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ABOUT THE STORE : NEWSLETTER
DISPATCHES FROM THE BORDER
Events and News from Borderlands Books
April, 2013
Chapter One - Event Information, News, and Special Features
Upcoming Author Events
Dana Fredsti, PLAGUE NATION (Titan Books, Mass Market, $7.99) Saturday, April 20th at 3:00 pm
SF in SF featuring Rick Klaw and Mary Robinette Kowal, at the Variety
Preview Room in the Hobart Building, 582 Market Street, Saturday, April
20th at 7:00 pm
Rick Klaw and Pat Murphy, THE APES OF WRATH (Tachyon, Trade Paperback, $15.95) Sunday, April 21st at 3:00 pm
Mark Oshiro, MARK READS HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (Mark Does
Stuff, Trade Paperback, $15.00) Sunday, April 21st at 5:00 pm
Nova Albion Steampunk Convention at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, Friday April 26th - Sunday April 28th
Ian Tregillis, NECESSARY EVIL (Tor, Hardcover, $25.99) Sunday, May 5th at 3:00 pm
Valencia Corridor Sidewalk Sale - Saturday, May 11th from 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Pub From Another World Preview, Sunday, May 12th at 3:00 pm
John Scalzi, THE HUMAN DIVISION (Tor, Hardcover, $25.99) Wednesday, May 15th at 7:00 pm
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
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
(for more information check the end of this section)
More awesome authors including Annalee Newitz, Lauren Beukes, Hannu Rajaniemi coming up, so stay tuned!
News
* We're happy to announce that Borderlands Cafe will be hosting another
free class from the University of the Commons. The topic this time
is Zombie Apocalypse and the Utopian Tradition, which sounds completely
fascinating. The class will meet each Thursday from 6:30 p m -
8:00 pm, beginning May 2nd, 2013 and ending June 20th. For more
details, see http://www.uotc.org/wordpress/ .
* Thanks to Candi for pointing out this wonderful interview with the
always-eloquent Ursula K. Le Guin from Berkeley's "California" Magazine:
http://alumni.berkeley.edu/news/california-magazine/spring-2013-growing/song-herself. And, if you missed Ms. Le Guin's recent talk at the Townsend Center, you can watch it here: http://townsendcenter.berkeley.edu/media/ursula-k-le-guin-writer .
* GOBLINPROOFING ONE'S CHICKEN COOP wins Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/mar/22/diagram-prize-oddest-book-title-goblins
* Want to watch an alien being born? This giant, nearly-extinct
"tree lobster" may be as close as you can get. (Squick warning for
those sensitive to enormous bugs.) http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2012/02/24/147367644/six-legged-giant-finds-secret-hideaway-hides-for-80-years?sc=fb&cc=fp
* Wanted: volunteers for a one-way trip to Mars. Must be dependable, good in groups, uninterested in returning to Earth: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/03/16/mars-one-live-die-mars.html?cmp=rss
* LOST EVERYTHING by Brian Francis Slattery has won the 2013 Philip K.
Dick Award. Special citation was given to LOVESTAR by Andri Snaer
Magnason. For more details, see http://www.philipkdickaward.org/
* The cursed Roman ring that may have inspired Tolkien's One Ring is put on display: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/apr/02/hobbit-tolkien-ring-exhibition
* Oooh! io9.com has published an exclusive full chapter from the
(eagerly awaited) forthcoming REPUBLIC OF THIEVES by Scott Lynch: http://io9.com/an-exclusive-chapter-from-republic-of-thieves-by-lies-468507382
* Thanks, Amanda -- "Tiny Octopus-Like Microorganisms Named After Science Fiction Monsters": http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130403092702.htm
* I don't know exactly what to say about this. It's a recipe for "R’leh Easy Cthulhu Pot Pies": http://kitchenoverlord.com/2013/04/08/edible-art-cthulhu-pot-pies/
* Thanks to 7x7 SF for this really nice Borderlands mention in their
article "Seven Two-in-One Coffee Shops to Give Your Caffeine Routine a
Jolt": http://www.7x7.com/eat-drink/seven-two-one-coffee-shops-give-your-caffeine-routine-jolt
* We regret to report the death of author Basil Copper at the age of 89. http://www.locusmag.com/News/2013/04/basil-copper-1924-2013/
* We are tremendously sorry to re-post this bad news about one of our favorites, author Iain M.Banks: http://friends.banksophilia.com/
From The Office
Mysterious Borderlands
Given some of my recent comments here and elsewhere, it will probably
come as no surprise that we're opening a mystery section at
Borderlands. What might be a surprise, however, is how fast we're
doing it. As of today, we've got 144 feet of shelves set aside for
hardcovers and large format paperbacks as well as 94 feet for small
format (i.e. "mass market") paperbacks. That works out as room
for, roughly, 1700 hardcovers and 1500 paperbacks.
