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ABOUT THE STORE : EVENTS
NEW - Check the bottom of this page for our google calendar with all upcoming events.
GENERAL EVENTS
Marc Acito, Mark J. Ferrari, Adam Mansbach, Alejandro Murguia,
and April Sinclair are guests of Writers With Drinks at The Make Out
Room, 3225 22nd Street, Saturday, May 10th at 7:30 pm -
Writers With Drinks is exactly what it sounds like -- writers with
drinks! Emceed by the madcap and inimitable Charlie Anders, this is a
monthly spoken-word variety series that takes place at a bar down the
street from Borderlands. Do not miss this odd mix of authors, alcohol
and fun! Sliding scale, $3 - $5 at the door, proceeds benefit good
causes locally. Borderlands will be on hand to sell books at the
event. More info at <http://www.writerswithdrinks.com/>
Paul Genesee, THE GOLDEN CORD - THE IRON DRAGON VOL. 1 (Five Star, Hardcover, $25.95) Wednesday, May 14th at 7:00 pm -
From Paul's website: "Paul lives with his incredibly supportive wife
Tammy and their collection of frogs. He spends endless hours in his
basement writing fantasy novels, short stories, crafting maps of
fantastical realms, and occasionally copy-editing manuscripts for a
small press publisher. . ." We are happy to welcome Paul, in an
unusual mid-week event, to the store for the first time. He'll be
presenting his debut novel THE GOLDEN CORD, the first volume of his
Iron Dragon series. Paul describes the book thus: "Take a journey to
the harsh plateau world of Ae'leron. The dragon king has risen from
the Void, forcing a hunter to leave behind the woman he loves, give up
all hope of survival, and guide his most hated enemies to the dragon
king's lair." Read the first chapter at <http://www.paulgenesse.com>.
Cory Doctorow, LITTLE BROTHER, (Tor, Hardcover, $17.95) Thursday, May 22nd at 7:00 pm -
We're very excited to welcome former local author Cory Doctorow back to
Borderlands. This time, he's presenting what may be his most important
novel to date. All of the staff here has already read LITTLE BROTHER
and we're crazy about it -- in fact, it is one of only three novels in
the past ten years that everyone on the staff has loved! Here's the
text from the book jacket, so our enthusiasm doesn't give you any
spoilers: "Marcus, a.k.a "w1n5t0n," is only seventeen years old, but he
figures he already knows how the system works-and how to work the
system. Smart, fast, and wise to the ways of the networked world, he
has no trouble outwitting his high school's intrusive but clumsy
surveillance systems. But his whole world changes when he and his
friends find themselves caught in the aftermath of a major terrorist
attack on San Francisco. In the wrong place at the wrong time, Marcus
and his crew are apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security and
whisked away to a secret prison where they're mercilessly interrogated
for days. When the DHS finally releases them, Marcus discovers that
his city has become a police state where every citizen is treated like
a potential terrorist. He knows that no one will believe his story,
which leaves him only one option: to take down the DHS himself."
Ripley's Birthday Sale and Celebration, Sunday, June 8th from 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm -
Now she is six! Come down to the annual Ripley's Birthday Sale and
celebrate with an indifferent feline. Buy two used paperbacks and get
a third of equal or lesser value free, and all non-book items in the
store (excluding staff and cat, sorry) are 10% off! Ripley will of
course be on hand to greet admirers and be spoiled (unless she decides
to hide in the stock room,) and there will also be cake and cat treats
(but not together). Ripley says "I already have everything I need, so
instead of bringing me gifts, please donate some money or volunteer
time to the San Francisco SPCA <http://www.sfspca.org/home.shtml> or to Wildcare <http://www.wildcaremarin.org/>. You'd better come and adore me, though."
Carol Emshwiller and Pat Murphy are guests of SF in SF at the
Variety Preview Room in the Hobart Building, 582 Market Street,
Saturday, June 14th at 7:00 pm - More information to come.
Jacqueline Carey, KUSHIEL'S MERCY, (Grand Central, Hardcover, $26.99) Saturday, June 21st at 3:00 pm -
As always, we are delighted to host Ms. Carey, author of the fabulous
KUSHIEL books, and this year you won't have to choose between
attending her appearance and attending Pride! KUSHIEL'S MERCY closes
out the Imriel trilogy. From the book jacket: "Having paid dearly for
ignoring Elua's edict to love as thou wilt, Imriel and Sidonie have
finally come forward to publicly confess their love for each other --
only to watch the news ignite turmoil throughout the land. Those who
are old enough cannot forget the misdeeds of Imriel's mother,
Melisande, whose self-serving lies plunged their country into war. In
order to quell the uprising, Queen Ysandre hands down a decree: she
will not divide the lovers, but neither will she acknowledge them. And
if they decide to marry, Sidonie will be disinherited. That is, unless
Imriel can find his mother and bring her back to Terre D'Ange to be
executed for treason . . . ." Join us to meet the delightful
Jacqueline Carey, and learn where she will take the magic next!
BOOK CLUB EVENTS
The Gay Men's Book Club will meet on Sunday, May 11th, at 5 pm to
discuss THE MOTE IN GOD'S EYE by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. The
title for June is CHILDHOOD'S END by Arthur C. Clarke. 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, May
18th, at 6 pm to discuss MATHEMATICIANS IN LOVE by Rudy Rucker. The
title for June is"The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" from THE WIND'S
TWELVE QUARTERS by Ursula K. LeGuin. Please contact Jude at
jfeldman@borderlands-books.com for more information.
GOOGLE CALENDAR
For the tech savvy out there, our iCal address at Google is
http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/office%40borderlands-books.com/public/basic.ics and our XML address is
http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/office%40borderlands-books.com/public/basic
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