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We try to keep our posting restricted to once a week, but a bunch of neat things crossed our desk in the hours after we posted yesterday, and we couldn’t wait for next Tuesday! We promise, we won’t take you away from reading Peace Talks for long!
Murder by the Book Virtual Event Tonight
Tonight at 8pm Eastern, join Jim in a ticketed Q&A event via Zoom, hosted by Murder by the Book! Support an awesome independent bookstore and get a signed copy of Peace Talks.
(Also, how fun is Jim’s new author photo? It’s by Torre Neal of WeNeals Photography.)
Geeky Goods for Geeks Doing Good
First, Pat Rothfuss announced new Dresden merch in his twitch stream with Jim yesterday! Check out the Geeks Doing Good 2020 Indiegogo campaign to preorder awesome goodies, including a brand new Sue the T-Rex shirt, a discounted McAnally’s mug, and signed copies of Peace Talks and Battle Ground (when it comes out). This campaign ends in six days, so act quickly!
Audiobook Teaser
Penguin Random House Audio has posted a 4 1/2-minute sample snippet of the Peace Talks audiobook!
Support independent bookstores by ordering through Libro.fm, which partners with independent bookstores to sell digital audiobooks! You can also order from Audible, iTunes, Google Play, and Audiobooks.com.
If you need a little more convincing, here’s a video of James Marsters encouraging fans to pick up the audiobook via playground taunts.
Okay, that’s it for this week! See you Tuesday for our next Dresden Drop!
At long last, Peace Talks is here! The first book in this summer’s Dresden Duology is within your grasp. We’re also launching our Virtual Tour today, including several opportunities to participate in virtual Q&As and score signed books!
If you haven’t ordered your copy yet, mask up and hie to your favorite local independent bookstore, order a signed copy through one of our Virtual Tour partners above, or snag a copy through our store. And don’t forget to preorder the second Dresden novel coming out this summer, Battle Ground!
Note: We’ve heard from some fans whose orders were delayed because of COVID, and there are plenty more who are ordering signed copies that won’t ship for another few days, so please be considerate of your fellow fans and don’t post spoilers out in the open.
Virtual Tour Launches
Last night’s virtual release party with University Bookstore had to be rescheduled due to, well, fuego. A forest fire erupted not far from Jim’s home, and his focus had to be on preparing for a potential evacuation. Hell’s Bells! Our thanks to the first responders who worked through the night and continue to battle the blazes today to keep his community and its magnificent National Forests safe. We don’t yet have a new date and time for the rescheduled event, but we’ll let folks know as soon as we do.
Although the fire has not yet been contained, it looks like Jim’s home is out of immediate danger. He’s made the decision to go forward with today’s event with Pat Rothfuss and Worldbuilders, though he’ll be monitoring the situation in case that changes. Keep an eye on our JimButcherNews Twitter account for updates!
TODAY, July 14, 4-6pm EDT: Pat Rothfuss’ Twitch (NOTE CORRECTED TIME AND VENUE!)
FREE EVENT! Join Patrick Rothfuss and Jim Butcher in a spoiler-free conversation about the Dresden Files series. Optional: Copies of Peace Talks with a signed bookplate can be ordered from Worldbuilders Marketplace.
Can’t read the book yet? Take the edge off the wait with our roundup of all the Dresden Drops so far this year, including four new microfictions, six sample chapters and a bonus excerpt, boatloads of art, and so much more! Then start your read off right by watching the live-action book trailer:
We don’t know if any of you are planning on putting the book down long enough to need a bookmark, but if you do, Adam Mathison-Sward has you hard-covered! (Download high res: Part 1, Part 2)
Other Niftiness
After posting last week’s Peace Talks Bingo card roundup, we learned we’d missed a handful of submissions. We’re hopeful we caught all our mistakes, but if you still don’t see yours on the Bingo card page, please sent a link to your submission post to yearofdresden@gmail.com!
And that’s it for this week’s entry! Visit Jim-Butcher.com every Tuesday this year for weekly Drops of never-before-seen artwork, microfiction, interviews, contests, sample chapters for Peace Talks and Battle Ground, or other tasty tidbits in our celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Dresden Files. Join our new mailing list and follow @jimbutchernews on twitter to ensure you don’t miss a moment, and check the announcement post to catch up on prior Drops. See you next week!
The Dresden Duology is nearly here! We’re ONE WEEK out from Peace Talks and less than three months from Battle Ground.
If you haven’t yet placed your order, we have plenty of new opportunities to score signed copies from awesome independent bookstores! Get all the details in the “Virtual Tour” section below. You can also order the book in hardcover, ebook, or audio from online vendors through the Jim-Butcher.com store.
Want to score a signed copy of Peace Talks, support independent bookstores and charities, and ask Jim your burning questions? We’ve got you covered! We have the details for Jim’s Peace Talks Virtual Tour, and SURPRISE, it starts TODAY with a free event hosted by Worldbuilders!
FREE EVENT! Join Jim and Patrick Rothfuss in conversation as Jim signs bookplates for copies of Peace Talks that you can order through Worldbuilders Marketplace.
FREE EVENT! Join Patrick Rothfuss and Jim Butcher in a spoiler-free conversation about the Dresden Files series. Optional: Copies of Peace Talks with a signed bookplate can be ordered from Worldbuilders Marketplace.
