Back from Dragon Con By Angie Fenris is the true boss of the household. Brutus being his sweet self. Jim is recovering from Dragon Con by snuggling with the fuzzies.The post Back from Dragon Con first appeared on Jim Butcher.

Virtual Talk with the City of Mountain View Library By Angie Join Jim on September 15th at 6:30PM PDT/9:30PM EDT as he talks about his latest books and his writing process with the City of Mountain View Library. Registration is required and seating is limited. Register on the library’s website. The post Virtual Talk with the City of Mountain View Library first appeared on Jim Butcher.

Dragon Con 2022! By Angie Jim will be at Dragon Con this weekend! His schedule is below but check the official Dragon Con app (iPhone, Android, and web) for any updates to the schedule and for event locations. Friday, September 2 An Hour with Jim Butcher 4:00 PM Saturday, September 3 Podium Presents: Fantasy, Fandom, and Storytellers 11:30 AM I Have This Great Idea, But… 1:00 PM Virtual: Sustaining a Multi-Volume UF Series 1:00 PM Autograph Session 4:00 PM Virtual: Favors, Bargains, and Glamours: The Fae in Urban Fantasy 5:30 PM Trials, Tribulations, & Sacrifice: Heroism in UF 8:30 PM Sunday, September 4 Autograph Session 1:00 PM Magical Ethics 8:30 PM Monday, September 5 Pulling the Strings: Supernatural Organizations Behind the Scenes 1:00 PM The post Dragon Con 2022! first appeared on Jim Butcher.

Get a sneak peak into Dead Man’s Hand by James J. Butcher! By Angie https://sites.prh.com/deadmanshandsneakpeek Dead Man’s Hand is the debut novel by Jim’s son, James. It is available for pre-order now and will be released October 11, 2022.The post Get a sneak peak into Dead Man’s Hand by James J. Butcher! first appeared on Jim Butcher.

Book Signing Today in Westminster, Colorado By Angie Jim will be signing books at the Barnes & Noble store in Westminster, Colorado today from 11am to 1pm. The address of the store is 9370 Sheridan Blvd, Westminster, CO, 80030. The store’s phone number is (303) 426-7733. You can bring your own copies or buy some there for Jim to sign. Come down and say hi!The post Book Signing Today in Westminster, Colorado first appeared on Jim Butcher.

The Law Release Day! By Angie The Law is here! If you pre-ordered it, you can listen to or read it right now. If you haven’t pre-ordered it, you can get the audiobook here and the ebook here. As a rare treat, Jim reads the audiobook himself. Remember to tune in to the livestream today at 12pm PST/3pm EST! The Dresden Files Podcast is hosting Jim and James as they talk Dresden. It’s release day so there won’t be any spoilers for The Law. You can tune in to the livestream event at The Dresden Files Podcast YouTube page or on PodiumAudio’s Facebook page. You can also enter to win an exclusive poster of Chris McGrath’s gorgeous cover art for The Law!The post The Law Release Day! first appeared on Jim Butcher.

Book Signing in Westminster Colorado July 10th By Angie Jim will be doing a signing at the Barnes & Noble Westminster location on July 10th from 11am to 1pm. This is a non-ticketed event so first come, first serve. The address is 9370 Sheridan Blvd, Westminster, CO, 80030. The store’s phone number is (303) 426-7733. Come down and say hi!The post Book Signing in Westminster Colorado July 10th first appeared on Jim Butcher.

The Law is available for pre-order on Kindle! By Angie Many fans have asked for an ebook edition of The Law and it is now available for pre-order. Get it today! It will be a simultaneous release with the audiobook (read by Jim himself!) on July 5th. Don’t forget to tune in July 5th for the livestream with James Marsters and Jim on The Dresden Files Podcast!The post The Law is available for pre-order on Kindle! first appeared on Jim Butcher.

Trailer for The Law! By Angie The post Trailer for The Law! first appeared on Jim Butcher.

