Happy birthday happy bookday!
Apr. 4th, 2026 01:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sorcyressOh hey, it's April 4th! That means my babymost sister --the one who loved Lord of the Rings way more than any of us other kids-- is finally coming of age, hobbitwise! I'm so pleased for her! Happy birthday Alys!!!!!
And I remembered to check in earlier today, and I know exactly what I'm getting her for her birthday, and it's something you could get her too if you want: the preorder link for The Stolen Women is finally active and the book has a drop date of October 27th! There's gonna be an audiobook (!) version and an ereader (!!) version!
It's "a retelling of the Sabine Women myth 'for those who love Gladiator but hate the patriarchy'"! It's real good sister feels! It's got queer characters! It has a character who I largely want to punch in the face because he's so annoying and also one hundred percent my favourite! I last read it in the back half of 2023, so it's going to be three years of better edits and more refined since then! I am SO EXCITED FOR ALYS!!!!!!!!
I will be purchasing several copies. I might not be joking when I say "oh yeah, I'm going to order a copy from every local bookstore I love". I already started with PSB, I'm sure I'll be able to from Harvard Square bookstore, and probably Sidequest, and then where else. Does Rodneys let you order new? If you want a copy, please hmu and I'll get you one, if you can't get yourself one. Pretty sure I'll see if NESFA lets me donate one to them.
Happy Birthday, Alys! You're so fucking cool! <3
~Sor
MOOP!
And I remembered to check in earlier today, and I know exactly what I'm getting her for her birthday, and it's something you could get her too if you want: the preorder link for The Stolen Women is finally active and the book has a drop date of October 27th! There's gonna be an audiobook (!) version and an ereader (!!) version!
It's "a retelling of the Sabine Women myth 'for those who love Gladiator but hate the patriarchy'"! It's real good sister feels! It's got queer characters! It has a character who I largely want to punch in the face because he's so annoying and also one hundred percent my favourite! I last read it in the back half of 2023, so it's going to be three years of better edits and more refined since then! I am SO EXCITED FOR ALYS!!!!!!!!
I will be purchasing several copies. I might not be joking when I say "oh yeah, I'm going to order a copy from every local bookstore I love". I already started with PSB, I'm sure I'll be able to from Harvard Square bookstore, and probably Sidequest, and then where else. Does Rodneys let you order new? If you want a copy, please hmu and I'll get you one, if you can't get yourself one. Pretty sure I'll see if NESFA lets me donate one to them.
Happy Birthday, Alys! You're so fucking cool! <3
~Sor
MOOP!
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on 2026-04-04 07:42 pm (UTC)