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Born and raised at the end of the Oregon Trail, Margaret Owen spent her childhood haunting the halls of Powell’s Books. After earning her degree in Japanese, her love of espresso called her north to Seattle, where she worked in everything from thrift stores to presidential campaigns. The common thread between every job can be summed up as: lessons were learned.

She now spends her days wrestling disgruntled characters onto the page, and negotiating a long-term hostage situation with her two monstrous cats. (There is surprisingly little difference between the two.)

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	Little Thieves (Little Thieves, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 26,565 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Merciful Crow (The Merciful Crow, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 19,585 ratings — published 2019 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Painted Devils (Little Thieves, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 8,735 ratings — published 2023 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Faithless Hawk (The Merciful Crow, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 7,978 ratings — published 2020 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Holy Terrors (Little Thieves, #3) 4.32 avg rating — 3,597 ratings — published 2025 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grimoire of Grave Fates by Hanna Alkaf (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Margaret Owen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Preeti Chhibber (Goodreads Author) 3.35 avg rating — 1,682 ratings — published 2023 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fallow Year (Little Thieves, #2.5) 4.40 avg rating — 845 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Is How We Roll by Rosiee Thor (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Akemi Dawn Bowman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), DeAndra Davis (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.22 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rootbound: A Tangled Novel 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De genadigen / De goddelozen (De genadigen #1-2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Hi folks! I've gotten some requests for ARCs of THE MERCIFUL CROW (omg.) While I'm sure they will be available through all the usual channels in a few months, if you'd like to get your request in early, I've made a quick Google Form for just that: https://tinyurl.com/y9mxmro3

(If you requested previously through my website's contact form, don't worry, you don't have to resubmit!)

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“You’re what happens when an encyclopedia wishes on a star to be a real boy, if that encyclopedia was also an absolute prick.”
― Margaret Owen, Little Thieves

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“In the world I knew, there were three reasons a person could be wanted: for profit, pleasure, or power. If you could satisfy only one, they used you. Two, they saw you. Three, they served you.”
― Margaret Owen, Little Thieves

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“Once upon a time, there was a girl as cunning as the fox in winter, as hungry as the wolf at first frost, and as cold as the icy wind that kept them at each other's throats. Her name was not Gisele, nor was it Marthe, nor even Pfennigeist. My name was -is- Vanja. And this is the story of how I got caught.”
― Margaret Owen, Little Thieves

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Preliminary fantasy poll for April BotM

The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo

14 votes, 25.0%

The Strain by Guillermo del Toro

12 votes, 21.4%

The Gutter Prayer by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan

11 votes, 19.6%

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

9 votes, 16.1%

Starless by Jacqueline Carey

8 votes, 14.3%

The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen

2 votes, 3.6%

56 total votes

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