June Upcoming Events

Lauren Beukes, THE SHINING GIRLS (Mulholland, Hardcover, $26.00), Friday, June 7th at 7:00 pm

SF in SF Screening of "Safety Not Guaranteed" with guest speaker (and author) Ken Wharton, (at the Variety Preview Room in the Hobart Building, 582 Market Street), Saturday, June 8th at 6:30 pm. Tickets $25.

Hannu Rajaniemi, THE FRACTAL PRINCE (Tor, Hardcover, $25.99), Friday, June 14th at 7:00 pm

SF in SF with authors Cassie Alexander, Heather MacDougal, and Cliff Winnig, (at the Variety Preview Room in the Hobart Building, 582 Market Street), Saturday, June 22nd at 7:00 pm

Kate Elliott, COLD STEEL (Orbit, Trade Paperback, $18.00) and Katharine Kerr, SORCERER'S LUCK (Book View Cafe, Trade Paperback, $14.50), Thursday, June 27th at 7:00 pm

Event details after the break.

Lauren Beukes, THE SHINING GIRLS (Mulholland, Hardcover, $26.00), Friday, June 7th at 7:00 pm - We're happy 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."

SF in SF Screening of "Safety Not Guaranteed" with guest speaker (and author) Ken Wharton, (at the Variety Preview Room in the Hobart Building, 582 Market Street), Saturday, June 8th at 6:30 pm. Tickets $25 - Time travel is a wonderful idea.  Come explore that wonder while watching what Roger Ebert called "a more ambitious and touching movie than seems possible."  Your evening begins at 6:30 with no host drinks in the lounge of San Francisco's luxurious Variety Preview Theater. Then, at 7:30, take limitless free popcorn to plush theater seating for a special screening of 2012's "Safety Not Guaranteed" (91% FRESH on Rotten Tomatoes). Roger Ebert wrote of this terrific little film: "Few descriptions of 'Safety Not Guaranteed' will do it justice. It's a more ambitious and touching movie than seems possible."  Finally, at about 9 o'clock, physicist and sci-fi author Ken Wharton will help us examine the logic -- and illogic -- of time travel.  Dr. Wharton is Professor of Physics and Astronomy at San Jose State University.  He is also author of DIVINE INTERVENTION, earning the Special Citation for the Philip K. Dick Award in 2001.  All proceeds benefit Variety Children's Charity of Northern California and Wonderfest, the Bay Area Beacon of Science.  Tickets are $25, and also available at the door. To purchase tickets, go to http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/387455.  Borderlands will be on hand with a bevy of time travel books!

Hannu Rajaniemi, THE FRACTAL PRINCE (Tor, 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!

SF in SF with authors Cassie Alexander, Heather MacDougal, and Cliff Winnig, (at the Variety Preview Room in the Hobart Building, 582 Market Street), Saturday, June 22nd at 7:00 pm - We are happy to help SF in SF welcome these local 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.

Kate Elliott, COLD STEEL (Orbit, Trade Paperback, $18.00) and Katharine Kerr, SORCERER'S LUCK (Book View Cafe, Trade Paperback, $14.50), Thursday, June 27th at 7:00 pm - We're so happy to welcome Kate Elliott and Katharine Kerr back to Borderlands!  Kate is presenting the last book in the Spiritwalker Trilogy, and she says "[a]ll events will include reading from COLD STEEL, from my forthcoming YA fantasy, and maybe even from the epic fantasy trilogy I’m currently working on, or possibly I will read a short story instead although that might necessitate you believing I can actually write a short story. Which I can. I totally can."  Katharine's new book is called SORCERER'S LUCK, and here's the summary -- it sounds awesome! "Maya Cantescu is a struggling art student with an odd disease: a form of vampirism that afflicts the living, not the 'undead.'  She’s found a man who can help her stay alive in Tor Thorlaksson, a student of powerful magicks.  He knows that he has a major problem -- he’s a bjarki, an involuntary shape-changer -- but he’s unaware of a worse one.  Someone who wants a powerful magical artifact he owns is out to kill him.  Unfortunately for Maya, she stands in the way."  We hope you'll join us to meet these fabulous authors!

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.