Livestream with Jim Butcher and James Marsters! By Angie Tune in to The Dresden Files Podcast or Podium Audio on July 5th 12pm PST/3pm EST to listen to this livestream with Jim and James!The post Livestream with Jim Butcher and James Marsters! first appeared on Jim Butcher.

Cover art for The Law revealed! By Angie Cover art for The Law by Chris McGrath The Law will be out on Audible July 5th! The story will also be released in ebook format. More announcements to come later this week!The post Cover art for The Law revealed! first appeared on Jim Butcher.

Announcing “The Law” read by Jim himself! By Angie A new Dresden novella is coming to you July 5th! Set after the events of Battle Ground, Harry goes to court to protect some of Chicago’s most vulnerable children. The Law is an Audible exclusive and is read by Jim himself! No print or ebook editions are currently planned apart from a collector’s edition that is available from Subterranean Press. Mark your calendars and pre-order today!The post Announcing “The Law” read by Jim himself! first appeared on Jim Butcher.

Conversation with Jim, Kerrie L. Hughes and the authors of Heroic Hearts tonight! By Angie TONIGHT 7pm ET! Join the editors Kerrie L. Hughes and Jim Butcher and authors of the all-star urban fantasy collection HEROIC HEARTS in conversation, in partnership with Joseph-Beth books. RSVP to receive viewing link:https://t.co/U7BzYqoXHc pic.twitter.com/1FU1ePZ1PT— Anne Sowards⁷ (@AnneSowards) June 1, 2022 The post Conversation with Jim, Kerrie L. Hughes and the authors of Heroic Hearts tonight! first appeared on Jim Butcher.

Salutations By Angie Hi everyone! You may have noticed a new name on recent posts. I’m Angie, lovely to meet you. I’m a big fan of Jim’s work and I’m taking over managing content for Jim-Butcher.com and its social media channels while Priscilla moves on to other exciting projects. We will miss her and we wish her all the best!The post Salutations first appeared on Jim Butcher.

“That’s my son :)” – Jim By Angie Revealing Dead Man’s Hand, the Debut Novel From James J. Butcher Jim’s son, James, is also an author and his debut novel will be out this year! Pre-order James’ book so you’ll have it when it comes out October 11th. The post “That’s my son :)” – Jim first appeared on Jim Butcher.

Are you ready for more Toot-Toot and Mister‽ By Angie Announcing a brand new short story from the Dresden Files universe! What could be better than a team up between Toot-Toot and Mister? Harry doesn’t know that there’s a threat but Toot-Toot is looking out for him with the help of Mister. Find out if they successfully defend against the invader in “Little Things”!The post Are you ready for more Toot-Toot and Mister‽ first appeared on Jim Butcher.

Microfiction #6: The Good People By priscellie Christmas is almost here, and we’re bringing a gift for everyone, regardless of whether you celebrate. Our second-to-last Drop in the “Year of Dresden” celebration is our sixth new microfiction! This Molly-POV story takes place concurrently with “Christmas Eve,” so expect Battle Ground spoilers aplenty. Read “The Good People” and enjoy an illustration of Molly by Stjepan Sejic, drawn for Priscilla at SDCC 2015. (Man, remember cons? We can’t wait until it’s our turn to get the vaccine.) We wish all our fans a safe and joyous holiday season, no matter the distance that separates us, filled with good health and renewed appreciation for what truly matters in life. The Year of Dresden is almost at an end! Visit Jim-Butcher.com every Tuesday in 2020 for weekly Drops of never-before-seen artwork, microfiction, interviews, contests, sample chapters for Peace Talks and Battle Ground, and 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. The mailing list is also the best way to be alerted about upcoming books, short stories, and other goodies in the Dresden Files and Cinder Spires series. The Dresden Files doesn’t end here! Still need a copy of Peace Talks, Battle Ground, or anything else by Jim? Support your favorite local independent bookstore, or order in print, audio, or ebook through the Jim-Butcher.com Store. The post Microfiction #6: The Good People first appeared on Jim Butcher.