Of course, the shelves aren't quite full yet but we've already got
almost 1000 individual titles in stock and there are more coming in
almost every day. By the end of the month, I expect to have more
than 1500 on hand and the section will continue to grow from
there. My goal is to have as good a selection of mysteries,
thrillers, and similar titles as we do of SF and fantasy by the end of
the summer.
And it doesn't stop there. My long term plan involves doing some
remodeling that will add 300 square feet of space to our sales floor and
allow room for even more shelving. With luck I'll have that done
by the end of the year. Right now I haven't finished deciding what
I'm going to do with all that extra space but continuing to expand our
mystery section is certainly part of it. The space we have now in
part comes from some rearranging we've done which was made possible due
to a very kind gift of some shelves from our friends at the Other Change
of Hobbit. We made the rest of the space by doing some serious
sorting of our horror and used paperback sections (more about that in a
bit).
To say that we're all really excited about this is an
understatement. Most of our staff enjoy mysteries and some of us
(myself, Jude and Jeremy especially) really love them. For years
we didn't do much with them because we were located less than a mile
from the outstanding San Francisco Mystery Bookshop. I figured
that it was better for us to concentrate on SF, fantasy and horror and
let them concentrate on their specialty. But sadly that store
closed in 2011, leaving San Francisco without a mystery bookshop.
The following year, the equally marvelous M Is For Mystery Bookstore in
San Mateo closed as well, which meant that the entire peninsula was
without a mystery bookshop.
So, since moving into that genre won't hurt one of our fellow San
Francisco bookshops and it seems there must be a bunch of readers who
need a store to serve them (not to mention authors and publishers who
need a place to do events), it looks like time for us to start selling
even more books that we love.
And, if you don't mind, I'd appreciate it if you could help us do
that. First off, please spread the word. Let your friends
know that we're selling mysteries, by word of mouth, Twitter, Facebook
or whatever sort of social media is your thing. If you are a
blogger or have a newsletter, please put the word out there as
well. Best of all, bring your friends to the shop. (You
know, those friends who have been giving you grief for years 'cause you
prefer spaceships and dragons to dangerous dames and quaint English
towns). The only caveat is this -- please make it clear that we're
not even close, yet, to the selection that we're aiming for. So,
if your I've-read-it-all-and-got-the-T-shirt friend is disappointed that
we don't have the most recent title from a British micro-press, just
ask them to give us a little bit of time.
Second, give us suggestions. We started off with classics, our
personal favorites, and recent bestsellers. I think it's a pretty
good selection but I know there is much more that we should be
carrying. Ever since we opened, our customers have always been the
people who most often lead us to great but perhaps overlooked
gems. Your advice is invaluable and we'd love to have it. If
you've got an author or novel that you think we should have, please
drop Jude a line at jfeldman@borderlands-books.com. And remember,
we can get almost anything that is in print in the UK as well as the US.
Finally, when it comes to mysteries, I want to be a good member of that
community just as we are in our other specialties. If you're a
member of a book-club, writer's group or other organization focused on
mysteries, thrillers, suspense or associated genres and there is
something we can do to support your people, please let me know. Of
course, I plan to host lots of events with authors in much the same way
we do for SF, fantasy and horror.
So, please stop by and check out our newest addition. If you're an
avid mystery reader, please let us know if you think we're missing
anything. And, if you don't usually read mysteries or thrillers,
maybe you'll let us make a suggestion. There is some really
wonderful stuff in that field, both classics (personally, I think that
Dashiell Hammett is one of the greatest American writers ever, in any
genre) and newer work (Barbara Hambly's A Free Man Of Color is
marvelous, for example). Regardless of what you usually enjoy, I'm
confident we can turn you on to something new, just as we've done for
years with science fiction, fantasy and horror.
Clearance Section and Sale
I mentioned previously that we had made part of the space for our
mystery section by sorting through our horror and used paperback
sections. As a result, we came across quite a few books that we
either had more copies of than we needed or that had been sitting on our
shelves for too long. Right now they are all in a clearance
section at the right rear of the store and they're half-price.
That discount will be increasing as we get closer to May 11th, which is
the date of the big Valencia St. sidewalk sale. At noon on that
day we're going to be putting all the clearance books out for _crazy_
low prices. But for now, come on by and take a look at what you
can pick-up for a discount. And, I should point out, 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.
Top Sellers At Borderlands
Hardcovers
1. Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
2. Fragments by Dan Wells
3. Shadow of Freedom by David Weber
4. Velveteen vs. the Junior Super Patriots by Seanan McGuire
5. Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger
6. Homeland by Cory Doctorow
7. Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs
8. Bloodfire Quest by Terry Brooks
9. Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton
10. Gun Machine by Warren Ellis
Mass Market Paperbacks
1. Midnight Blue Light Special by Seanan McGuire
2. Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire
3. Existence by David Brin
4. The Golden Age of Death by Amber Benson
5. A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
6. The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King
7. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
8. Secrets of the Fire Sea by Stephen Hunt
9. Feed by Mira Grant tied with Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
10. Slashback by Rob Thurman
Trade Paperbacks
1. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow tied with Partials by Dan Wells
2. Lunatic Fringe by Allison Moon
3. Hungry Ghost by Allison Moon
4. Wool by Hugh Howey
5. Nexus by Ramez Naam
Book Club Info
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, April
21st, at 6:30 pm (please note this meeting only will start a half-hour
later than usual) to discuss WHO FEARS DEATH by Nnedi Okorafor.
