What an achievement!  The newest volume in The Dresden Files, TURN
COAT, is #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List!  Congratulations,
Jim!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/books/bestseller/besthardfiction.html


Have you read it yet?  If not, grab a copy at the Jim-Butcher.com Store:
http://www.jim-butcher.com/store

Share your congratulations for Jim on the forum:
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,11717.0.html

Join NY Times #1 Best Selling author Jim Butcher tomorrow, April 29th,
online at http://bittenbybooks.com for an exclusive Bitten by Books
interview!  Since this event is online, you can come by any time
during the day and ask Jim questions on the Bitten By Books blog.

The event starts at 11am EST (10am CST/9am MST/8am PST/4pm GMT) and
runs throughout the day. Just stop by the main Bitten by Books site to
participate.

Get your questions ready for Wednesday--it's going to be an amazing day!

BittenByBooks:
http://bittenbybooks.com

Discuss the event on the forum:
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,11967.0.html

Wednesday's BittenByBooks Interview/Q&A session met with resounding
success!  Jim stuck around for nearly seven hours, answering fans'
questions.

The Bitten By Books Interview:
http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=6529

You can also check out Barnes and Noble's interview recent with Jim on
"Meet the Writers":
http://media.barnesandnoble.com?fr_story=9ada88740863efb31cb7cdc386930e0d5e42c21\
b&rf=bm


And don't forget, tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day!

The Dabel Brothers will be participating, releasing an eight-page
graphic novel adaptation of Jim's short story "Restoration of Faith."
http://www.freecomicbookday.com/comic.asp?ID=21

Find a comics store in your area:
http://www.freecomicbookday.com/fcbd_locator.asp

Issue #4 of the "Storm Front" graphic novel hits stores today!

Use Diamond's Comic Store Locator to find the retailer nearest you:
http://csls.diamondcomics.com/

The first hardcover compilation of the "Storm Front" graphic novel
hits stores today!   The Dresden Files: Storm Front: Vol. 1—The
Gathering Storm is published by Del Rey and the Dabel Brothers and
includes issues 1-4 of the eight-issue series.  Look for it everywhere
books or comics are sold.

Purchase it from the Jim-Butcher.com store here:
http://www.jim-butcher.com/store/?ptype=Graphic+Novel

To find a comic store near you, visit comicshoplocator.com.

Alternately, this new graphic novel is also available in an exclusive
limited edition through the Random House Signed Editions Program. This
edition is a first printing of the first edition of the book, signed
by Jim Butcher, and comes with a letter authenticating the purchase.
Check it out here:
http://www.randomhouse.com/signed/display.pperl?isbn=9780345506399

Last month, Jim and Shannon attended the Romance Writers of America
conference in Washington, D.C.  While there, they filmed a brief
interview for Project Paranormal, discussing their experience as
married writers.

View the interview here:
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/screeningroom/0609/proj\
ectparanormal/episode3.html

You can also check out their video archive, featuring many big names
of the genre.

Discuss the interviews on the forum here:
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,13531.0.html

Subterranean Press, publishers of "Backup" and the illustrated limited
editions of "Storm Front" and "Fool Moon," are now offering "Grave
Peril" for preorder!  Order today for a $15 discount.

Get the details here: http://www.jim-butcher.com/news/000345.php

Our prologue-plus-five-chapter preview of "First Lord's Fury" begins
tonight, just before midnight on the West Coast. We'll release another
chunk of it (usually a chapter's worth) every Tuesday from now until
early November.

Tune in and enjoy this preview of the final installment of the Codex
Alera sextet.

Don't forget to place your preorder for the book at the
Jim-Butcher.com store: http://www.jim-butcher.com/store/

Discuss the chapter here:
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,14062.0.html

Evil Hat Productions Brings The World of Harry Dresden To Life With The Dresden Files Role Playing Game

Silver Spring, Maryland (January 26, 2010) - After 4 years in the making, Evil Hat Productions is not only pleased but proud to officially announce The Dresden Files Role Playing Game (RPG) will release at the Origins Game Fair, June 23, 2010. Fred Hicks, one of the founding partners of Evil Hat, said, "Stars and stones! This project has been a labor of love for a great many people for a few years now. The thought of sharing these books with people, getting them in their hands, and having people role playing in the Dresden-verse is making me all misty."

The Dresden Files RPG is based upon the wildly popular series of books by New York Times best selling author Jim Butcher. With eleven books published in the series, and Changes, the 12th book set to release on April 6, 2010, the Evil Hat crew had a wealth of characters and plot to draw from. "When Jim came to us a few years back, and asked us if we wanted to work on a role playing game based on his books, it took us about a millisecond to say 'yes!' He has been one of our biggest supporters on the project, and is just wonderful to work with" said Hicks.

Hicks went on to say, "We based The Dresden Files RPG on the ’Fate' game system we used on the award-winning Spirit of the Century. We took everything we learned from Spirit, and then updated, revised, play-tested, and fine-tuned it to produce an experience that closely matches the novels themselves. That experience is also defined by the wealth of background we were able to add to the game from Jim's amazing stories, including a comprehensive look at all the characters and creatures from the first ten books. We are sure that along with being a phenomenal game, it will also be a fantastic resource for fans of the books."

"Originally, we were planning to do this game in a single volume. As time went on and word count grew...so did the amount of flat-out awesome we knew we had on our hands. And so our game grew out of the confines of one book, into two gorgeous volumes," Hicks added.

The Dresden Files RPG: Volume 1 - Your Story and The Dresden Files RPG: Volume 2 - Our World will make their first appearance at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio June 23, 2010.

"We wanted to release these books in a bit more of an intimate setting, so we chose to make our big 'coming out' at Origins. It's a small enough show that we feel like we will be able to spend more time with the fans, and thank the community that has been so supportive as we have been working on this. All plans point to physical copies of the books being available for the release event. But if Fate (ahem) intervenes and they do not arrive for the show floor, we will offer an 'instant content pre-order.' This will allow folks to walk away with full PDFs of the books right there, and have the books shipped directly to them," Hicks said.

Preorders may begin prior to Origins, depending on how the production timeline works out. Shortly after Origins, The Dresden Files RPG Volumes 1 & 2 will then go on sale both to Retailers and Consumers through the Evil Hat online store, as well as through Indie Press Revolution.

• The Dresden Files RPG: Volume 1 – Your Story ISBN 978-0-9771534-7-3. Price $TBD.
  
• The Dresden Files RPG: Volume 2 – Our World ISBN 978-0-9771534-8-0. Price $TBD.
  
• Retailers, for more information on how to order Evil Hat's full line-up of titles, please visit http://www.evilhat.com/home/retailer-information/
  
• For more information on Evil Hat Productions, visit: http://www.evilhat.com
  
• For More information on The Dresden Files and Jim Butcher, visit: http://www.jim-butcher.com
  
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Hi there, Jim-fans!

The folks over at The Dresden Files RPG website are previewing an exclusive short story found in the second volume of the game. Drop on by and have a look!

http://www.dresdenfilesrpg.com/2010/05/04/a-peek-into-our-world-aaaa-wizardry/

Best,

The Jim-Butcher.Com Team