A Galaxy Not So Far Away

We're back with another episode! Prior to all the WonderCon prep and the event itself, Becca and Gary sat down with our very own Director of Events, Nick, to talk about taking on new responsibilities, wearing many hats, and surviving on caffeine.

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Everybody's favorite unofficial 3rd podcast host, Michelle, is back to chat with Gary and Becca about social media, recommending titles, and much more!

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It's Tuesday, and y'all know what that means; it's time for new books, and a look at the events happening this week!

Events this week:

Tuesday, March 22nd: David Putnam, in conversation with Matt Coyle

Wednesday, March 23rd: Alex Segura, in conversation with Rob Hart

Thursday, March 24th: Kelly Barnhill

Thursday, March 24th: Sara A Mueller, in conversation with Marina J Lostetter

Friday, March 25th: Young Adult Book Club

Saturday, March 26th: Gareth L. Powell, in conversation with J. Dianne Dotson

Saturday, March 26th: Imperial Beach Library Presents - Alana Quintana Albertson

New this week:

The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller

Suicide Kings by Stephen Blackmoore

Last God Standing by Michael Boatman

Curfew by Jayne Cowie

Destiny of the Dead by Kel Kade

A Radical Act of Free Magic by H.G. Parry

Kingdoms of Death by Christopher Ruocchio

The City of Dusk by Tara Sim

Beat the Devils by Josh Weiss

The Shadow Glass by Josh Winning

Renegade by Nancy Allen

A Harmless Lie by Sara Blaedel

Portrait of an Unknown Lady by Marina Gainza, translated by Thomas Bunstead

Her Last Affair by John Searles

A Sunlit Weapon by Jacqueline Winspear

A Safe House by Stuart Woods

Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

On This Unworthy Scaffold by Heidi Heilig

Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram

Remember Me by Estelle Laure

Remember Me Gone by Stacy Stokes

Wrath & Mercy by Jessica Rubinkowski

Okoye to the People by Ibi Zoboi, illustrated by Noa Denmon

Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror by John F.D. Taff

Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell by Taj McCoy

Troublemaker by John Cho

We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly

Revenge of the Beast by Jack Meggitt-Phillips, illustrated by Isabelle Follath

Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe by Alyson Noël

Tales from Harrow County: Fair Folk by Cullen Bunn, illustrated by Emily Schnall and Tyler Crook

Secret Passages by Axelle Lenoir

The Country Without Human Vol 2 by Iwatobineko

Gunbured x Sisters vol 1 by Wataru Mitogawa

The Haunted Bookstore - Gateway to a Parallel Universe by Shinobumaru, illustrated by Munashichi

Catch These Hands! by Murata

My Badly Drawn Life by Gipi

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Gary and Becca are continuing the romance arc of the podcast by having on booksellerl KelleyAnn to help us talk about romance in manga!

Books discussed:

NANA by Ai Yazawa

Chobits by CLAMP

Wotakoi by Fujita

Fruits Basket by Natasuki Takaya

Vampire Knight by Matsuri Hino

Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori

Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto

Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You by Karuho Shiina

Inuyasha by Rumiko Takahashi

Shojo Manga - Something for the Girls

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It's another week, and that means even more new books and new events happening at the store!

Events this week:

Tuesday, March 8th: Margaret Dilloway

Wednesday, March 9th: Gretchen Felker-Martin, in conversation with Lee Mandelo

Thursday, March 10th: Thomas Olde Heuvelt, in conversation with Chris Golden

Friday, March 11th: Remi K. England, in conversation with Britta Lundin

Sunday, March 13th: Romance Book Club

Monday, March 14th: Aaron Philip Clark, in conversation with Curtis Ippolito

New this week:

Where the Sky Lives by Margaret Dilloway

The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories edited by Yu Chen and Regina Kanyu Wang