The book for May 19th is FAHRENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury. Please
contact bookclub@borderlands-books.com for more information.
Upcoming Event Details
Dana Fredsti, PLAGUE NATION (Titan Books, Mass Market, $7.99)
Saturday, April 20th at 3:00 pm - We're happy to welcome local author
Dana Fredsti back to the store for the sequel to PLAGUE TOWN!
Here's what's in store in the next book: "Having stopped the wave of the
undead that swarmed their facility, Ashley Parker and the other wild
cards (those immune to the zombie virus) are assaulted by an unknown
enemy and forced to travel to a secret laboratory in San
Francisco. En route some are killed, while others are kidnapped by
their shadowy foe, who seems to use the zombies as a weapon. But the
worst is yet to come, as the plague begins to manifest in key locations
nationwide. And the truth begins to emerge about the paramilitary
society, the (DZN)."
SF in SF featuring Rick Klaw and Mary Robinette Kowal, at the Variety
Preview Room in the Hobart Building, 582 Market Street, Saturday, April
20th 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 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 (night of event)
415-572-1015. Questions? Email sfinsfevents@gmail.com.
Rick Klaw and Pat Murphy, THE APES OF WRATH (Tachyon, Trade Paperback,
$15.95) Sunday, April 21st at 3:00 pm - Join always-fascinating editor
Rick Klaw and contributor Pat Murphy for a discussion of a collection in
which, "the apes in these seventeen fantastic tales boldly go where
humans dare not. With a foreword from the director of 'Rise of the
Planet of the Apes,' this provocative anthology delves into our cultural
fascination with -- and dread of -- our simian cousins." (From the
publisher's web site).
Mark Oshiro, MARK READS HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (Mark Does
Stuff, Trade Paperback, $15.00) Sunday, April 21st at 5:00 pm - Come see
Mark Oshiro, of Mark Reads/Mark Watches fame, read an excerpt from his
latest book, MARK READS HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS.
He'll also discuss the Mark Does Stuff universe and read some really bad
fan-fiction. Check out his site here http://markreads.net/reviews/
Nova Albion Steampunk Convention at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara,
Friday April 26th - Sunday April 28th - once again Borderlands will be
selling books at the Bay Area's one and only steampunk convention.
And this year the theme is . . . STEAMPUNKS in SPACE! From the
organization's web page, "The Grand Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition
returns to the decadent Hyatt Regency Santa Clara in 2013 for three
glorious days, April the 26th, 27th and 28th. Come rub elbows with
preeminent scientists and planetary ambassadors, hob-nob with famous
airship captains and explorers, and of course imbibe a proper cuppa with
the crème-de-la-crème of Victorian society." For
tickets and more information check out http://steampunkexhibition.com/
Ian Tregillis, NECESSARY EVIL (Tor, Hardcover, $25.99) Sunday, May 5th
at 3:00 pm - We're delighted to welcome Ian Tregillis to
Borderlands! We were all very impressed with his first two novels
BITTER SEEDS and THE COLDEST WAR, so we're waiting impatiently for the
third installment in the trilogy in which "one man travels to an
alternate Earth in order to save at least one of humanity's
timelines. 12 May 1940. Westminster, London, England: the
early days of World War II. Again. Raybould Marsh, one of
'our' Britain's best spies, has travelled to another Earth in a
desperate attempt to save at least one timeline from the Cthulhu-like
monsters who have been observing our species from space and have already
destroyed Marsh's timeline. In order to accomplish this, he must remove
all traces of the supermen that were created by the Nazi war machine
and caused the specters from outer space to notice our planet in the
first place. His biggest challenge is the mad seer Greta, one of
the most powerful of the Nazi creations, who has sent a version of
herself to this timeline to thwart Marsh. Why would she stand in
his way? Because she has seen that in all the timelines she dies
and she is determined to stop that from happening, even if it means
destroying most of humanity in the process. And Marsh is the only man
who can stop her."
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, especialy 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/
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 on Monday, May 20, at 8:00 pm at Café Royale (800
Post Street)!
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.)
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.
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.
Dispatches from the Border
Editor - Jude Feldman
Assistant Editor - Alan Beatts
All contents unless otherwise noted are the property of
Borderlands Books
866 Valencia St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
415-824-8203
http://www.borderlands-books.com
Comments and suggestions should be directed to editor@borderlands-books.com
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