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Jim C. Hines
@jimchines.com
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Author of SLAYERS OF OLD, KITEMASTER, TERMINAL ALLIANCE, LIBRIOMANCER, GOBLIN QUEST, and other fun stuff. Knows where his towel is. He/him.
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Photo from yesterday's walk.
Two deer in the woods. One is looking back directly at the camera. The other is nuzzling the first deer.
November 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Um ... let's just say that line did undergo a bit of revision from one draft to the next.
October 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Maple spent part of tonight trying to master the art of Not Being Seen.
Big fluffy black dog partially hidden behind the vertical blinds of the sliding glass door.
October 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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It's Publication Day for SLAYERS OF OLD!!!

From @dawbooks.bsky.social's official description: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Golden Girls in this humorous contemporary standalone fantasy about a group of former Chosen Ones coming out of retirement to save the world one last time."
Cover art for Slayers of Old, depicting an older man with a cane and a black cat with tentacles and too many eyes. Additional context: the cat is named Squidward, and he is Awesome.
October 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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I only got up for a minute. This is what I came back to.

This cat has some Opinions about my writing.
Large tabby cat in front of an open laptop, looking into the camera with a Very Judgmental Expression.
October 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Butterfly update. Wings are still curled and will probably stay that way, from what we’ve read. But it has feasted on a lump of juicy strawberry, along with some sugar water, and it is much more energetic today.
Monarch butterfly perched on a hand, feeding on a tiny pink blob of strawberry.
September 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Sitting here eating my lunch when Jen walks in and says, “Hold this.”

Apparently we’re doing butterfly urgent care now.

(Not asking for advice. Just sharing the randomness of my day.)
Monarch butterfly with curled/damaged wings just chilling on my hand.
September 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Oh, sweet!!! Check out the cover of the August 2025 issue of Library Journal!
Magazine cover showing fake drink cups, each with a book cover image. Front cup has the cover for my book SLAYERS OF OLD. Text reads LJ, Library Journal, and the rest is too blurry for my old eyes to make out.
September 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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It’s B&N’s pre-order sale time again! 25% off for members. Just in case there was somethng coming out next month that you were looking forward to reading…

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/slayers-of...
Advertising image showing the cover of SLAYERS OF OLD. Text notes that preorder sale discounts start at 25% off, and the sale runs now through Sept. 5.
September 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Afternoon visitor
Monarch butterfly chillin with wings spread on the bumper of my dinged-up Chevy Malibu.
August 21, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Tappy got a haircut.

I’m also very impressed that she managed to sprawl out *between* the sunbeams 🙄😝
Tabby cat on her back between sunbeams, looking at the camera. Fur is trimmed short except around her head and tail.
August 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Another good book-mail day!
Cover of Jason Sanford’s “We Who Hunt Alexander’s.” Shows three creepy-ass women with glowing eyes and big teeth and a mouth to hell lined with lots of pointy teeth.
August 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Checked on him this morning. He seems fine after his little adventure.
Ball python peeking out from under the “cave” in his tank. Acting all innocent, like he wasn’t sneaking out and making mischief last night.
July 31, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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I need to start taking my good camera on these dog walks.
Great blue heron flying in the woods.
July 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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A very good mail day: a copy of @seananmcguire.bsky.social’s next Toby Daye book from @torbooks.bsky.social and some lovely KITEMASTER bookmarks from my publisher.
Photo of book (Silver and Lead, by Seanan McGuire) and bookmarks.
July 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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LEGO popsicles, sponsored by Vlad the Impaler…
Ad for a yello LEGO mini fig popsicle mold that has the popsicle sticks going right up into the mini figs’ torsos. But as someone pointed out on Facebook, the sticks have flared bases, so it’s probably fine.
July 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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B&N is doing one of their preorder sales for members. Just in case there was *something* you were thinking about ordering… 😇

Also, @bookshop.org is offering Free Shipping for the next 79 hours as part of their Anti-Prime sale.

It's time for new offerings for your bookshelf gods!
Ad for B&N preorder sale. "Discounts starting at 25% off for B&N rewards members. Now - July 11." Includes an image of Slayers of Old, by Jim C. Hines, which I'm told is an excellent choice for preordering.
July 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Evergreen quote (especially these days) from author Lauren Morrill.
Quote on red background reads, “I don’t know how to explain to you why you should care about other people. -Lauren Morrill”
July 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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All right, fine, maybe I won’t paint that particular part of the house this week.
Nest on a gutter with three small blue eggs visible. (Robin eggs.)
June 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Here’s a Pride Month Nazi Punch of the Day, courtesy of @lartist.bsky.social.

#NaziPunching #NPotD
Comic showing Marsha Johnson carrying an LGBTQ shield and punching Hitler.
June 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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28 seconds of purring cat to make your Sunday better.
June 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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I’m doing an AMA on Reddit, and they asked for pet pics. I can’t post pics in the comments there, so I’m gonna do it here and link to this post.

End result? Y’all get pet pics!

AMA link if you’re interested: www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/s/...
Long haired calico cat on the shoulder of a bald, middle aged author. Large black and white dog sprawled on the floor holding a Beware of Dog sign. Black floof of a cat looking directly into the camera. (I’m also in this one, but the cat is much more photogenic.)
June 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Happy Book Day! 🥳

KITEMASTER is officially out today! For all your heroic, magic kite, flying ship, ghost grandmother with attitude, loving family and friends, saving the world needs.
Book advertisement with Kitemaster cover art and decorative kite. Text reads, “Two lives intertwined. One is always left behind.”
May 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Oh, look! It's another Nazi Punch of the Day post, courtesy of my friend @kenirwin.bsky.social.

#NaziPunching #NPotD
Two-panel comic. Panel one shows a figure relaxing in bed, saying, "Man, this ASMR channel is so relaxing." Panel two is a close-up of the phone screen, which reads, "10 hours of Nazis getting punched."
May 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Two more days...

(And thank you @princejvstin.com for the review!)

#Booksky
Advertisement for KITEMASTER, coming May 27. Book cover and a kite, with text from a Nerds of a Feather review: "I went into Kitemaster expecting a fun, fresh and fascinating world and main character, as I have come to expect in Hines's work... What I didn't expect and also got in the bargain was...a meditation on war, conflict, autonomy, and the justice and injustices of a ruler."
May 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM