David D. Levine, ARABELLA AND THE BATTLE OF VENUS (Tor Books, Hardcover, $25.99) on Saturday, July 22nd at 3:00pm
Christopher Brown, TROPIC OF KANSAS (Harper Voyager, Trade Paperback, $15.99), in conversation with Michael Blumlein on Sunday, July 23rd at 3:00pm
Tal Klein, THE PUNCH ESCROW (Geek & Sundry, Trade Paperback, $14.99) on Tuesday, July 25th at 6:30pm
Laura Lam, SHATTERED MINDS (Tor, Hardcover, $25.99) on Sunday, August 20th at 3:00pm
And, coming up in the Fall, we're happy to welcome Max Gladstone, Seanan McGuire, Ann Leckie, Annalee Newitz, and many, many others!
July 17, 2017
June Bestsellers
Hardcovers
1. RISE AND FALL OF D.O.D.O by Nicole Galland and Neal Stephenson
2. THE KILL SOCIETY by Richard Kadrey
3. DOWN AMONG THE STICKS AND BONES by Seanan McGuire
4. THE COLLAPSING EMPIRE by John Scalzi
5. FATA MORGANA by Steven R. Boyett and Ken Mitchroney
6. SPOONBENDERS by Daryl Gregory
7. WALKAWAY by Cory Doctorow
8. CHASING SHADOWS edited by David Brin
9. THE BERLIN PROJECT by Gregory Benford
10. SOLERI by Michael Johnston
Trade Paperbacks
1. THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM by Cixin Liu, trans by Ken Liu
2. ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY by Charlie Jane Anders
3. THE RAVEN STRATAGEM by Yoon Ha Lee
4. PASSING STRANGE by Ellen Klages
5. THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS by M.R. Carey
6. TOO LIKE THE LIGHTNING by Ada Palmer
7. WICKED WONDERS by Ellen Klages
8. PREY OF GODS by Nicky Drayden
9. I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER by Dan Wells
10. RIVER OF TEETH by Sarah Gailey
Mass Market Paperbacks
1. NAME OF THE WIND by Patrick Rothfuss
2. AMERICAN GODS by Neil Gaiman
3. RED MARS by Kim Stanley Robinson
4. LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS by Ursula K. Le Guin
5. OLD MAN’S WAR by John Scalzi
6. INVASIVE by Chuck Wendig
7. ESCAPOLOGY by Ren Warom
8. THE THOUSAND NAMES by Django Wexler
9. THE GUNSLINGER by Stephen King
10. TO SAY NOTHING OF THE DOG by Connie Willis
1. RISE AND FALL OF D.O.D.O by Nicole Galland and Neal Stephenson
2. THE KILL SOCIETY by Richard Kadrey
3. DOWN AMONG THE STICKS AND BONES by Seanan McGuire
4. THE COLLAPSING EMPIRE by John Scalzi
5. FATA MORGANA by Steven R. Boyett and Ken Mitchroney
6. SPOONBENDERS by Daryl Gregory
7. WALKAWAY by Cory Doctorow
8. CHASING SHADOWS edited by David Brin
9. THE BERLIN PROJECT by Gregory Benford
10. SOLERI by Michael Johnston
Trade Paperbacks
1. THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM by Cixin Liu, trans by Ken Liu
2. ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY by Charlie Jane Anders
3. THE RAVEN STRATAGEM by Yoon Ha Lee
4. PASSING STRANGE by Ellen Klages
5. THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS by M.R. Carey
6. TOO LIKE THE LIGHTNING by Ada Palmer
7. WICKED WONDERS by Ellen Klages
8. PREY OF GODS by Nicky Drayden
9. I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER by Dan Wells
10. RIVER OF TEETH by Sarah Gailey
Mass Market Paperbacks
1. NAME OF THE WIND by Patrick Rothfuss
2. AMERICAN GODS by Neil Gaiman
3. RED MARS by Kim Stanley Robinson
4. LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS by Ursula K. Le Guin
5. OLD MAN’S WAR by John Scalzi
6. INVASIVE by Chuck Wendig
7. ESCAPOLOGY by Ren Warom
8. THE THOUSAND NAMES by Django Wexler
9. THE GUNSLINGER by Stephen King
10. TO SAY NOTHING OF THE DOG by Connie Willis
July News
* Overheard in the Store:
"My perspective is skewed... I thought Cormac McCarthy's THE ROAD was about a father & son taking a trip to the beach."
