In case you needed permission: It’s entirely okay to spend a summer day inside, under the AC, reading a book from cover to cover, and recharging in a way you truly love.

Massive signing lines, wonderful readers, excellent panels, new book discoveries, and several hours of enthusiastic Horde encounters later, Ilona has the full Columbus Book Festival story on the blog! ilona-andrews.com/blog/columbu...

Update from fantasy (and UF) author Brian McClellan. Remember he has his own store! www.bearmountainbooks.com/home/authors... I've bought his UF books from his store. Works great!

Don’t know who to credit for this. But it is how I feel.

This Must-Have Monday I have TWENTY new releases to ft, incl 🐲a disabled dragon sneaking into the dragon-rider stables from @wiswell.bsky.social! 🌺Black intersectional horror at its rawest with @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social! 🍆cozy fantasy done RIGHT by @alexandrarowland.bsky.social!

I think you’ll find these are in fact, the remains of clockwork creatures from the steampunk era

I live in a cozy cabin in the middle of nowhere, NM so that's an easy one. I wouldn't mind a beach towel on Hawaii with all the avocado I can eat. I'll settle for my recliner, mug of ice water and boy would I love some rain (NM is mostly desert).

I don't know if I re-evaluated my life, but I did have to put the book down and laugh--Murderbot!!!

i did a test stream this morning with the help of some friends, big thanks to @jennyllello.bsky.social! if you’ve ever wanted to listen to me babble about reading and also about Victor Turner, AND badly mispronounce some Russian names, have i got the video 4 u.

Heads up for Australian TV viewers (esp. history & ceramics lovers) - for a bit of Geordie loveliness on SBS📺 this week, watch actor Robson Green on 'SBS onDemand' at www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-... where Robson visits Master potter of ancient replicas, Graham Taylor @pottedhistory.bsky.social 😍

Sticker Gate is solved: every vellum pack will now include the full set of stickers. We’ll also bring leftover loose stickers and test-print vellum to the @columbusbookfestival this weekend to give away while supplies last. ilona-andrews.com/blog/this-ki...

Hi Maria! We’ll pass your audio feedback on to our team. You’re correct it’s 70% if the price is greater than or equal to $2.99 and above - here’s the full currency list on our help centre kobowritinglife.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art...

This Must-Have Monday I have TWELVE new books to ft, incl 🦉 a revised edition of @sherwood.bsky.social's autistic high fantasy! 🌳 Portal fantasy + sci fi from @jomiles.bsky.social! 🌟 @ajomasonwriter.bsky.social & co's gorgeous queer star soldier!

It's summertime! Buy local produce. Ask around in your area until you find a farmers market. Grow food, find local food! apnews.com/article/clim...

We got a tenth of rain here in the mountain desert of NM. On my morning walk, furry friends were out and about. I know @drbrianpet.bsky.social might be jealous!

absolutely incredible that my risk for this when from high to very low, just over the course of my lifetime. knock on wood obvs but science rules

The greatest inspirational achievement by the United States, one that can be enjoyed by everyone, and was adopted by other countries around the world, was the concept of the National Parks Service, begun by U.S. Grant in 1872, with the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act.

Your daily affirmation: You are the only you that will ever exist, so it's nearly impossible to screw this up. You're already the best and worst version of yourself that will ever be.

Many of my books are in the sale as well: www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

Instead of explosions today, why not share peace & quiet with your neighbors? Why not share tea & conversation? Why not share books, movies, and laughter? Why not share boozy milkshakes with the old forest gods under a blanket of stars?

“…he owned more than 130 acres of land, a waterfront compound on the Salmon River that included three houses, a dry dock, blacksmith shop and several warehouses. He was still married to his wife, Meg, whom he had worked for eight years to buy out of enslavement.”

I have a bundle of three book cover animations up for grabs in the @romancingthevote.com auction! You can request them for something specific like a cover reveal/book birthday/holiday or get event-neutral ones for random posts about your book. www.32auctions.com/organization... Here's an example.

Maggie 2 is DONE. 246,831 words, ALL THE WORDS. The Horde feast will be legendary 🎉

Thanks Gabino! After focusing on non-fiction ghost-lore (our latest being AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC), I'm returning to fiction & grateful for any RAVENFIELD HALL pre-orders! Gothic Historical Young Adult Romance + tons of ghosts & du Maurier themes! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/leann... #FridayReads

Hey folks. My latest podcast is up and running. Check it out! www.podbean.com/ew/pb-x2x82-...

