Me, last Tuesday: Columbus write up, a cursory mention that one of the authors present was dropped by the publisher. BDH: What does drop mean? Mod R, to me: They want to know what dropped means. Me, this Monday: Explanatory post of what dropped means. BDH: Are your series getting
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Drop and Pow
What does it mean when a publisher drops a book? It means they are either cancelling the book's release or ending the author's future partnership, meaning they will let the contract run its course and are not interested in continuing. Why would a publisher drop a book/author? The most
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A Conversation with Jean Kwok: This Means War
I am shamelessly plagiarizing Mod R's previous post to remind you that we will be appearing at Austin BN with Jean Kwok this Saturday to celebrate the release of Dominion, the first book in Jean’s new Silk and Iron Trilogy. As an aside, BN should make us honorary employees, because
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Rainy Day Post
Oh no, two posts in a row. This is what happens when we are not furiously writing. It is a very blustery day in Texas. The world is soaking in the downpour, and the thick rain hangs like a pale haze. The fat raindrops bubble up as they strike the ground and drum a steady, comforting hum on the
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Columbus Book Festival
The festival was amazing. We thought we were well prepared. I brought 175 pieces of vellum, 10 maps, 100 bookmarks, 250 bookplates. I thought we would have to drag some of it back. We were not well prepared. So imagine this old library with beautiful marble facade in the middle of a
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Winners, Columbus Festival Reminders, and Victory Laps
There are three separate pieces of Horde Friday business today, so let's start with the shiny book! Giveaway Winner The winner of the Innkeeper Chronicles Volume 1 collected edition from Subterranean Press is: Virginia Franco! Congratulations, Virginia! I will contact you from the
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This Kingdom Fixes Sticker Gate
I keep meaning to write a post with some content, but I keep getting sidetracked by the backlog of everything that had to be put on a backburner. This will be a super quick update. We did not realize the extent of the sticker FOMO. The stickers have created some anxiety as people to do not want
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Vellum Fulfillment – Finalize your order
Please read the whole post before rushing to change things. Why are we doing it this way: Shopify is not a Kickstarter and it's not quite as flexible. We've tried adding variants, but that just broke everything. We want you to be happy with your order. If you want to adjust your order, you doing
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Vellum Updates and a Bribe Giveaway
We will start with a brief vellum update and then switch to the giveaway. I am bribing you. Some people saw me testing things on Facebook this morning, and I wanted to explain it before any misunderstandings occured. It's our first time printing vellum so we made some decisions that slightly
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Deals, Auctions and Sapphire Samples
The Graphic Audio dramatized adaptation of Sapphire Flames will be released on August 3, 2026 on Graphic Audio and the usual audio retailers. The full adaptation will also include A Misunderstanding, the short story told from Arabella’s point of view.As we have accustomed the Horde, we have two
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June Roundup and Ntombi
First thing first: Dear Ntombi, if you see this, please get in touch at modr@ilona-andrews.com - you are one of the winners of the A Curse of Beasts and Magic giveaway. If we don't hear from you by tomorrow, we will have to select someone else. June was…a lot. Phew. Before we head into July, here
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