"[I thought], when the Universe gives you ice cream, you'd _better_ get a spoon."
"That's not so great, honey -- did your mom _really_ call you a 'buzz kill'?"
* We are so sad to hear that after 41 years, the legendary bookstore Dark Carnival in Berkeley will be closing soon. Please go by and buy a book or two or ten and give the store a grand send-off. http://www.berkeleyside.com/2017/06/12/41-years-berkeley-sci-fi-bookstore-dark-carnival-closing/
* AB228 (amendment to California's dreadful autograph law AB1570 -- see http://eurekabooksellers.com/california-just-made-it-harder-to-sell-your-signed-books-and-art/ for background on the law) still faces two more committees; however some positive changes have been made to the amendment. The language now includes "This bill would instead define 'autographed collectible' to mean an autographed sports or entertainment media item, as specified, sold or offered for sale in or from this state by a dealer to a consumer for $50 or more, bearing the actual signature of a person signed by that individual's own hand that increases the sale value of the item over that of a comparable item without the actual signature. The bill would exclude, among other items, works of fine art, signed books, furniture, and certain decorative objects, from the definition of an autographed collectible." Therefore, if the amendment is adopted, booksellers and others whom this law was never intended to include would _actually_ be excluded from it. The full text of the amendment can be found here: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB228
* Are you into "Magic: The Gathering"? Want to play with other Borderlands customers and friendly, like-minded weirdos? Come hang out with the Bay Area Lady Planeswalker Society (informally known here as "Magic for Not-the-Usual-Suspects") at Borderlands Cafe, every first and third Saturday of the month, from 5 pm - 9 pm! They welcome fresh faces. However, since we've a private sponsor rental on Saturday, July 15th, the next "Magic: The Gathering"-Gathering will be Saturday, August 5th. We hope you'll attend!
"My perspective is skewed... I thought Cormac McCarthy's THE ROAD was about a father & son taking a trip to the beach."
"[I thought], when the Universe gives you ice cream, you'd _better_ get a spoon."
"That's not so great, honey -- did your mom _really_ call you a 'buzz kill'?"
* We are so sad to hear that after 41 years, the legendary bookstore Dark Carnival in Berkeley will be closing soon. Please go by and buy a book or two or ten and give the store a grand send-off. http://www.berkeleyside.com/2017/06/12/41-years-berkeley-sci-fi-bookstore-dark-carnival-closing/
* AB228 (amendment to California's dreadful autograph law AB1570 -- see http://eurekabooksellers.com/california-just-made-it-harder-to-sell-your-signed-books-and-art/ for background on the law) still faces two more committees; however some positive changes have been made to the amendment. The language now includes "This bill would instead define 'autographed collectible' to mean an autographed sports or entertainment media item, as specified, sold or offered for sale in or from this state by a dealer to a consumer for $50 or more, bearing the actual signature of a person signed by that individual's own hand that increases the sale value of the item over that of a comparable item without the actual signature. The bill would exclude, among other items, works of fine art, signed books, furniture, and certain decorative objects, from the definition of an autographed collectible." Therefore, if the amendment is adopted, booksellers and others whom this law was never intended to include would _actually_ be excluded from it. The full text of the amendment can be found here: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB228
* Are you into "Magic: The Gathering"? Want to play with other Borderlands customers and friendly, like-minded weirdos? Come hang out with the Bay Area Lady Planeswalker Society (informally known here as "Magic for Not-the-Usual-Suspects") at Borderlands Cafe, every first and third Saturday of the month, from 5 pm - 9 pm! They welcome fresh faces. However, since we've a private sponsor rental on Saturday, July 15th, the next "Magic: The Gathering"-Gathering will be Saturday, August 5th. We hope you'll attend!
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