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ABOUT THE STORE : NEWSLETTER
DISPATCHES FROM THE BORDER
Events and News from Borderlands Books
December, 2012
Chapter One - Event Information, News, and Special Features
Upcoming Author Events
Drop-By Signing with Nalo Hopkinson, Saturday, December 8th at 3:00
pm
Cassie Alexander, MOONSHIFTED, (St. Martin's, Mass Market, $7.99) Saturday, January 5th at 3:00 pm
Rudy Rucker, TURING AND BURROUGHS: A BEATNIK SF NOVEL (Transreal Books,
Trade Paperback, $16.00) Saturday, January 12th at 3:00 pm
SF in SF with authors Steven Gould and Laura Mixon, at the Variety
Preview Room in the Hobart Building (582 Market St.) Saturday, January
19th at 7:00 pm
(for more information check the end of this section)
We take an event hiatus between Thanksgiving and New Year's, but stay
tuned for the awesome authors above and many, many more in 2013,
including Peter Brett, Cory Doctorow, and Brandon Sanderson!News
* 100 Things You Didn't Know About the "Lord of the Rings" Movies: http://www.empireonline.com/features/lord-of-the-rings-100-facts/default.asp
* Does someone you know need a map of John Carter's Mars? http://mythicimages.com/product.php?product_id=145 Thanks to Amanda for the link!
* This isn't science fiction now, but it was just a short time ago. Mind-controlled artificial limbs coming soon: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/mind-controlled-robotic-arm/
* Congrats to Borderlands Cafe employee Cole Kelly, who placed third in
the recent local Star Trek Convention's costume contest! Cole was
dressed as the 10th Doctor from "Dr. Who". http://www.sfweekly.com/slideshow/great-costumes-of-the-official-star-trek-convention-38202868/#37
* I wish we'd thought of this first! The Monkey's Paw, a used
bookstore in Toronto, has created an incredibly cool random book-vending
machine: http://www.npr.org/2012/11/18/165219956/book-vending-machine-dispenses-suspense?utm_source=NPR&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20121118
* Read Local asked 10 local booksellers (including us!) for a holiday recommendation for their gift guide: http://blogs.sfweekly.com/exhibitionist/2012/12/holiday_gift_guide_10_local_books.php
* Holiday Hours:
Borderlands Books will be closed on Thanksgiving (November 22nd),
Christmas Day (December 25th) and New Year's Day (January 1st,
2013). We will close early, at 6 pm, on Christmas Eve
(December 24th) and New Year's Eve (December 31st). We will be
open late, until 10 pm, the week before Christmas (December 17th -
23rd).
Borderlands Cafe will be open from 8 am to 6 pm on Thanksgiving
Day. On Christmas and New Years Eve we'll be open from 8 am to 5
pm and on Christmas and New Years day we'll be open from 10 am to 5 pm.
Holiday Gift Guide
Happy holidays, everyone! I'd like to start the annual Gift
Guide with a big ol' THANK YOU to all of you who have kept us going 15
years and beyond. We are grateful for your support, and humbled to
be part of such a vibrant, cheerful, and important community. So,
thanks.
The gift-giving season is quickly swooping down upon us with its great
shadowy black wings, and Borderlands is here to help you find the
perfect gift for every elf, fairy, shoggoth, and wizard on your
list. (And the plain-old human readers on that list will probably
be very happy, too.)
Let me first mention that we have a whole bunch of amazing local authors
who are happy to personalize their books for your gift-giving pleasure.
Terry Bisson, Chaz Brenchley, S.G. Browne, Gail Carriger, Richard
Kadrey, Seanan McGuire, Rudy Rucker, and Scott Sigler have all
volunteered to inscribe books. You can purchase and pick up
personalized books here, or if the recipients are far away, we're
happy to do mail orders, so consider which of the fans in your life
would be most tickled by having their name actually written in a book by
the author! The deadline to order inscribed books to be shipped in time
for Christmas is December 14th; the deadline to request inscribed books
for in-store pickup is December 19th.
Unless you've been hiding under a hill, you know it's Hobbit
Season. Borderlands is your One-Stop Hobbit Shop, (say that three
times, quickly) with gorgeous editions of THE HOBBIT to fit every taste
and budget. We have more than a dozen different formats;
everything from the pocket-sized paperback ($8.99), to the 75th
Anniversary edition (Trade Paperback, $13.95) to the hardcover with
Tolkien's original intended cover art ($25), to THE ANNOTATED HOBBIT
(Oversized Hardcover, $30). With the movie coming out, this is the
perfect time to either revisit this classic or take a new generation
"there and back again".
