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Skin Game is here!

It’s finally here: Skin Game hits stores tomorrow! Here’s a reminder of all the places he’ll be hitting this year’s signing tour. If you’re planning to attend an event, make sure you check out the store’s signing policy.

MAY

Skin Game Launch Party at Mysterious Galaxy: Los Angeles
May 27, 7:30pm
2810 Artesia Blvd
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
310-542-6000
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Mysterious Galaxy: San Diego
May 28, 7pm
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, Suite #302
San Diego, CA 92111
858-268-4747
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Powell’s Books in Portland, OR
Thursday, May 29 at 7:00 PM
Powell’s Books
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd.
Beaverton, OR 97005
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University Bookstore in Seattle, WA
Friday, May 30 at 7:00 PM
University Temple United Methodist Church
1415 NE 43rd St
Seattle, WA 98105
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Murder By The Book in Houston, TX
Saturday, May 31 at 5:00 PM
Murder By the Book
2342 Bissonnet St.
Houston, TX 77005
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JUNE

Rainy Day Books
Sunday, June 1, 2014 at 3:00 PM
Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary
707 W 47th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64112
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Barnes & Noble Old Orchard – Chicago, IL
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at 7pm
55 Old Orchard Center
Skokie, IL 60077
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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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Readers World in Lee’s Summit, MO
Friday, June 13 6:00 PM
Readers World
983 NE Rice Road
Lee’s Summit, MO 64086
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AUGUST

GenCon
August 14-17
Indiana Convention Center
100 S Capitol Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46225
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If you haven’t already, prepare for tomorrow’s release with sample chapters, interviews, and the totally rockin’ book trailer (warning: spoilers!):

Missed the previous chapters, or wondering when the next awesome thing is happening? Catch up here:
4/22: Chapter 1
4/29: Chapter 2
5/06: Chapter 3
5/09: Book Trailer goes live at io9
5/13: Chapter 4
5/15: Booktalk Nation event — watch video at the link!
5/16: Reddit AMA — check out the whole conversation here, or read Jim’s responses here.
5/20: Chapter 5
5/27: Skin Game arrives!

Order Skin Game in hardcover, kindle, or audiobook format through our store!

Skin Game chapter 5

The last of five sample chapters of Skin Game is up! Read chapter 5 here.

Missed the previous chapters, or wondering when the next awesome thing is happening? Catch up here:
4/22: Chapter 1
4/29: Chapter 2
5/06: Chapter 3
5/09: Book Trailer goes live at io9
5/13: Chapter 4
5/15: Booktalk Nation event — watch video at the link!
5/16: Reddit AMA — check out the whole conversation here, or read Jim’s responses here.
5/20: Chapter 5
5/27: Skin Game arrives!

Preorder Skin Game in hardcover, kindle, or audiobook format through our store!

Dresden Files Kindle Daily Deal – TODAY ONLY!

Need to catch up on Harry’s adventures? Looking to populate your ebook collection with earlier volumes in the series? Want to give new fans something deliciously Dresdeny to chew on? Amazon is doing a massive Kindle daily deal TODAY ONLY, dropping the price on the first 7 books in the Dresden Files to $1.99 each, from Storm Front to Dead Beat!

These files can be read on actual Kindles or any device with the free Kindle app (laptop, smart phone, tablet, etc). Sorry, international fans, this deal is valid only for readers in the US.

Snag:
Storm Front
Fool Moon
Grave Peril
Summer Knight
Death Masks
Blood Rites
and
Dead Beat

$1.99 each! Woohoo! The first half of the series for fourteen bucks!

Of course, you can always grab older books in paperback and audio format in our store and preorder Skin Game in a variety of formats, and even signed and personalized!

Remember: if you want to preorder a signed, personalized copy through Dog Eared Books, the deadline is MONDAY. B&N is already sold out, and Booktalk Nation’s preorders closed yesterday.

In the meantime, you can catch up on Jim’s two recent Q&As on Booktalk Nation and Reddit! For Reddit, You can find Jim’s answers quickest by going here, then clicking “context.”

Skin Game chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Skin Game is up! Read it here.

Missed the previous chapters, or wondering when the next awesome thing is happening? Catch up here:
4/22: Chapter 1
4/29: Chapter 2
5/06: Chapter 3
5/09: Book Trailer goes live at io9
5/13: Chapter 4
5/15: Booktalk Nation event
5/16: Reddit AMA
5/20: Chapter 5
5/27: Skin Game arrives!

Preorder Skin Game in hardcover, kindle, or audiobook format through our store, or participate on one of our virtual signings!