Congratulations, Fanfic Winners! By priscellie In this week’s Dresden Drop, we celebrate the winners of the Fanfic Contest. But we have a bunch of other treats to share before the great reveal. Read on! First, a very Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate! A number of fans have sent us variants of this genius idea by VanillaStudio, and we had to share it, in honor of our favorite Jewish dino-wrangler. Behold Butters’ Hannukiah, the Menorasaurus Rex! Pod Squad Next, Jim appeared on the Mike’s Book Reviews vlog, uploaded this morning. We haven’t had the chance to listen yet, so check it out and get any scoops before we do! Gettin’ Ficcy With It And now, our featured story! Inspired by Harry’s birthday on Halloween, we challenged fans to write under-1500-word microfictions about either a birthday or a holiday, and y’all delivered in the greatest possible way. Reading these stories was a treat, and we continue to marvel at the talent and creativity in every aspect of the fandom. Thanks to all who participated! Grand Prize: PsychicScubaDiver for “Hogs Wild” First Runner Up: Daniel Van Nostrand for “Easter Search” Second Runner Up: Houston Southard for “Entity, Eggs, Ennui” Honorable Mentions: Dina Navon for “First” and Eric T. Johnson for “Every Mouse Has His Day” You can read the winning stories here! Extra special thanks to our team of judges, who spent countless hours reading and evaluating *67* sensational stories. They included Andrea Gonzales, Garrett Jones, Mandie Lyons, Jordan Walker-Key, Suzanne Solomon, and Priscilla Spencer. The Grand Prize winner and two Runners Up will receive their choice of art prints from Worldbuilders. We’ll be in touch over the next week to get your preferences and your contact info! And that’s it for this week! Visit Jim-Butcher.com every Tuesday in 2020 for weekly Drops of never-before-seen artwork, microfiction, interviews, contests, sample chapters for Peace Talks and Battle Ground, and 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. Still need a copy of Peace Talks, Battle Ground, or anything else by Jim? Support your favorite local independent bookstore, or order in print, audio, or ebook through the Jim-Butcher.com Store. The post Congratulations, Fanfic Winners! first appeared on Jim Butcher.

Holiday Gift Guide By priscellie Before we dive into this week’s main feature, we’d like to start with a link to Jim’s interview with The Dresden Files Podcast! The hosts cut right to the chase, asking original, detail-oriented questions that provoked fresh, intriguing, and at times astounding responses from Jim. It doesn’t appear to have been transcribed yet, but folks are discussing the new bombshells here. Also, for folks who rely on transcripts, you can now enjoy a writeup of Jim’s appearance on the Legendarium Podcast a few weeks ago. And now, the main event! The holidays are fast approaching, but there’s still time to get Jim-inspired goodies for the fantasy fan in your life. In this week’s Dresden Drop, we’d like to spotlight some of the small businesses and artists producing officially licensed Butcherverse goodness, including some brand new pieces! Badali Jewelry This family-owned and operated small business has been creating officially-licensed, handcrafted jewelry for fantasy book series for over twenty years. Their line of Dresden Files pieces includes Harry’s shield bracelet, force ring, and pentacle (with optional ruby), plus other fabulous series goodies, like necklaces featuring Bob the Skull and Lasciel and Nicodemus’ coins. They also feature lines for some of your favorite other series, including works by Brandon Sanderson, V.E. Schwab, JRR Tolkien, Patrick Rothfuss, Pierce Brown, Gail Carriger, and now Christopher Paolini. And just in time for winter, they’re bringing back a limited run of the much-coveted Winter Lady Pentacle Variant AND announcing a new piece! The Bob necklace is now available in three color ways: two orange for Good Bob, two blue for Evil Bob, or one of each. And it gets better: For Jim’s fans, they’re offering 15% off all orders sitewide with the promo code FUEGO15. Order by December 9th for Priority Shipping or December 14th for Overnight. Worldbuilders Market Worldbuilders Market is a geek-centered nonprofit supporting humanitarian efforts worldwide. They carry a variety of awesome geeky merchandise from a wide range of creators from across the fantasy, science-fiction, and gaming community. Every purchase helps support their mission: to unite the geek community into a massive force to fund education, opportunity, and sustainable self-sufficiency for families and communities worldwide. You can jump directly to their Dresden line to snag posters, enamel pins, t-shirts, and even cell phone cases! Other creators with fantastic merch at Worldbuilders include Mary Robinette Kowal, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Patrick Rothfuss, Kevin Hearne, N.K. Jemisin, Neil Gaiman, and Seanan McGuire. And don’t miss their legendary end-of year fundraising drive, including streaming events, auctions, prize draws, and more! Evil Hat Productions This independent gaming company believes passion makes great games, and fans agree: The Dresden Files RPGs swept the ENnies and won the Golden Geek and Origins Awards for Best Roleplaying Game of the Year. They also sell Dresden-themed FATE dice, because… dice. Dice, man. Dice need no explanation. You can also tackle the surprisingly challenging Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game in physical or digital forms. The electronic edition, published by Hidden Achievement, is available for iOS, Android, Steam, and the Nintendo Switch, and can accommodate solo play, multiplayer in person, and multiplayer remote for all your social distancing needs. Art Posters Several official series artists are selling prints of their Butcherverse illustrations: Chris McGrath defined the look of the Dresden Files, illustrating the main series hardcovers. Dan Dos Santos created the covers for the Sci-Fi Book Club Omnibus Editions, including the fan-favorite illustration of Harry riding Sue into battle. Tyler Walpole illustrated the Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game and provided additional imagery to the Dresden Accelerated RPG. Adam Mathison-Sward illustrated the bookplates that accompanied Worldbuilders’ copies of Battle Ground. Mika Kuloda provided artwork for the canceled LARP project Dre

