November Upcoming Events

S.G. Browne, I SAW ZOMBIES EATING SANTA CLAUS: A BREATHERS CHRISTMAS CAROL (Gallery Books, Hardcover, $14.99) Saturday, November 10th at 3:00 pm

SF in SF at the Variety Preview Room in the Hobart Building (582 Market Street) with authors Cecelia Holland and Kim Stanley Robinson, Saturday, November 10th at 7:00 pm

Max Gladstone, THREE PARTS DEAD (Tor, Hardcover, $24.99) and Ben Macallan, PANDAEMONIUM (Solaris, Mass Market, $8.99), Saturday, November 17th at 3:00 pm

An Evening with Patrick Rothfuss: A Reading, Q&A and Signing, Monday, November 19th at 7:00 pm

Drop-By Signing with Nalo Hopkinson, Saturday, December 8th at 3:00 pm

Details after the break

S.G. Browne, I SAW ZOMBIES EATING SANTA CLAUS: A BREATHERS CHRISTMAS CAROL (Gallery Books, Hardcover, $14.99) Saturday, November 10th at 3:00 pm - We're happy to welcome S.G. Browne back to Borderlands for the premiere of his holiday-themed novella sequel to BREATHERS! "How does the leader of a failed zombie civil rights movement from California rescue a group of his undead brethren and help a lonely Breather girl as he hides from a band of medical researchers while disguised as Santa Claus?  If you’ve never believed in Christmas miracles, you wouldn’t understand.  Andy Warner has just escaped from a zombie research facility in Portland, Oregon, where he’s been subjected to experimental testing for the past year. With Christmas just days away, Andy figures that donning a jolly old St. Nick costume to throw off his would-be captors is just the ticket. But he never expects to encounter a sweet, lonesome nine-year-old girl who not only reminds Andy of the family he’s lost, but who thinks he’s the real Santa. He also doesn’t count on being recognized as last year’s national quasi-celebrity by a clandestine group of decaying supporters who look to him for leadership. For the living and the undead, this unforgettable holiday tale will truly put on display just who is gnawing and who is nice. . ." RSVP for the event here if you're so inclined: http://www.facebook.com/events/189623324507593 (it's not required!).

SF in SF at the Variety Preview Room in the Hobart Building (582 Market Street) with authors Cecelia Holland and Kim Stanley Robinson, Saturday, November 10th 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.

Max Gladstone, THREE PARTS DEAD (Tor, Hardcover, $24.99) and Ben Macallan, PANDAEMONIUM (Solaris, Mass Market, $8.99) Saturday, November 17th at 3:00 pm - We're happy to host debut author Max Gladstone along with multi-genre veteran Ben Macallan (aka Chaz Brencheley)!   From the book jacket of Max's noel THREE PARTS DEAD: "A God has died, and it’s up to Tara, first-year associate in the international necromantic firm of Kelethres, Albrecht, and Ao, to bring Him back to life before His city falls apart.  Her client is Kos, recently deceased fire god of the city of Alt Coulumb.  Without Him, the metropolis’s steam generators will shut down, its trains will cease running, and its four million citizens will riot.  Tara’s job: resurrect Kos before chaos sets in.  Her only help is Abelard, a chain-smoking priest of the dead God, who’s having an understandable crisis of faith.  But when the duo discover that Kos was murdered, they have to make a case in Alt Coulumb’s courts -- and their quest for truth endangers their partnership, their lives, and the city’s slim hope of survival."  Ben's new book is PANDAEMONIUM, the sequel to DESDAEMONA: "Desdaemona has done a thing so so terrible that she has to run away from the consequences. Again. Where better to look for shelter than with the boy she was running from before?  But trouble follows. And if it’s not Jacey’s parents who sent the deadly crow-men, the Twa Corbies, in chase of her, then who is it? Deep under London, among the lost and rejected of two worlds, answers begin to emerge from Desi’s hidden past. Answers that send her north in a flight that turns to a hunt, with strange companions and stranger prey. Dangers lie ahead and behind; inconvenient passion lays traps for her just when she needs a clear head; at the last even Desi has to beg for help. From one who has more cause than most to want her dead…"  We hope you'll join us in welcoming these two fine authors!

An Evening with Patrick Rothfuss: A Reading, Q&A and Signing, Monday, November 19th at 7:00 pm -  We're incredibly excited to welcome Patrick Rothfuss back to Borderlands, this time at a reasonable hour!  (Some of you hearty souls may remember that due to tight scheduling, the last time Pat was here was at midnight.)  Now the author of THE NAME OF THE WIND and WISE MAN'S FEAR is back with more wit and wisdom, to answer your questions and sign your books.  We're grateful and enthusiastic and hope that you'll join us!  For you Facebook types, there's a Facebook event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/352393994850519/

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.