Happy #FridayReads, hermano! In honor of Independence Day, how about my play, Waiting for Godínez (University of New Mexico Press), where I use Beckett’s iconic Godot play as inspiration to show the absurdity of our country's anti-immigrant policies? www.unmpress.com/978082636844...

“You better think…”

So the outrageous increase in defense budget being requested by Trump is to not only piss away millions to change its name to be offensive to the people & the world but its true purpose is to send billions of taxpayer dollars to his criminal moron sons. The Trump regime is starving you to steal

These are two Gray Hawk nestlings in the nest somewhere in the Pima County wilderness Arizona The parent Gray Hawk was flying around about 100 yards off screeching incessantly

What a great consultation! Video or record it and resell!

“…many started organizing toward the creation of the kind of Nation the colonizationists opposed— one that guaranteed liberty and justice for all. In the decades leading up to the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, Black Americans organized and gathered…”

Smashwords summer sale is ON #Booksky! Some of my books are in the sale! www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos My books: www.smashwords.com/profile/view... Don't miss it!

Are you sitting down? Because @romancingthevote.com is offering the nigh-religious experience of a zoom with living legend Beverly Jenkins. www.32auctions.com/organization...

They are counting on the public being too distracted to notice they are taking an axe to the US Forest Service. They want to hand our public heritage over to extractive corporate billionaires. Take one minute to sound the alarm and demand Congress step in: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Oh this is a cool one! We just got our first couple of solar panels and a power station to help run our freezer. We had SO MANY QUESTIONS. Learning as we go and here's a chance to ASK QUESTIONS about solar panels!

No idea if anyone else sees the same books that I do when I go to the front page of www.kobo.com !!! But check it out. My Null Witch audio book is RIGHT next to #MURDERBOT ! (This means nothing to anyone but me, but still!)

Today’s blog roundup has July appearances in Columbus and Austin, a private House Andrews AMA auction, GraphicAudio updates for Magic Tides and Sapphire Flames, and the latest on the Beast Business audiobook. ilona-andrews.com/blog/june-ro...

My daughter also has a custom cover design up for auction at @romancingthevote.com. Great for a stand alone or the start of new series!

Their audio book sale for 9.99 and under ends June 30: www.kobo.com/us/en/p/audi... Some @brandonsanderson.com added recently (A bunch of them!) and some Fern Michaels and other Romantasy: www.kobo.com/us/en/list/r...

I don't want to live in interesting times. I want to go back to mundane times when we were living in a cozy hollow tree in the old forest, drinking tea, discussing books, and having adventures with sophisticated talking animals in little tweed suits.

An excellent review of @kobobooks.bsky.social kobo e-readers!!! Welcome to the club!

Just noticed under the "new" carousel at Kobo: SEVERAL Brandon Sanderson audio books on sale for 6.99: www.kobo.com/us/en/p/audi... Includes Mistborn! Null Witch is on sale for 9.99, Ghost Town is 99 cents and And a Murderbot (All Systems Red) 4.99. www.kobo.com/us/en/audiob...

Last night, we gathered to celebrate the winners of Rakuten Kobo's 2026 Emerging Writer's Prize. 🥂 Major congratulations to our winners: 📖 The Finest Hotel in Kabul by @Lyse.Doucet 📖 The Sapling by @MarcBendavid 📖 We Used To Live Here by @Marcus_Kliewer

Flowers and books? Two of my very favorite things and Maxine Vee brings them to us with her fabulous art. Just beautiful.

Just a reminder: You can buy print books directly from me! Signed or not, I keep prices competitive with other retailers and can meet or beat their prices if you order more than one or two. I sell ebook direct as well and a couple of audio books! My store: www.bearmountainbooks.com/store

Hilarious!!!!

House Andrews and Tor have decided the Maggie 2 title, but it will not be officially revealed until later. Purely for fun, leave your proposed title in the blog comments. 🚨 This is only a Horde game. Our guesses will have no influence on the official title. 🚨 ilona-andrews.com/blog/this-re...

I feed bees. I grow flowers that are often considered weeds, I have two patches of wild flowers, am working on more. I grow sage, I grow vegetables. I have three fruit trees. I can't change big agriculture, but I make sure my garden is a welcome place for bees. I don't use pesticides.