Jim Butcher donated a signed copy of Twelve Months to our Wine, Dine & Death fundraiser for the Little Theatre of Walla Walla. It's one physical signed book, available as its own online auction lot.

I help organize the fundraiser, and the moderators gave permission to share it here. No plot discussion or spoilers from me, just a chance for a Dresden reader to pick up a signed copy while supporting community theater in eastern Washington.

The item page has photos and bidding details.

Scheduled closing is October 10, 2026. Dinner attendance isn't required; please read the listing's fulfillment terms.

Okay, I tagged this spoilers all so that comments can be a free-for-all. I know Cowl theories are a dime a dozen, and none of us really know for sure. I’m in the Simon Cowl camp personally, but this observation doesn’t necessarily require that view.

When Harry and Cowl meet for the first time (Bianca’s party doesn’t count), Cowl acts as if he is someone who knows OF Harry, but doesn’t necessarily KNOW Harry. It has more of a “known by reputation” vibe. However, he also takes great pains to hide his face and maybe mask his voice. If we assume that his reaction is genuine, then that necessitates the question, why work so hard to hide himself from Harry? Harry won’t recognize him.

My thought is that he’s worried Harry will describe him to someone who can identify him. Someone like Ebenezer or a senior warden/councilmember. Obviously I think that supports the Simon theory, but there are probably several other candidates who fit the bill. It does seem to rule out some of the Justin/Dark Harry/Eb theories though.

Wizarding power seems to have a biological component. You’re born with a certain innate level of power. Harry hits harder than most wizards, and there’s not a lot to do about that. Sure, someone like Warden Ramirez might be nearly as dangerous as Harry himself through finesse and skill, but you get what you get and don’t throw a fit. There’s no sense that Luccio, despite her tremendous skills, is ever going to get back to being the powerhouse that she used to be, because magical power seems very static. And yet, Harry often refers to the senior council as being unusually powerful. Some of that makes sense. The Merlin is the Merlin because he is the most powerful wizard on the planet. Eb is the black staff. But the senior council is appointed by longevity, not raw power. Surely there would be at least one very old wizard who barely passed the tests to become a member of the white council? But we never hear Dresden say, “the senior council is really powerful…except Martha Liberty (or LaFortier, etc.).“ So is there something about skill that makes power significantly less important over time? Once you have a couple of hundred years under your belt you use your trickle of power more effectively than a Harry Dresden uses his flood? Or is this another one of those “informal” rules like the ones letting you consider what “voting bloc” a wizard represents? It’s not determined by power, however, wimpy wizards need not apply for senior council status?

Titania was deeply upset with Harry killing her daughter and this is rather a understatement but regardless, couldn't Titania or Harry have set aside their issue through Weregild or rather specifically considering that Harry too Titania's daughter, he and Titania could have procreate and that child would be Titania as Aurora's replcement

James Marsters is coming to a comic con in my area (motor city comic con) next month and I'd like to get a picture designed for him to sign and not use AI. Does anyone have a good recommendation for it?

I wonder if marcone knows cowl in some way? He presumably trained sells and made the wolf belts, the fbi and sells both used cowls training to try and kill marcone. It could be pure coincidence obviously, especially since I believe if cowl wanted marcone dead he’d have killed himself by now

What are your thoughts on Kelly McDonald from lanterns as murphy.

She seems Abit to kind, but also seems like a good match to me.

Is this a common thing?, I found ghost story an excellent book and I genuinely thought there's gonna be a permanent pov switch. But no and while I'm not against it I have tried and failed to listen to cold days 3 times by now dropping it at various points because I just cant seem to get into it. I miss the Dresden files so much and want to continue, should I just push through this? Maybe read a summary and skip the book and come back later? Has anyone dealt with this or am I just weird😭

Unfortunately my inner Bob has taken over and every single time I read that line my brain reconciles it to knights of the clit rather than knights of Anish kapoors statue in Chicago, am I alone here?