We have three announcements for you today. First, the most important announcement. To recap: Tor is offering a very long free preview of This Kingdom on KU and other retailers. It will be released at the end of January and the "preorder" is up now. Right now we are seeing it on Amazon and
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Lavender Sunsets, Crocheted Hedgehogs, and Other Small Things
A while ago I posted a hedgehog on Facebook and I received several requests for the pattern. This toy was a little bit of a challenge for me. I've always thought amigurumi was out of my league. So full disclosure: this is toy #3. The first went to Kid 2, the second to Kid 1, and this one
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The Backstory
J writes: I'm wondering if it was ever mentioned what had happened to end the Penelope's PI career? This question popped up again in Facebook fan group. Facebook is just not set up to be a fan forum, so people keep missing things. We've posted it before, but just in case, here it is again
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Wildfire: Graphic Audio Sneak Peeks
Good news for our ears, BDH! The dramatized adaptation of Wildfire by Graphic Audio is almost here, and we have exclusive preview samples for you today, because we are beloved and people enjoy enabling our anticipation! We've gone back and forth on which samples to ask for, but in the end it
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This Kingdom UK cover update
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
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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
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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
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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 heart:
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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",
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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
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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 member of
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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 back to
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