Crowbar by Anne Bishop

Sam Gunn Jr. by Ben Bova

The Future is Yours by Dan Frey

Last Exit by Max Gladstone

Voices from the Radium Age edited by Joshua Glenn

The Damage Done by Michael Landweber

Constance Verity Destroys the Universe by A. Lee Martinez

The Circus Infinite by Khan Wong

Front Page Murder by Joyce St. Anthony

Shadows Reel by C.J. Box

The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo

Booth by Karen Joy Fowler

Like a Sister by Kallye Garrett

The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

Hideout by Louisa Luna

The Lightning Rod by Brad Meltzer

The Truth About White Lies by Olivia A. Cole

Killing Time by Brenna Ehrlich

Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye

Daughter by Kate McLaughlin

Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore

From Dust, A Flame by Rebecca Podos

The Book of Living Secrets by Madeleine Roux

A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft

Kamila Knows Best by Farah Heron

Squire by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh

Those Kids from Fawn Creek by Erin Entrada Kelly

The Girl in the Arcade Volume 1 by Okushou, illustrated by MGMEE

The Kingdoms of Ruin Volume 4 by Yoruhashi

Sundome!! Milky Way Volume 3(ADULTS ONLY) by Kazuki Funatsu

Do You Like Big Girls? Volume 3 by Goro Aizome

Fantastic Four, Eternal Flame Trade Volume 9 by Dan Slott, illustrated by Nico Leon

Marvel's WandaVision: The Art of The Series

Moon Knight by Jeff Lemire and Greg Smallwood

New Teen Titans Volume 13 by Marv Wolfman, illustrated by Eduardo Barreto

Teen Titans Academy Volume 1: X Marks The Spot by Tim Sheridan, illustrated by Rafa Sandoval

DC Horror Presents: The Conjuring: The Lover

Sonic The Hedgehog Volume 10: Test Run by Evan Stanley, illustrated by Adam Bryce Thomas and Bracardi Curry

Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Bigfoot by Jim Butcher and Mark Powers, illustrated by Joe Cooper

Animal Crossing New Horizons Volume 02, Deserted Island Diary by Kokonasu Rumba

Dick Fight Island Volume 02 (ADULTS ONLY) by Reibun Ike

Electric Century by Mikey Way, Shaun Simon, illustrated by Toby Cypress

Kirby Manga Mania Volume 04 by Hirokazu Hikawa

Mao Volume 04 by Rumiko Takahashi

Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Volume 00 by Aidalro

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Welp, this episode is a little late due to technical difficulties, but Gary is here to talk about a whole enormous slew of events and new books that're happening and coming out this week!

Events this week:

Tuesday, March 1st: Lizz Huerta, in conversation with Brent Lambert

Wednesday, March 2nd: Jo Harkin, in conversation with Rob Hart

Wednesday, March 2nd: Peter Clines

Thursday, March 3rd: Kristen Ciccarelli, in conversation with Rosaria Munda

Friday, March 4th: Catriona Ward, in conversation with Sarah Pinborough

Saturday, March 5th: Erika Lewis, in conversation with Greg van Eekhout

Sunday, March 6th: Virtual D&D Meetup

Monday, March 7th: Brad Meltzer

New this week:

The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta

Tell Me an Ending by Jo Harkin

The Broken Room by Peter Clines

Edgewood by Kristen Ciccarelli

Sundial by Catriona Ward

Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts by Erika Lewis

Starseed R/evolution: The Awakening by Dr. Richard Horowitz

The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold

Ready When You Are by Gary Lonesborough

Loveless by Alice Oseman

Valhellions by Tim Akers

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

Servants of War by Larry Correia and Steve Diamond

Listening Still by Anne Griffin

Spelunking Through Hell: A Visitor's Guide to the Underworld by Seanan McGuire

Voice of the Fire by Alan Moore

Escape from Yokai Land by Charles Stross

Cold Clay by Juneau Black

Wild Irish Rose by Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles

On a Night of a Thousand Stars by Andrea Yaryura Clark

The Night Shift by Alex Finlay

They Did Bad Things by Lauren A. Forey

The Rumor Game by Dhonielle Clayton and Sona Charaipotra

The Demon Tide by Laurie Forest

Every Line of You by Naomi Gibson

Travelers Along the Way by Aminah Mae Safi

Gallant by V.E. Schwab

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

When I'm With You by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Eliza Wheeler

How to Bake a Universe by Alec Carvlin, illustrated by Brian Biggs

She Persisted in Science: Brilliant Women Who Made a Difference by Chelsea Clinton, illustrated by Alexandra Boiger

The Case of the Curious Scouts by Veronica Mang

The Legend of Brightblade by Ethan M. Aldridge

Wingbearer by Marjorie Liu, illustrated by Teny Issakhanian

The Aquanaut by Dan Santat

Minecraft: Mob Squad: Never say Nether by Delilah S. Dawson

Once Upon a Tim by Stuart Gibbs, illustrated by Stacy Curtis

Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa by Julian Randall

These Great Athenians by Valentine Carter

Aliens vs. Predators edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt and Jonathan Maberry

Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey

A Brush with Love by Mazey Eddings

Phantom Game by Christine Feehan

By Any Other Name by Lauren Kate

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Becca and Gary are joined by Victoria for a late Valentine's episode to talk about romance stories, with a focus on self love and growth!

