Skin Game a Bestseller! Plus PHXCC goodness

WOOHOO! Skin Game is rocking the book charts, debuting at #1 on the New York Times hardcover fiction bestseller list–the the FIFTH consecutive time for the Dresden Files! It’s also #1 at Barnes and Noble, and for the first time, #1 in the UK according to the Sunday Times! Thanks to all the fans around the world for their tireless support and enthusiasm.

Jim’s currently heading down to Arizona for the Scottsdale signing and Phoenix Comicon. Check out his PHXCC schedule below.

Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ
Thursday, June 5 at 7:00 PM
Poisoned Pen
4014 N Goldwater Blvd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
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Phoenix Comicon
June 5-8, 2014
Phoenix Convention Center
122 N 2nd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004
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FRIDAY

Autographing: 12:00pm – 1:00pm, Convention Center, VIP20

Comedy’s Hard – The Secrets of How and When to be Funny: 1:30pm – 2:30pm, Sheraton Valley of the Sun
Writing humor is a difficult trick. Come listen to some of Phoenix Comicon’s author guests who make it look easy and find out their secrets to getting laughs into a story. With Gini Koch, Jim Butcher, John Scalzi, Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant, and Wesley Chu.

Magic Systems: Urban Fantasy vs. Epic Fantasy: 4:30pm – 5:30pm, North 132
Epic fantasy and urban fantasy use magic in different ways..or do they? Panelists from both ends of the fantasy spectrum talk about whether magic is constrained by genre. With Jaye Wells, Jim Butcher, Myke Cole, Patrick Rothfuss, Sam Sykes, Stephen Blackmoore.

SATURDAY

Spotlight on Jim Butcher: 10:30am – 11:30am, Sheraton Valley of the Sun
Join Jim Butcher as he talks about the new Dresden Files book, Skin Game, upcoming projects, and answers fans’ questions.

Autographing: 12:00pm – 1:00pm, Convention Center, VIP20

Setting and Place in Urban Fantasy: Saturday 4:30pm – 5:30pm, West 212
Several of our Urban Fantasy authors discuss how settings influences and drives their work. With Carrie Vaughn, Greg van Eekhout, Heather Brewer, Jim Butcher, Joseph Nassise, Vicki Pettersson,

SUNDAY

Keeping a Long Running Series Fresh: 12:00pm – 1:00pm, North 132
Authors who are writing long-running series talk about how they keep it fresh and exciting for both themselves and the reader. With Gini Koch, Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, L.E. Modesitt Jr.

Autographing: 1:30pm – 2:30pm, Convention Center, VIP20

Writing Rogues: 3:00pm – 4:00pm, North 132
Kvothe, Harry, Atticus, Locke, Darrow, and Lenk are their names. Meet the writers who created these rouges. With Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Patrick Rothfuss, Pierce Brown, Sam Sykes, Scott Lynch.

Hope to see you there!

Author: priscellie

Priscilla Spencer has been Jim's creative consultant since 2007. In addition to managing content for Jim-Butcher.com and its social media channels, she beta-reads all of Jim's works, serves as a thematic consultant on the graphic novels and role playing games, and illustrates the maps for his books. The whole "Year of Dresden" thing is largely her baby. Her latest claim to fame is directing the official book trailers for Peace Talks and Battle Ground. In her professional life, Priscilla is a Producer, Writer, Photographer, and Fantasy Map Illustrator working towards a career in producing TV. She enjoys musical theatre, gluten-free cooking, sci-fi/fantasy, and weightlifting. She aspires to travel the world and pet every dog.