ABOUT THE STORE : EVENTS

Check the bottom of this page for our google calendar with all upcoming events.

GENERAL EVENTS

Rudy Rucker, NESTED SCROLLS, (Tor, Hardcover, $25.99) Saturday, January 14th at 3:00 pm - "My greatest ambition was to be a beatnik SF writer... " In his charming autobiography NESTED SCROLLS, Rudy Rucker has created a punk mathematician's mental "On the Road".  This bittersweet memoir bounces effortlessly from the scatological to the mundane to the sublime, journeying in time, and filled with snapshots of the bizarre situations and fascinating characters of Rudy's life.  Sudden wry insights combine with seemingly irrelevant details to form an archive of all the tiny, fiercely important components that make up a lifetime. The book rambles from Rudy's Rockwell-esque childhood in Kentucky all the way through Germany, Lynchburg, VA,  Genesco, NY, and finally on to the Bay Area of California, where Rudy still resides.  Along the way we hear tidbits about the other founders of cyberpunk (Bruce Sterling, William Gibson, John Shirley, Pat Cadigan, Richard Kadrey and Pat Murphy all make cameos), set theory, zen, painting, and the creation of transrealism, to touch on just a few of Rucker's fascinations.  Rudy writes that he "planned to spend [his] years as authentically and ecstatically as possible" and create "mass market surrealism. . . .a literature that was ecstatic and countercultural, but with logic and rigor to its weirdness."  I  believe he succeeds wildly.  I cannot think of a better description for Rudy's fiction, this autobiography, or for Rucker's life itself.  Come meet Rudy and check it out for yourself!

Jo Walton, AMONG OTHERS (Tor, Hardcover, $24.99 and Trade Paperback, $14.99) Saturday, January 21st at 3:00 pm -  We're so excited to be hosting the brilliant Jo Walton!  AMONG OTHERS is a gorgeous tale that uses experiences from Ms. Walton's life as a starting point for the novel.  Walton told John Scalzi "For me, writing is always about the emotional truth, and it’s always at a little distance. There’s less distance in this book than with anything I wrote before, and more than anything else I kept asking myself if I had the right to write this, and what it was going to mean to me for other people to read it. I’m still not sure about that."  In addition to its semi-autobiographical elements, AMONG OTHERS is about the love of reading, and particularly the life-changing aspects of science fiction.  Do yourself a favor and do not miss this event.

SF in SF with authors Ryan Boudinot and Ayize Jama-Everett at the Variety Preview Room in the Hobart Building, (582 Market Street) Saturday, January 28th at 7:00 pm - We are very excited 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 Childrens 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 event) 415-572-1015.  Questions? Email sfinsfevents@gmail.com.

Stephen Blackmoore, CITY OF THE LOST (DAW, Trade Paperback, $15.00) with special guest Mira Grant, Saturday, February 4th at 3:00 pm - Come join us for a Zombietastic reading as we welcome Stephen Blackmoore and special guest Mira Grant to Borderlands Books!  Kirkus Reviews called Blackmoore's debut novel CITY OF THE LOST a "head-shakingly perfect blend of zombie schlock, deadpan wit, startling profanity, desperate improvisation and inventive brilliance".  Joe Sunday was your everyday thug and leg-breaker for hire, but that was before he was sent on a shakedown that ended with him dead and brought back as a zombie.  Being a zombie doesn't suck, except for the need to chow down on living flesh every twenty-four hours to maintain his lifestyle.  Enter an ancient stone with the ability to grant actual immortality and everyone in L.A. wants it, "from a Nazi wizard and a razor-toothed midget, to a nympho-demon bartender, a too-powerful witch [out] to help homeless vampires, and the one woman who might have all the answers..."  Come get a taste of  "a remarkable debut, L.A. noir with eye-bulging refinements" (Kirkus Reviews) . Mira Grant will also be reading zombie fiction and signing books!

Katharine Kerr, APOCALYPSE TO GO (DAW, Mass Market, $7.99) Saturday, February 11th at 3:00 pm - APOCALYPSE TO GO is the third in the Nola O'Grady urban fantasy series by Katherine Kerr.  From the publisher, "Nola O'Grady has enough trouble when a were-leopard accuses her of receiving stolen property. But when her younger brother Michael goes searching for their missing father, he lands himself and his brother, Sean, in a world of hurt --quite literally --in a deviant world version of San Francisco. Can Nola and her partner in the Apocalypse Squad, Israeli Interpol agent Ari Nathan, find her brothers in time to save them from death by radiation poisoning?  The search will lead them through a city of secrets, but the worst secret of all lurks at the heart of the only thing Nola loves more than Ari: her family."  Don't miss this explosive entry in the newest series by one of fantasy's most established and respected authors!

SF in SF with authors KW Jeter and Jay Lake at the Variety Preview Room in the Hobart Building, (582 Market Street) Saturday, February 11th at 7:00 pm - More info to come!

Borderlands event policy - all events are free of charge.  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, February 12, at 5 pm to discuss THIS IS NOT A GAME by Walter John Williams.  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, January 15th, at 6 pm to discuss THE ILLUSTRATED MAN by Ray Bradbury.   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 and our XML address is http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/npk1mrm4d98gta1bcgfki9ka4g%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic