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In case you missed it, the big news this week is that A Tiding Of Magpies, the fourth Monkey Queen book, is coming on May 22! Scroll down for the official announcement, preorder links, and sneak previews of the first two chapters! Share and repost! Mark your calendars! Warm up your e-readers!

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We're big fans of the Doubleclicks here at Monkey Queen Books, and they've launched a Kickstarter to help finance their new CD, President Snakes! We've backed them, and so can you! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/angelar/the-doubleclicks-new-album-president-snakes/

Amazing author Kate Danley is launching her new book, Moon Rise, on May 25! You can see the cover and (if you hurry) enter to win a free book! Head to her blog: http://katedanley.blogspot.com/2015/05/moon-rise-twilight-shifters-2-cover.html We love her Maggie MacKay series, and this promises to be just as awesome!

Dork Tower cartoonist and game designer and illustrator John Kovalic's bike ride to benefit the American Diabetes Association is coming up this Saturday! Still time to pledge! http://www.dorktower.com/2015/04/27/tour-de-cure-et-moi/

And don't forget that amazing cover artist Willow will be appearing at Geekopolis on Paris on May 23-24, with the rest of the Collectif Pin Up gang! Go meet her!  http://www.geekopolis.fr/index.php

And finally, I know that Disney Infinity has lots of recent popular characters...but there's nothing wrong with a little love for the old school.