THE SPELLSHOP Polish Book Birthday!

Happy book birthday to Magia Spod Lady, the Polish edition of The Spellshop!!! Thank you so much to everyone at Wydawnictwo Jaguar and to translator Małgorzata Kaczarowska! I'm so thrilled this book is out in the world today in Polish!

https://wydawnictwo-jaguar.pl/sklep/produkt/1163/magia-spod-lady

 

THE RELUCTANT QUEEN out now with Brand New Cover!

Happy book rebirthday to THE RELUCTANT QUEEN! Harper Voyager is re-releasing all three books of my Queens of Renthia epic fantasy trilogy, originally published nearly a decade ago, in trade paperback with gorgeous new covers by Alexander Jansson! Book two is out today, book one came out last month, and book three comes out on 6/3.

Fun fact: I started writing book two first! This was the book that my agent and I submitted to publishers. When Harper Voyager made a pre-empt offer for it, they asked for a prequel and a sequel too, and so this trilogy, about bloodthirsty nature spirits and the queens who can control them, was born!

http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/ReluctantQueen.htm

THE SPELLSHOP Italian Book Birthday!

Happy Book Birthday to the gorgeous Italian edition of THE SPELLSHOP, part of influencer Megi Bulla's La Biblioteca di Daphne collection for Rizzoli! Beautiful stenciled edges! Four new full-page color illustrations by Lulu Chen! Hardback distressed as if it survived the fire at the Great Library of Alyssium! And it includes an extra scene: Kiela and Larran's first meeting from Larran's POV! 

https://www.rizzolilibri.it/libri/the-spellshop-la-biblioteca-di-daphne/

Bookworm B&B

Had an amazing time at the Bookworm B&B Reading Retreat hosted by Bridgeside Books in Waterbury, VT!!! Katherine Arden and I were the guest authors, and we got to chat with a lovely group of wonderful readers in the historic and adorable Old Stagecoach Inn! Here are some of my photos from the weekend. Look at drinks 1 and 3 on the pub menu: Caltrey Fizz (inspired by The Spellshop) and Dragon Nectar (inspired by The Enchanted Greenhouse)!!! Both were delicious. The dogs are Katherine's sweet Moose and bookseller Katya's adorable Chloe Colada. And I couldn't resist taking my ARC of The Enchanted Greenhouse to a lovely Vermont greenhouse!

Happy Independent Bookstore Day!

Happy Independent Bookstore Day!!! Today I'm celebrating from the Bookworm B&B Retreat hosted by Bridgeside Books in Waterbury, VT where Katherine Arden and I get to chat with wonderful readers in a historic Vermont inn! Be sure to show your favorite independent bookstore lots of love today and always!

 

B&N Preorder Sale!

Just 83 days until THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE comes out!!! And Barnes & Noble is having a preorder sale, now through April 25!

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-enchanted-greenhouse-sarah-beth-durst/1146167629?ean=9781250333988

 

Cavalcade of Authors, Kennewick Library, Barnes & Noble Tri-Cities, and Horse Heaven Hills Middle School

Had an absolutely wonderful time in Tri-Cities, Washington, this past weekend!!! I was one of the guest authors at the fabulous Cavalcade of Authors conference! Also, I spoke at the lovely Kennewick Library, talked to 800+ awesome students at Horse Heaven Hills Middle School, and signed books at B&N Tri-Cities! Thank you to all the organizers, volunteers, librarians, teachers, booksellers, authors, students, and readers who made the weekend so fantastic!

 

 

ApollyCon 2025

I had such a fantastic time at ApollyCon!!! Thank you to all the readers, authors, volunteers, and organizers who made the weekend so very special! You're all awesome! See my reel for more photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/DIb0uO9AkxJ

THE SPELLSHOP French Book Birthday!

Happy book birthday to La Petite Boutique de Sortilèges, the French edition of The Spellshop!!! Thank you so much to everyone at Bragelonne for creating this beautiful edition (look at those edges!) and to translator Clémentine Curie! 

https://www.bragelonne.fr/catalogue/9791028124090-la-petite-boutique-de-sortileges/

THE QUEEN OF BLOOD Out Now with Brand New Cover!

Today is the book birthday for the new trade paperback edition of my epic fantasy, THE QUEEN OF BLOOD!!! This is book one of my Queens of Renthia trilogy. Book two will be coming out in one month (on 5/6) and book three the month after that (on 6/3) -- all with brand-new gorgeous covers by Alexander Jansson! 

This book was born in blood. 

About ten years ago, I went to a writing retreat in the Poconos. Beautiful place. Forests. Hills. Prancing deer and babbling brooks, the whole works. Every writer was given this adorable wood cabin nestled within the pines. I was walking up to mine, marveling at the trees, reveling in the bird song, generally feeling like Snow White with a laptop... and I oh-so-gracefully tripped on the front step and fell flat on my face. Tasted blood and thought, "Bloodthirsty nature spirits!"

So that's what these books are about: bloodthirsty nature spirits and the queens who can control them.

I loved writing these books! It was such an incredibly immersive writing experience. Every time I sat at my desk, it felt like I was walking through the wardrobe into Narnia -- except a Narnia where the trees will most likely kill you. I'm so excited that these books have been re-released in this new lovely format for both new and old readers to find!

Thank you to Harper Voyager, my editor David Pomerico, and cover artist Alexander Jansson!

And happy rebirthday to The Queen of Blood!

http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/QueenofBlood.htm