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ABOUT THE STORE : EVENTS
Check the bottom of this page for our google calendar with all upcoming events.
GENERAL EVENTS
Valencia Corridor Sidewalk Sale, Saturday, May 11th from 12:00 pm - 5:00
pm - The Valencia Corridor Sidewalk Sale is a relatively new event,
where dozens of Valencia Street merchants offer special sales and
discounts for one day. We'll be doing a big clearance sale of the stock
we removed to make room for the mystery section. These are not "bad"
books . . . well, some of them are . . . but many of them are books
that, for whatever reason, just didn't sell quickly enough. There are
quite a few titles from small presses like Ash-Tree, Delirium, Cemetery
Dance and Subterranean as well as a huge assortment of SF and fantasy
paperbacks. In addition to our sale, you'll find great deals and
special events all up and down Valencia St, especially from some of our
favorite neighbors: Back to the Picture, Glama-Rama Salon, Lost Weekend
Video, Mission Comics & Art, and many, many others! More info here:
http://www.valenciastreetsf.com/
SF in SF with authors Austin Grossman and Robin Sloan (in the Variety
Preview Room at the Hobart Building, 582 Market Street, San Francisco),
Saturday, May 11th at 7:00 pm - We are happy to help SF in SF welcome
these authors! Each author will read a selection from their work,
followed by Q&A from the audience moderated by author Terry Bisson.
Authors will schmooze & sign books after in the lounge. Books
available for sale courtesy of Borderlands Books. Seating is limited,
so first come, first seated. Bar proceeds benefit Variety Children's
Charity - learn more at <http://www.varietync.org/>.
We REALLY encourage you to take BART into the City, or use MUNI to get
here - parking can be problematic in San Francisco, to say the least.
We are less than one block away from the Montgomery St. station. Trust
us - you don't want to be looking for parking and be late for the
event! Phone (night of (night of event) 415-572-1015. Questions? Email
sfinsfevents@gmail.com.
The Pub From Another World Preview, Sunday, May 12th at 3:00 pm - San
Francisco Theater Pub presents a special preview reading of a selection
of plays from The Pub from Another World, a night of short
sci-fi/fantasy/horror plays about everything from superheroes to
unicorns, time travelers to mad scientists, and everything in between.
Get a taste of these original plays by local writers, and don’t miss the
main event <https://sftheaterpub.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/announcing-our-next-night-of-theater-pub-on-may-20th/>
on Monday, May 20, at 8:00 PM at Cafe Royale (800 Post Street),
featuring the world premiere of a four-year-old girl’s first play, as
seen on Boing Boing <http://boingboing.net/2013/03/02/horrorsf-play-by-a-four-year.html>!
John Scalzi, THE HUMAN DIVISION (Tor, Hardcover, $25.99) Wednesday, May
15th at 7:00 pm - We couldn't be more excited to welcome the fabulous
John Scalzi back to Borderlands! "Following the events of THE LAST
COLONY, John Scalzi tells the story of the fight to maintain the unity
of the human race. The people of Earth now know that the human Colonial
Union has kept them ignorant of the dangerous universe around them. For
generations the CU had defended humanity against hostile aliens,
deliberately keeping Earth an ignorant backwater and a source of
military recruits. Now the CU’s secrets are known to all. Other alien
races have come on the scene and formed a new alliance -- an alliance
against the Colonial Union. And they’ve invited the people of Earth to
join them. For a shaken and betrayed Earth, the choice isn't obvious or
easy. Against such possibilities, managing the survival of the Colonial
Union won’t be easy, either. It will take diplomatic finesse, political
cunning. . . and a brilliant “B Team,” centered on the resourceful
Lieutenant Harry Wilson, that can be deployed to deal with the
unpredictable and unexpected things the universe throws at you when
you’re struggling to preserve the unity of the human race. Being
published online from January to April 2013 as a three-month digital
serial, THE HUMAN DIVISION will appear as a full-length novel of the Old
Man’s War universe, plus -- for the first time in print -- the first
tale of Lieutenant Harry Wilson, and a coda that wasn’t part of the
digital serialization."
SF in SF featuring Connie Willis and Gene Wolfe (in the Market Room at
the Hilton San Jose, 300 Almaden Blvd. San Jose, CA 95110), Thursday,
May 16th at 7:00 pm - SF in SF - Science Fiction, San Francisco - A
Perfect Fit - comes to San Jose! In conjunction with the Science
Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and the 48th Annual Nebula
Awards Weekend, SF in SF presents:
GENE WOLFE and CONNIE WILLIS! Each author will read a selection from
their work, followed by Q&A with the audience, moderated by author
Terry Bisson. Booksigning will follow, with the authors' books for sale
courtesy of Borderlands Books. This event will be podcasted, courtesy
of Rick Kleffel of The Agony Column. This event takes place at the
Hilton San Jose, (300 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose, CA,) in the Market
Room. Doors open at 6PM for general seating, and the event begins at
7PM. This is event is FREE to Nebula Award Weekend registrants, $10 at
the door for the general public (cash only). All proceeds will be split
between the SFWA Emergency Medical Fund and Variety Children's Charity
of Northern California. There will be a cash bar just outside the
room. (Please note that we had incorrectly stated the location of this
event in the last newsletter. The Market Room at the Hilton San Jose,
300 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose, is the correct location.)
Mass Autographing Session at the Nebula Awards, (in the Winchester Room
at the Hilton San Jose, 300 Almaden Blvd. San Jose, CA), Friday, May
17th from 5:30 - 7:30 pm - Borderlands hosts the Mass Autographing
Session at the Nebula Awards! The autographing portion of the event is
free and open to the public, and Borderlands will be on hand to provide
books by the attending authors for sale. This is your chance to have
your books signed by legends like Joe Haldeman, William Nolan, Robert
Silverberg and Connie Willis, and also to meet the superstars of
tomorrow, including Saladin Ahmed, Tina Connolly and Mary Robinette
Kowal! Dozens of authors will take part, so don't miss this incredible
opportunity
Mary Robinette Kowal, WITHOUT A SUMMER (Tor, Hardcover, $24.99 ) and
Susan Palwick, MENDING THE MOON (Tor, Hardcover, $24.99 ) Monday, May
20th at 7:00 pm - We're delighted to welcome these two distinguished
authors to Borderlands! Join us to meet Mary and Susan and check out
their very different but equally impressive new novels.
Annalee Newitz, SCATTER, ADAPT, AND REMEMBER: HOW HUMANS WILL SURVIVE A
MASS EXTINCTION (Doubleday, Hardcover, $26.95) Saturday, June 1st at
3:00 pm - We're happy to welcome Annalee Newitz to the store! "Climate
change. Pandemics. Catastrophic volcanoes. Should we just give up and
accept our doom? Absolutely not. Homo sapiens will survive the next
mass extinction. Annalee Newitz's brilliantly speculative and hopeful
work of popular science focuses our attention on humanity's long history
of dodging the bullet of extinction -- and suggests practical ways to
keep doing it. From bacteria labs in St. Louis to ancient underground
cities in central Turkey, we discover the keys to long-term survival.
SCATTER, ADAPT, AND REMEMBER leads us away from apocalyptic thinking,
into a future where we live to build a better world. It is an argument
for human ingenuity in devising solutions to global warming, etc. - NOT
an argument against those threats."
Lauren Beukes, THE SHINING GIRLS (Mullholland Books, Hardcover, $26.00)
Friday, June 7th at 7:00 pm - We're so excited to welcome Lauren Buekes
back to Borderlands! We thought her novels MOXYLAND and ZOO CITY were
awesome, but this new book sounds even better. From the publisher: "THE
TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE meets THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, THE SHINING
GIRLS by Lauren Beukes is the riveting, creepy story about a
time-traveling serial killer being chased through decades past and
present by his only surviving victim. The Huffington Post named it as
one of their most anticipated reads of 2013, and it's received praise
from Tana French, Matt Haig, and more. Beukes's previous work has been
categorized as hardboiled thriller, cyberpunk, and supernatural and has
won her fans in cult favorites like William Gibson and Neil Gaiman, but
THE SHINING GIRLS represents a major work of crossover fiction that is
sure to excite fiction fans everywhere. Lauren Beukes is a recipient of
the Arthur C. Clarke Award, was runner-up to Lev Grossman for the John W
Campbell Award, was shortlisted for a plethora of other awards and
received rave reviews from around the world including The New York Times
and The Guardian. She lives in Cape Town, South Africa."
Hannu Rajaniemi, THE FRACTAL PRINCE (Tor Books, Hardcover, $25.99)
Friday, June 14th at 7:00 pm - Join us to meet Hannu Rajaniemi and get a
sneak preview of the third QUANTUM THIEF novel! We were all very
impressed with the first two books and are anxiously looking forward to
the next one. Mr. Rajaniemi will read a bit, answer questions and sign
books. We're delighted to have him at Borderlands and hope you'll help
provide a warm welcome!
Borderlands event policy - all events are free of charge unless
otherwise stated. You are welcome to bring copies of an author's books
purchased elsewhere to be autographed (but we do appreciate it if you
purchase something while at the event). For most events you are welcome
to bring as many books as you wish for autographs. If you are unable
to attend the event we will be happy to have a copy of any of the
author's available books signed or inscribed for you. We can then
either hold the book(s) until you can come in to pick them up or we can
ship to you. Just give us a call or drop us an email. If you live out
of town, you can also ship us books from your collection to be signed
for a nominal fee. Call or email for details.
BOOK CLUB EVENTS
The QSF&F Book Club will meet on Sunday, May 12th, at 5 pm to
discuss RULE 34 by Charles Stross. Please contact the group
leader, Christopher Rodriguez, at cobalt555@earthlink.net, for more
information.
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club will meet on Sunday, May 19th,
at 6 pm to discuss FAHRENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury. The book for
June is THE EINSTEIN INTERSECTION by Samuel R. Delany. Please
contact bookclub@borderlands-books.com for more information.
GOOGLE CALENDAR
For the tech savvy out there, our iCal address at Google is
http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/npk1mrm4d98gta1bcgfki9ka4g%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
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our
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http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/npk1mrm4d98gta1bcgfki9ka4g%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic
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