Speaking of classics, we have beautiful, hardcover, gift-worthy volumes
of all of your old favorites: DUNE ($29.95), ENDER'S GAME ($27.95), THE
PRINCESS BRIDE ($25), GOOD OMENS ($29.99), THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH 50TH
ANNIVERSARY EDITION ($24), THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS ($21.99), and far too
many others to mention. We also have a special price for one of
my favorite anthologies of all time: SHELF LIFE: FANTASTIC STORIES
CELEBRATING BOOKSTORES, edited by Greg Ketter of the venerable
Dreamhaven Books in Minneapolis. SHELF LIFE has stories by Ramsey
Campbell, Charles de Lint, Harlan Ellison, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Jack
Williamson, Gene Wolfe, and many more, with an introduction by Neil
Gaiman, and right now it's only $10!
If your gift-ee just has to have the newest and the latest, we recommend
RED COUNTRY by Joe Abercrombie (Hardcover, $25.99) (my favorite in his
series so far, and a classic Western despite its fantasy trappings), THE
HYDROGEN SONATA (the new culture novel!) by Iain M. Banks (Hardcover,
$25.99), THE TWELVE (follow-up to THE PASSAGE) by Justin Cronin
(Hardcover, $28), CAPTAIN VORPATRIL'S ALLIANCE by Lois McMaster
Bujold and Ryan Sear (Hardcover, $26), THE FIFTY-YEAR SWORD by Mark Z.
Danielewski (Hardcover, $26), THE CASUAL VACANCY by J.K. Rowling
($35), or signed copies of PIRATE CINEMA by Cory Doctorow
(Hardcover, $19.99). I'd also like to call your attention
specially to THE EMPEROR'S SOUL by Brandon Sanderson (Tachyon
Publications, Trade Paperback, $14.95), a short stand-alone novel set in
the world of ELANTRIS, and a really gorgeous new 2-volume Ursula K.
LeGuin story collection called THE UNREAL AND THE REAL from Small Beer
Press (Hardcover, each volume $24).
We've got calendars galore, from A Calendar of Bunny Suicides ($13.99)
to Views From the Hubble Telescope ($14.99) and pretty much everything
in between, BUT you should particularly hear about the perfect one for
the racy reader in your life: this is the Literary Pin-up Calendar
(Worldbuilders, $20)! It's a calendar of fantasy pin-ups from
artist Lee Moyer, immortalizing characters from works by Peter S.
Beagle, Ray Bradbury, Patricia Briggs, Jacqueline Carey, Neil Gaiman,
Patrick Rothfuss and many others. This calendar is a win-win,
because it's a super-cool gift and all the proceeds go to support
Worldbuilders, the charity Patrick Rothfuss founded. <http://thetinkerspacks.bigcartel.com/about-us>
(Worldbuilders is a not-for-profit organization of geeks and writers
and artists and readers interested in making the world a better
place. Once a year they run a fundraiser to raise money for Heifer
International: "Heifer International's mission is to work with
communities to end hunger and poverty and care for the Earth." <http://www.heifer.org/ourwork/mission>
They provide cows and chickens and goats and many, many other animals
to help make poor and hungry people all over the world self-sufficient.)
We've even got just a few copies left that were signed by Mr. Rothfuss
himself, so this calendar makes a perfect present both for someone you
know, and someone you'll never meet.
Super-popular books at the moment are David Mitchell's CLOUD ATLAS
(Hardcover, $23, and Trade Paperback, $15), Ernest Cline's READY PLAYER
ONE (Trade Paperback, $14), and THE NIGHT CIRCUS by Erin Morgenstern,
(Trade paperback, $15). I'd also suggest Charles Yu's meta HOW TO
LIVE SAFELY IN A SCIENCE FICTIONAL UNIVERSE (Trade Paperback, $14.95)
and the simply amazing short story collection STORIES OF YOUR LIFE AND
OTHERS by Ted Chiang (Trade Paperback, $16).
Old and new favorites that will work for almost anyone: THE RHINOCEROS
WHO QUOTED NIETZSCHE by Peter S. Beagle (Trade Paperback, $15.95), THE
SCIENCE FICTION HALL OF FAME edited by Robert Silverberg (Trade
Paperback, $19.99), and MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN by
Ransom Riggs (Hardcover, $17.99).
For the George R.R. Martin fan in your life, there's the absolutely
breathtaking LANDS OF ICE AND FIRE: MAPS FROM KING'S LANDING TO ACROSS
THE NARROW SEA by illustrator and cartographer Jonathan Roberts,
(Bantam, $40). You really must see these to believe them, and they will
enrich the experience of any fan of the Ice and Fire books. Jeremy
Lassen, Borderlands' first employee, who introduced us all to the Song
of Ice and Fire books way back in 1998, was so taken with the maps that
he had the map of Westeros gorgeously framed for his house.
As usual, we wish you a Gorey Christmas with a plethora of Edward
Gorey-themed items. From the classic Gashlycrumb Tinies
(Undersized Hardcover, $10) to the brand-new Bibliophile With Cats
Puzzle ($10.95), we have a little bit of Gorey to suit anyone. My
personal favorite is the "Fruitcake" holiday card ($2.95) that shows the
solemn ritual of everyone gathering after dark to throw their
fruitcakes into a hole in the ice!
