ROBIN HOBB

Happy Fool's Day!  April Fool's Day!  But this is not a trick.

A couple of blogs ago, I made an offer.  US only, I am sad to say.

In a teacup, this is the summary.  Donate $20 or more to Doctors Without Borders.  Send me a copy (by SNAIL MAIL ONLY) of the receipt, with your financial info blacked out except for the amount.

I will mail you a free, autographed hardback.

Why?  Because last month was my birthday month, and I like hobbit birthdays, where I send out gifts.  And I think Doctors Without Borders is doing good stuff, and it's highly rated on Charity Navigator.  And it's Fool's Day, and we should celebrate.

This order will expire on April 15, so all envelopes have to be postmarked by April 15.  Then Kat and I will  meet at our Authors Retreat and have a big day of signing, packing and then mailing out books.  

The Very Important Stuff

1. NO.  NOT BY EMAIL!  Only Snail Mail.

2. Make sure your address is PRINTED very clearlly!  So many people have handwriting that is even worse than mine.  If I can't read your address, I can't send you a book.

3. If you want to be really kind, print your name and address on a 3X5 card or something similiar and enclose it.  I will use that as the mailing label.

4. All the books will be mailed out after April 15.  Probablly by book rate at the US post office.  They may not come in a flash but they will get there.

5. Send your envelope with the receipt and clear return address to:

             Robin Hobb

             7102 Harts Lake Road South

             Roy, WA   98580

And that's it!  Do that, and I will send you a signed hardback!

A final thing.  If you want me to save your address for a yet to be created newsletter that would come to your home by snail mail, you have to specificallly say: Save My Address.  If not, it goes in the shredder as I don't like spamming people.

That's it!  Now go play a classic April Fool joke on someone!  

I've been waiting to show this art for so long! Illumicrate is bringing out a special Edition of The Farseer Trilogy, illustrated by Sam Hogg   These are truly stunning editions.

Illumicrate is a book subscription service.  It has sites in both the US and UK, but these are coming out from the UK site.  Illumicrate offers subscriptions that are 'book only' or 'book plus treasures.'

I'm going to crib their descriptions from their post on X.

"Our Illumicrate Exclusive: Farseer Trilogy editions are Royal hardbacks and feature:
✨ Exclusive redesigned covers (art by@penglu_art ; design by@chattynora)
✨ Full colour art and foil on the hardback (by@Zephyri)

This set is priced at £90 + shipping (and VAT if applicable). It comes under our 'Special editions/Three book set' shipping category, and our shipping rates can be viewed at: http://illumicrate.com/pages/shipping-rates. It is expected to ship in July/August. To celebrate our anniversary projects with everyone, presale access for our 10th Anniversary Editions will be open to all Illumicrate subscriptions - this includes subscribers to Illumicrate, Afterlight, Evernight & Starbright. We will be holding a presale on 13 May for active subscribers. An email with presale details will be sent out on 7 May. "

I've been silently watching the process of creation of these extraordinary editions.  I suggest you zoom in on the images to truly enjoy the art Sam has created.
 

In my previous blog, I discussed how to get an autographed book from the University Book Store in Seattle.  And I warned everyone that today would be my last signing day.

Well, of course, things changed.  The book store ran out of stock on a few of the requested books.  The last thing we want to do is disappoint readers.

So, we have extended the date to order a signed book to March 21, a Friday.

Sometime toward the end of March, I will make my way up there and sign everything, and they will ship the books out.

Of course, if you want a 'free' signed hardback, you need to go back one blog and read what I'd like for my birthday month!