you can see, these are gorgeous. But because the economy is slumping, it is understandable that some indie stores want to have enough preorders before they commit to the promotion.
We are trying to connect readers and bookstores.
If you are an independent book store participating or interested in this promotion, please post a comment on this post with your store’s name, address, and how people can preorder (website, etc.)
If you are a reader looking to get these extras, please check the comments for the store near you. Once we have enough, we will make a list of stores and post it on the website. We have a limited reach, so if you do not see your favorite on the list, give them a call. This kit is on Edelweiss and the Kit ISBN is 9781250438478.
Supplies are limited. This is not a hard sell. I’m not trying to create a sense of urgency. We get paid the same whether or not the readers takes advantage of this offer. It’s just Tor printed a set number of these, so once they are gone, they are gone. Please be aware.
In other news, we’ve received the arcane editions of HL and there will be a giveaway next week. So if you’ve missed out, we will be giving away one full set.
Itsy bitsy snippet from Maggie #2 in honor of the book stores and those of you who have ever done research in a library pre-computer datatabases.
Hazing
“My lady?”
I looked up from the ancient book and blinked a few times, trying to get my eyes to focus.
Luminary Korin stood in front of me, his face a picture of polite anticipation.
“Yes?”
“May I borrow a moment of your time?”
I straightened and winced at my aching back. I’d spent the last five days going through the Chronicler’s collection. The paper catalogue was a nightmare invented by a sadist. Everything was cross-referenced, nothing made sense, and just as I thought I was getting the hang of it, it threw me some kind of bizarre curveball. Trying to find anything was pure torture.
Lorekeeper Orso offered no help, and I suspected he enjoyed making me work for every crumb of knowledge. This was some kind of weird academic hazing, and I had no idea what I had done to deserve it.
I picked up one of the catalogue cards I’d copied and showed it to Korin. “Does this make any sense to you?”
He opened his mouth.
“Don’t you dare, Scholar heathen!” Orso’s voice rang out.
How did he even know? He was in the back room copying the decaying scrolls.
Korin gave me an apologetic glance. “Professional courtesy prevents me from aiding you in this matter. Our two Holy Orders are at once related and at odds. You might say we are siblings, and we must respect each other’s fences.”
Back to work for me and happy commenting to you.
I love this!
Independently certified 🥇
I love it too! Thank you
No way. First?
So excited!! I love that you are supporting indie stores!
Librarian hazing! Nasty!
Thanks for the snippet and the glance at the beautiful art.
I have not had the *pleasure* of searching by card. As long as I remember there had always been at least a primitive digital catalog 😆
Thanks for the update – the art is beautiful!!
There is a perverse pleasure in searching by card catalgoue, but believe me digital is better! Well I remember writing down quotes, citations and references on 3 x 5 cards, not to mention literally cutting and pasting. And yes, I have just dated myself as totally midcentury🤣🤣🤣…
Make that catalog, as no one that I know of has ever used a catalgoue, not even in the old days 🤭
Oh yes! The smells of various paper/cardstock, old ink, and aged wood. The linoleum floors and wax. The paper cuts, slips of paper, the frantic implosive paper messes occurring closer to one’s deadline! And pickup lines, for those guys with a librarian fascination, heh!
When I was getting my masters in Library Science one of my professors said, “there are two kinds of librarians- those who want to be a gate and “protect” the resources by making access limited and those who want to be guides and make resources accessible.” The conflict is real.
Yay for independent book stores!
And does that mean that the Arcane Society editions are ready to ship to those of us who bought them? 👀
Please ask Arcane this and any other questions about orders 🙂 You can contact them at help@arcanesociety.com or the socials!
According to Arcane, the box is being shipped in April 2026. Very confusing since when I ordered in October it initially said shipping was expected in November 2025…
Arcane’s first shipping date is always a hopeful one. And then reality sets in from the suppliers.
They corrected that to November, unless you were ordering additional items…but I would really ask them currently for update.
I just cannot w*it!!
Is this US only? If not, does anyone know of stores doing this in the UK?
This is the US publisher endeavour, so yes.
This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me is published by Tor UK in the UK and the Commonwealth. We don’t yet have official details for their special surprises and events, but we will let you know as soon as we are allowed to share.
Yay! I would love to preorder from an independent bookstore! So long as they are willing to ship (obviously, I’d pay shipping), I would rather order from them, instead of Amazon. I have no bookstores near me.
I am refraining from asking about any of those special editions that may have been mentioned. The time will come soon enough, but I am really curious! 😄
Thanks for the snippet and have a good day! 🤗
Hello Breann! If you’re still looking for an indie bookstore to order from, please consider us at Front Street Books! 432-837-3360 is our number, or if you’d rather email that is staff@fsbooks.com – we are SO EXCITED for this release and will have all the goodies! Happy to ship!
I sent this to my local indie bookstore. Hopefully, they will put their name in the comments.
Indie bookstores are the best!
Yay! Giveaway! ^_^. Those old boxes of catalogue flip cards… if they ever got out of order or not put back… let’s just say: bless the Dewey decimal system.
Hi! Is there a link for the Edelweiss? I tried looking it up and I am not seeing it. Thank you!
Hi June, just want to make sure you are searching on Edelweiss US. This promo is done by the US publisher for Maggie 🙂 .
Here is the link https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=1250438470&g=4400
It’s for US. Thank you!!
Perfect, on many counts! Thanks for supporting indie booksellers!
Thank you!
Love any and all snippets
I have a hardcover preorder in from B&N, but happy to re-order from Houston area bookstores: Blue Willow or Murder by the Book. I hope they are on the list.
I’ve read the ARC but still need that beautiful hardcover! And the art!
Thank you for Maggie 2!
As someone who researched pre-computer catalog, I can say my method worked well for me, and freaked out the library staff at my college, which was a win-win for “doing it my way” me!!
– use the card catalog to find where the book section I needed was located.
– find and pull the books from the shelf and sit on the floor directly by those shelves. Dragging books to a desk and then finding nothing useful was a waste of time.
– startling other students and the library staff when they were not expecting someone sitting on the floor to do research – put the book back directly if it held no useful information, copy quote information and stack useful books next to me – gave me great (and dark) amusement.
I would be interested in the list of indie bookstores! Hoping there are some near Chicago north suburbs! While I do like B & N for the fact that they are “brick and mortar”, and only order through Amazon when the writer gets the benefit of being an associate, I would like to support independent stores – shop local!! 📚
Hello everyone!
I own Front Street Books in tiny Alpine, Texas. We would love to be your independent bookstore!
Please reach out by phone 432-837-3360 or email staff@fsbooks.com to order.
http://www.frontstreetbooks.com
I was just telling my husband earlier this week that I needed to preorder at my local independent bookstore. I just went on their website and ordered! Included the Kit ISBN just to make sure!!
Love Your Shelf (located in Massachusetts) is taking preorders and will ship your book. I pre-ordered This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me already with this independent bookstore. The owner is a huge BDH fan.
https://loveyourshelfusedbooks.square.site/product/this-kingdom-will-not-kill-me/42KWU576I2VVKLIQOQPEU6X6
Thank you! You were my second order (after me, lol)
Thank you for supporting indies!
My store has the preorder kit ordered! Love Your Shelf, Bellingham, MA and we ship! The preorder is on the landing page of the website. I set up the preorder to choose the keychain or the print, as I had no idea how many orders I’d get and wanted to have something for everyone. If we have enough items everyone will get both items. So your order will get you your first choice but you may get both. Right now we are at 10 preorders.
https://loveyourshelfusedbooks.square.site