In (hopefully) unrelated news, zombies are also The In Thing this
year. Check out S.G. Browne's I SAW ZOMBIES EATING SANTA CLAUS
(Hardcover, $14.99), for example. We've also got copies of the
soon-to-be-a-movie WORLD WAR Z (Trade Paperback, $14.95) and THE
ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE (Trade Paperback, $14.99) by Max Brooks, pretty
much guaranteed to keep you up until New Year's. For fans of Mira
Grant's FEED (Mass Market, $9.99), we have the brand-new WHEN WILL YOU
RISE? (Signed, Limited Edition (1000 copies) Hardcover, $38), a trio of
short stories set in FEED's zombie-plagued world, including the origin
of the entire mess. There's also PAT THE ZOMBIE by Aaron Ximm ($11.99), a
sick & twisted take on the children's book PAT THE BUNNY, and THE
LIVING DEAD vols. 1 and 2 edited by John Joseph Adams (Trade Paperbacks,
$15.99 each).
As always, we're happy to make personalized recommendations and practice
our Psychic Bookseller Skills when you're stumped. If you just
can't decide, we also offer gift certificates in any amount.
Happy holidays to all! We wish you a safe, peaceful, and bright 2013.
-Jude Feldman
Top Sellers At Borderlands
Hardcovers
1. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
2. Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
3. I Saw Zombies Eating Santa Claus by S.G. Browne
4. The Hydrogen Sonata by Iain M. Banks
5. Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold
6. The Rapture of the Nerds by Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross
7. Red Country by Joe Abercrombie
8. Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone
9. Cold Days by Jim Butcher tied with Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow
10. Velveteen vs. the Junior Super Patriots by Seanan McGuire
Mass Market Paperbacks
1. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
2. Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
3. Pandaemonium by Ben Macallan
4. Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
5. Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
6. Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
7. Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan
8. Stone Spring by Stephen Baxter
9. Seeds of Earth by Michael Cobley
10. Feed by Mira Grant
Trade Paperbacks
1. The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle by Patrick Rothfuss
2. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
3. The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson
4. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
5. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Book Club Info
The QSF&F Book Club will meet on Sunday, December 9th, at 5
pm to discuss SIGNAL TO NOISE by Eric Nylund. Please contact the
group leader, Christopher Rodriguez, at cobalt555@earthlink.net, for
more information.
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club is taking a hiatus for the
month of December. The book for January 20th is THE BRIEF WONDROUS
LIFE OF OSCAR WAO by Junot Diaz. Please contact
bookclub@borderlands-books.com for more information.
Upcoming Event Details
Drop-By Signing with Nalo Hopkinson, Saturday, December 8th at 3:00
pm - Stop by to meet Ms. Hopkinson informally before her Writers With
Drinks appearance at the Make-Out Room at 7 pm! Feel free to bring
your questions and books to be signed.
Cassie Alexander, MOONSHIFTED, (St. Martin's, Mass Market, $7.99)
Saturday, January 5th at 3:00 pm - We loved Cassie's atypical urban
fantasy debut NIGHTSHIFTED, about a brand-new nurse on the supernatural
night shift, and we're happy to welcome her back for the sequel!
This time beleaguered Edie Spence's skills are put to the test when she
witnesses a hit-and-run accident involving a werewolf pack leader.
Edie's just trying to do her job, but suddenly she's stuck in the
middle of an all-out were-war. We hope you'll join us to check out
this soon-to-be-famous author!
Rudy Rucker, TURING AND BURROUGHS: A BEATNIK SF NOVEL (Transreal Books,
Trade Paperback, $16.00) Saturday, January 12th at 3:00 pm - It's always
a joy to welcome Rudy, one of the godfathers of cyberpunk: he's a
professor, a genius, an artist, and of course a very prolific
author! TURING AND BURROUGHS is a wild beatnik ride. Here's
the summary from Rudy's site: "TURING AND BURROUGHS is an SF novel set
in style of a 1950s-movie "alien invasion" story. Computer pioneer
Alan Turing and the Beat author William Burroughs connect in Tangier
and begin a love affair. The novel fuses SF themes with beatnik styles
and attitudes, switching between Turing's and Burroughs's points of
view. Turing and Burroughs find a way to shapeshift into
telepathic slugs, and society's reaction serves as a symbol of the
1950's horror of artists, intellectuals and political outsiders.
As our heroes flee the feds, the story becomes a road novel. In
traditional 1950's SF style, they head for a nuclear test site in Los
Alamos, New Mexico. En route, Turing and Burroughs visit Mexico
City and have a heavy encounter with Burroughs's murdered wife.
The story comes to a head with a thermonuclear blast and a final
transcendence." You'll also be able to check out a show of Rudy's
trippy, trans-real art, which will be hanging in the Cafe starting
January 11th, and we'll have prints available for sale.
SF in SF with authors Steven Gould and Laura Mixon, at the Variety
Preview Room in the Hobart Building (582 Market St.) Saturday, January
19th 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 event) 415-572-1015.
Questions? Email sfinsfevents@gmail.com.
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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