Ticketed Event via Zoom. Tickets (1 copy of Peace Talks) can be purchased on the event page. Attendee Q&A, moderated by University Book Store.
Alternately, if you’ve already preordered an unsigned book elsewhere, you can snag a 5″x7″ signed bookplate sticker with Tyler Walpole’s stunning piece we revealed last week! (It would also look badass on the back of an e-reader, if that’s your jam.) EDIT: Holy moley, these sold out in NINE HOURS. Y’all are hardcore.
Note: This is different from the Worldbuilders bookplates, which are illustrated by Nate Taylor and Satine Phoenix.
Bingo Phase Three
Want to add an element of friendly rivalry to your read of Peace Talks next week? Round up your friends and pick a card from our fabulous array of entries to accompany your read! Don’t worry about spoilers. These are purely fan speculation!
Reminder: Because we want to keep this site spoiler-free until folks have had a chance to read the book, we will not be crowning a winner for the card and template competitions until mid-August.
You can also catch up on all the microfictions, artwork, and other goodies we’ve released so far. Check it out!
And that’s it for this week’s entry! Visit Jim-Butcher.com every Tuesday this year for weekly Drops of never-before-seen artwork, microfiction, interviews, contests, sample chapters for Peace Talks and Battle Ground, or other tasty tidbits in our celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Dresden Files. Join our new mailing list and follow @jimbutchernews on twitter to ensure you don’t miss a moment, and check the announcement post to catch up on prior Drops. See you next week for the release of Peace Talks!
The Dresden Duology is nearly here! We’re two weeks out from Peace Talks and less than a hundred days from Battle Ground. Support your local independent bookstore by ordering directly, or order from online vendors in all formats through the Jim-Butcher.com store.
Last week, we brought you a comprehensive list of all the Dresden Drops we’ve made so far this year. Check it out and make sure you’re up to speed on all the microfictions, artwork, and other goodies we’ve released. This week, in addition to Chapter 5 of Peace Talks, we have more fun video and interview content, a peek at a bookplate that will be offered next week, and a reminder to snag a copy of Jim’s latest short and submit to the Peace Talks Bingo. Read on!
Chapter Five
Read Chapter Five of Peace Talks! If you missed Chapters One, Two, Three, and Four, you can catch up on those as well. Preorder both Peace Talks and Battle Ground from a local independent bookstore or online through the Jim-Butcher.com store, and come back next Tuesday for the next chapter!
Bookplate Art
Because the pandemic has put the kibosh on Jim doing an in-person signing tour this year, next week, we’ll be announcing several sources for fans to get signed copies of Peace Talks and opportunities to ask Jim their questions.
One of the options will be to order a signed bookplate from artist Tyler Walpole next week. He’ll have a limited quantity available, so keep an eye out for next Tuesday’s drop, where we’ll hook you up with all the details. Here are a few glimpses of the work in progress, followed by the finished piece!
Next, photographer Andrea Gonzales has released a massive compilation of the Dresden Files “Pass The Brush” Cosplay videos. This omnibus includes one never-before-seen compilation, alternate transitions, and fun new mid- and post-credits scenes.
Also, in the early hours of this morning, the Peace Talks trailer crossed 200,000 views. WOOHOO! Thanks for all the love!
It’s also the last day to score Parallel Worlds for 99 cents in the United States and Canada. This multi-author anthology contains Jim’s Goodman Grey-POV short story “Monsters.”
The Goodreads Series Read-Along continues this week with Cold Days! Join us as we discuss Harry’s first case back amongst the living, a who’s-gonna-dunnit that threatens to upend the hierarchy of faerie.
And that’s it for this week’s entry! Visit Jim-Butcher.com every Tuesday this year for weekly Drops of never-before-seen artwork, microfiction, interviews, contests, sample chapters for Peace Talks and Battle Ground, or other tasty tidbits in our celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Dresden Files. Join our new mailing list and follow @jimbutchernews on twitter to ensure you don’t miss a moment, and check the announcement post to catch up on prior Drops. See you next week!
With the Year of Dresden nearing its halfway point, we figured it was time for a quick retrospective on all the new goodies we’ve released so far. So alongside Chapter 4 of Peace Talks, enjoy a roundup of all the treats you may have missed.
Chapter Four
2020 brings not one but TWO new Dresden novels! We’re three weeks away from the release of Peace Talks, and fewer than 100 days remain for Battle Ground.
Read Chapter Four of Peace Talks! If you missed Chapters One, Two, and Three, you can catch up on those as well. Preorder both Peace Talks and Battle Ground from a local independent bookstore or online through the Jim-Butcher.com store, and come back next Tuesday for the next chapter!
ONE WEEK LEFT to score Parallel Worlds for 99 cents in the United States and Canada! This multi-author anthology contains Jim’s Goodman Grey-POV short story “Monsters.”
The Goodreads Series Read-Along continues this week with Cold Days! Join us as we discuss Harry’s first case back amongst the living, a who’s-gonna-dunnit that threatens to upend the hierarchy of faerie.
And that’s it for this week’s entry! Visit Jim-Butcher.com every Tuesday this year for weekly Drops of never-before-seen artwork, microfiction, interviews, contests, sample chapters for Peace Talks and Battle Ground, or other tasty tidbits in our celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Dresden Files. Join our new mailing list and follow @jimbutchernews on twitter to ensure you don’t miss a moment, and check the announcement post to catch up on prior Drops. See you next week!
