Brief Cases Signing Tour

The release of the Brief Cases anthology is less than two months away! You know what that means: It’s signing tour time. Jim kicks off his trip close to home in Colorado, then hopscotches his way around the South, Midwest, and Northeast. We hope you can join him!

June 5, 7pm
Alamo Drafthouse
4255 W. Colfax Ave.
Denver, CO 80204
Ok, this is cool. Jim doing the usual conversation, Q&A, and signing, but at a MOVIE THEATRE, where they’ll be screening BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, one of Jim’s favorite flicks. After the movie, there will be a book signing with sales provided by Tattered Cover. Tickets available now!

June 6, 7pm
Bookpeople
603 Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78703

June 7, 7pm
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
161 Lexington Green Circle
Lexington, KY 40503
Tickets available here!

June 8, 6pm
Barnes & Noble
97 Warren St.
New York, NY 10007

June 9, 4pm
Barnes & Noble
7851 L Tysons Corner Center
McLean, VA 22102

June 10, 3pm
Schuler Books
1982 W. Grand River Ave.
Okemos, MI 48864

Is Jim not visiting a place near you this time? You can still preorder Brief Cases in hardcover, Kindle, or audio format through our store. Need more convincing? Check out the book’s blurb:

The world of Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only professional wizard, is rife with intrigue–and creatures of all supernatural stripes. And you’ll make their intimate acquaintance as Harry delves into the dark side of truth, justice, and the American way in this must-have short story collection.

From the Wild West to the bleachers at Wrigley Field, humans, zombies, incubi, and even fey royalty appear; ready to blur the line between friend and foe. In the never-before-published ‘Zoo Day,’ Harry treads new ground as a dad, while fan-favorite characters Molly Carpenter, his onetime apprentice, White Council Warden Anastasia Luccio, and even Bigfoot stalk through the pages of more classic tales.

With twelve stories in all, Brief Cases offers both longtime fans and first-time readers tantalizing glimpses into Harry’s funny, gritty, and unforgettable realm, whetting their appetites for more to come from the wizard with a heart of gold.

Brief Cases hits bookstores everywhere June 5th, 2018.

The Dresden Files is legal!

We don’t have an April Fool’s joke for you this year. Instead, we wanted to celebrate the 18th anniversary of Storm Front‘s publication on April 1st, 2000. That’s right, The Dresden Files is legal! Today, the series can do the following things:

  • Vote (likely for whatever’s the most contrarian position)
  • Buy a lottery ticket (ill-advised with Harry’s luck)
  • Buy cigarettes (though Harry leaves enough things smoking)
  • Get a tattoo (Susan has some great ideas. Molly has some terrible ones.)
  • Donate blood (Harry’s gonna need it)
  • Serve on a jury (Hey, there’s a short story about that!)
  • Buy fireworks (don’t try to match the One Woman Rave)
  • Go to jail (do not collect $200)
  • Have intimate relations with other consenting 18+ year old book series (what’s Anita Blake up to these days?)
  • Take Fool Moon to Rated-R movies.

We’re so grateful to our fans for 18 incredible years, and we look forward to entertaining you for many more.

In case you missed them, here are some of our April Fool’s pranks from the past:
2016 — Dresden Files Special Edition
2015 — Dresden Novels on Hiatus
2014 — Dresden Files coming to Broadway
2012 — Bigfoot Paranormal Romance
2011 — Fool Moon comic reboot and Li’l Harry Adventures
And a bonus: 2014 — Tower of Turtles’ sneak preview of Red Sun

Happy April Fool’s Day!

Release Event for Dog Men in Denver

Jim’s local Barnes and Noble is hosting a Q&A and signing to celebrate the hardcover release of Dog Men, an original Dresden Files graphic novel! Join him at 7pm on Monday, March 26, at 960 S Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80246 for tasty tidbits, amusing anecdotes, and a chance to hang with like-minded geeks in your community.

For those who can’t make it to Denver, check out this interview Jim did last month with Black Gate Magazine and Jim’s ECCC Solo Panel! You can also pre-order Dog Men from our store.

Come See Jim at PensaCon!

This weekend is PensaCon! Come attend a panel, a signing, or even a screening of a Dresden Files fan film!

February 23rd – 25th
Pensacola Bay Center
201 E Gregory St
Pensacola, FL 32502

Friday, February 23rd:

Event: Signing
Time: 1 pm – 2 pm
Location: OP4-5, Vendor Floor

Event: Professional Geek Panel
Time: 2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
Location: Pensacola Grand Ballroom C
Other Panelists: Christopher Husberg, Dan Wells, Andrew Gaska
Moderator: Ryan Petel

Event: Red Sun Dresden Files Fan Film Screening
Time: 4:45 pm – 6:30 pm
Location: Pensacola Little Theatre Courtroom
Panelists: Suzanne Solomon, Landon Solomon, Amy Gruss
Moderator: Ryan Petel

Saturday, February 24th:

Event: I’m a Stranger Here Myself Panel – Writing in Other Universes
Time: 2:45 pm – 3:30 am
Location: Saenger Meeting Room B
Other Panelists: Claudia Gray, Tracy Hickman, Dan Wells
Moderator: Evan Johns

Event: Signing
Time: 4 pm – 5 pm
Location: OP4-5, Vendor Floor

Sunday, February 25th:

Event: Signing
Time: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: OP4-5, Vendor Floor

Event: Spotlight on Jim Butcher
Time: 5:15 pm – 6 am
Location: Saenger Meeting Room B
Moderator: Lindsay Myers

Happy Birthday Thomas

Today is Thomas’ birthday! Why not get yourself a present? The next graphic novel, Dog Men, hits stores today! Buy it in hardcover (or autographed!) from our store.

New York Times-bestselling author Jim Butcher expands his beloved “Dresden Files” novel series with the all-new Dog Men story set within official continuity, created exclusively as a graphic novel!

Harry Dresden is a man on the edge―and that is something that can be dangerous to friend and foe alike. He’s been drafted by a senior member of the White Council of Wizards to investigate a series of murders in rural Mississippi. As always, there’s more afoot than is immediately apparent. The question is, will Harry’s state of mind keep him from seeing it, and will his actions lead him into direct conflict with the wizard who’s depending on his help?

Dog Men is an original graphic novel story written by Jim Butcher and Mark Powers, illustrated by Diego Galindo.