A Long-Expected Drop: New Interview and Tattoo Compilation By priscellie Apologies for failing to publish this week’s post on time! A combination of personal obligations and Pandemic Brain effectively sabotaged yesterday’s efforts, but we’re back in business today, and we’ll be back to our usual Tuesday posting schedule next week. In today’s Drop, we share a new interview with DragonCon Urban Fantasy track lead Carol Malcolm, plus the results of our call for images of your Dresden Files tattoos! Checking In With Jim DragonCon’s Carol Malcolm has launched a new author interview series, starting with Jim! This hour-long video includes all kinds of tasty new tidbits, including more details about the next Cinder Spires book and the newly-announced Dresden novel Twelve Months, plus significantly more Brutus and Fenris cameo time than the average Q&A. We recommend! Watch it on YouTube. A Skin Game In the past several weeks, we asked you to send in photos of your Dresden-inspired tattoos, and you delivered! You can view them all in today's post on Jim's website. Thanks to all who submitted their ink--citations below. We also included several we found online that were too good not to show off, so the information isn’t always complete. Fellow fans, if you can fill in any of these gaps, we welcome any corrections at yearofdresden@.... Jim Returns to the Dresden Files Podcast Jim’s long-awaited interview with The Dresden Files Podcast folks has been rescheduled for this Friday at 11am Mountain Time! A link to the stream will be tweeted when it starts. If you miss it, no worries! We’ll link to it in next week’s Drop. Fanfic Contest Update Y’all submitted SCORES of stories, which will take a LOT longer than our previous contests to judge! I’ve recruited a team to help distribute the work. Expect the results to be announced toward the end of the month. Thanks so much to all the entrants and my awesome judges! And that’s it for this week! 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, and 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. Still need a copy of Peace Talks, Battle Ground, or anything else by Jim? Support your favorite local independent bookstore, or order in print, audio, or ebook through the Jim-Butcher.com Store. We believe you may still be able to grab a signed copy of Battle Ground from Mysterious Galaxy and Barbara’s Bookstore (though we STRONGLY RECOMMEND confirming availability of signed stock before placing your order at either place) or a book with a signed bookplate from Worldbuilders. The post A Long-Expected Drop: New Interview and Tattoo Compilation first appeared on Jim Butcher.