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DISPATCHES FROM THE BORDER

Events and News from Borderlands Books

June, 2010

Chapter One - Event Information, News, and Special Features

Upcoming Author Events

Steven Gould and Madeleine Robins at Borderlands Cafe, Thursday, June 3rd at 7:00 pm

Morbid Curiosity Art Show Opening in the Cafe, Friday, June 4th at 7:00 pm

Sue Blalock, C.E. Grayson, and K.T. Sparrow, contributors to DESTINATION: FUTURE (Hadley Rille, Trade Paperback, $15.95) Saturday, June 12th at 3:00 pm

SF in SF presents authors Deborah Grabien and Seanan McGuire at the Variety Preview Room (582 Market Street), Saturday, June 12th at 7:00 pm

David J. Williams, THE MACHINERY OF LIGHT (Spectra, Trade Paperback, $16.00)

Amelia Beamer, THE LOVING DEAD (Night Shade Books, Trade Paperback, $14.95)

(for more information check the end of this section)

Top Sellers At Borderlands

Hardcovers
1. For the Win by Cory Doctorow
2. Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay
3. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
4. Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb
5. Dragon Haven by Robin Hobb
6. Deceiver by C.J. Cherryh
7. Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong
8. Green Leopard Plague by Walter Jon Williams
9. Changes by Jim Butcher
10. Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs

Mass Market Paperbacks
1. Feed by Mira Grant
2. Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey
3. Changeless by Gail Carriger
4. Lost Fleet: Victorious by Jack Campbell
5. A Grey Moon Over China by Thomas A. Day
6. Storm from the Shadows by David Weber
7. Rides a Dread Legion by Raymond Feist
8. A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire
9. Wings of Wrath by C.S. Friedman
10. Haze by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.

Trade Paperbacks
1. The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
2. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
3. The City & the City by China Mieville
4. The Darkest Fire by Guy Gavriel Kay
5. Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks

Book Club Info

The QSF&F Book Club will meet on Sunday, June 13th, at 5 pm to discuss THE DRAGON'S NINE SONS by Chris Roberson.  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, June 20th, at 6 pm to discuss THE CARYATIDS by Bruce Sterling.  The book for July is THE MAGICIANS by Lev Grossman.  Please contact bookclub@borderlands-books.com for more information.

Upcoming Event Details

Steven Gould and Madeleine Robins at Borderlands Cafe, Thursday, June 3rd at 7:00 pm - Meet and chat with Steven Gould, author of JUMPER, and Madeline Robins, author of the Sarah Tolerance books and many others, in an informal event at the Cafe.  Feel free to bring your questions and books to be signed!

Morbid Curiosity Art Show Opening in the Cafe, Friday, June 4th at 7:00 pm - The look of Morbid Curiosity magazine was defined by underground and outsider artists. Drawing from punk rock collage, Goth fashion design, and fine arts photography, the magazine's illustrators explored the inevitability of decay, especially the beauty of the skull beneath the skin.  Morbid Curiosity editor Loren Rhoads has gathered prints, photographs, collages, and original artwork to showcase her favorite images from magazine and the book MORBID CURIOSITY CURES THE BLUES: TRUE STORIES OF THE UNSAVORY, UNWISE, UNORTHODOX, AND UNUSUAL. Featured artists include Dorian Katz, R. Samuel Klatchko, M. Parfitt, Erik Quarry, Suzanne Dechnik, Mike Hunter, Chris Schnapp, Hugues Leblanc, and Timothy Renner.  Want a piece of Morbid Curiosity?  Artwork from the cult magazine Morbid Curiosity and the book MORBID CURIOSITY CURES THE BLUES will be for sale in June at Borderlands Cafe.  Join us for the opening!

Sue Blalock, C.E. Grayson, and K.T. Sparrow, contributors to DESTINATION: FUTURE (Hadley Rille, Trade Paperback, $15.95) Saturday, June 12th at 3:00 pm - From the publisher: "Called by Publishers Weekly an 'exceptional science fiction anthology,' DESTINATION: FUTURE, edited by Z.S. Adani and Eric T. Reynolds, is a collection of fantastic science fiction stories about space travel, first contact, and other traditional science fiction themes.  This book includes stories from authors such as Elizabeth Bear, Sue Blalock, Michael A. Burstein, Sara Genge, C.E. Grayson, James Gunn, Sandra McDonald, K.D. Wentworth, Mike Resnick, K.T. Sparrow, Erin Stocks, Caren Gussoff, and more."  Come meet three of the authors, enjoy a short reading and hear about the process of working on this stand-out anthology!

SF in SF presents authors Deborah Grabien and Seanan McGuire at the Variety Preview Room (582 Market Street), Saturday, June 12th at 7:00 pm - We are very excited to help SF in SF welcome these local authors, both of whom have new works of urban fantasy!  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.

David J. Williams, THE MACHINERY OF LIGHT (Spectra, Trade Paperback, $16.00) - We're delighted to welcome David Williams back to the store for the thrilling final book in the Autumn Rain trilogy!  From the book description: "September 26, 2110. 10:22 GMT. Following the assassination of the American president, the generals who have seized power initiate World War Three, launching a surprise attack against the Eurasian Coalition's forces throughout the Earth-Moon system. Across the orbits, tens of thousands of particle beams and lasers blast away at one another. The goal: crush the other side's weaponry, paving the way for nuclear bombardment of the cities.  As inferno becomes Armageddon, the rogue commando unit Autumn Rain embarks on one last run. Matthew Sinclair, an imprisoned spymaster, plots his escape. And his former protegee Claire Haskell, capable of hacking into both nets and minds, is realizing that all her powers may merely be playing into Sinclair's plans. For even as Claire evades the soldiers of East and West amid carnage in the lunar tunnels, the surviving members of the Rain converge upon the Moon, one step ahead of the Eurasian fleets but one step behind the mastermind who created Autumn Rain -- and his terrible final secret."  Don't miss the opportunity to meet David Williams and check out this exciting new novel.

Amelia Beamer, THE LOVING DEAD (Night Shade Books, Trade Paperback, $14.95) - We're delighted (and perhaps a bit wary) to host an event for the debut novel of Locus Magazine editor Amelia Beamer! From the publisher's site: "Girls! Zombies! Zeppelins! If Chuck Palahniuk and Christopher Moore had a zombie love child, it would look like THE LOVING DEAD, a darkly comic debut novel by Amelia Beamer. Kate and Michael, twenty-something housemates working at the same Trader Joe's supermarket, are thoroughly screwed when people start turning into zombies at their house party in the Oakland hills. The zombie plague is a sexually transmitted disease, turning its victims into shambling, horny, voracious killers after an incubation period where they become increasingly promiscuous. Thrust into extremes by the unfolding tragedy, Kate and Michael are forced to confront the decisions they've made, and their fears of commitment, while trying to stay alive. Kate tries to escape on a Zeppelin ride with her secret sugar daddy -- but people keep turning into zombies, forcing her to fight for her life, never mind the avalanche of trouble that develops from a few too many innocent lies. Michael convinces Kate to meet him in the one place in the Bay Area that's likely to be safe and secure from the zombie hordes: Alcatraz. But can they stay human long enough?"


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 it until you can come in to pick it up or we can ship it 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.  Call or email for details.This newsletter is distributed monthly free of charge and may be distributed without charge so long all the following information is included.

Dispatches from the Border
Editor - Jude Feldman
Assistant Editor - Alan Beatts

All contents unless otherwise noted are the property of

Borderlands Books
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Comments and suggestions should be directed to editor@borderlands-books.com

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