Trigger Warnings: mentions of suicide, emotional trauma, death, illness

The Comfort Book by Matt Haig

How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

Pixels of You by Ananth Hirsh and Yuko Ota, illustrated by J.R. Doyle

Bloom by Kevin Panetta, illustrated by Savanna Ganucheau

Throttled by Lauren Asher

All the Feels by Olivia Dade

Night Play by Sherrilyn Kenyon

The Love Con by Seressia Glass

Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera, illustrated by Celia Moscote

The Fine Print by Lauren Asher

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Becca and Gary are back with this week's new events and new books!

Links to things we mentioned:

Anne Hathaway Twelfth Night Photo

Hanson Robotics - Sophia

Events this week:

Wednesday, February 16th: Samantha Cohoe, in conversation with Chloe Gong

Thursday, February 17th: Ananth Hirsh, Yuko Ota, and J.R. Doyle

Sunday, February 20th: D&D Virtual Meet Up

New this week:

Bright Ruined Things by Samantha Cohoe

Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlong James

The Thousand Eyes by A. K. Larkwood

The Boy with a Bird in His Chest by Emme Lund

A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson

Reclaim the Stars: 17 Tales Across Realms & Space edited by Zoriada Córdova

Bruised by Tanya Boteju

The Obsidian Butterfly by Lani Forbes

All the Right Reasons by Bethany Mangle

A Perfect Equation by Elizabeth Everett

One Night on the Island by Elizabeth Everett

Outlawed by Anna North

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

The Deepest of Secrets by Kelly Armstrong

Chloe Cates is Missing by Mandy McHugh

An Impossible Imposter by Deanna Raybourn

Age of Ash by Daniel Abraham

Mickey7 by Edward Ashton

The Great Witch of Brittany by Louisa Morgan

Death of a Green-Eyed Monster by M.C. Beaton and R.W. Green

Diablo Mesa by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

I Can't Believe I Slept With You! Volume One by Miyako Miyahara

Batwing: Luke Fox by Jimmy Palmiotti and Eduardo Pansica

Batman: The Detective by Tom Taylor and Andy Kubert

Restart After Growing Hungry by Cocomi

Heaven Officials Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu Volume 2 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, interior art by ZeldaCW and cover art by Tai3_3

MLP Omnibus Vol 7 with stories by Sam Maggs and Thom Zahler, illustration by Toni Kuusisto, Kate Sherron and Tony Fleecs

Mirka Andolfo's Sweet Paprika Vol 1 by Mirka Andolfo

The Princess Who Saved Her Friends by Grek Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa

Came The Mirror & Other Tales by Rumiko Takahashi

InvestiGators: Braver and Boulder by John Patrick Green

Lollipop Kids Volume 1: Things That Go Bump in The Night by Adam Glass and Diego Yapur

Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds and Danica Novgorodoff

Rosa Parks by Matteo Mancini and Mariapaola Pesce

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Volume 5 by Haro Aso and Kataro Takata

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Becca and Gary are back for a full length episode, and this time we're talking about our New Year's Reading Resolutions. It's easy to get into a rut with what we're reading and consuming, and so this year we're determined to try new things and set aside more time to enjoy the books we're consuming. Join us, and let us know what your reading resolutions are!

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Events this week:

Tuesday, February 1st: Victoria Fulton and Faith McClaren, in conversation with Demetra Brodsky

Wednesday, February 2nd: Brian Farrey

Thursday, February 3rd: Hester Fox, in conversation with Rachel McMillan

Thursday, February 3rd: Tracy Deonn, in conversation with Daniel José Older

Friday, February 4th: Delilah S. Dawson, in conversation with Stephen Graham Jones

Sunday, February 6th: Seressia Glass

Sunday, February 6th: Dungeons & Dragons virtual meetup

Monday, February 7th: Dana Schwartz (In store event!!)

New this week:

Horror Hotel by Victoria Fulton and Faith McClaren

The Counterclockwise Heart by Brian Farrey

A Lullaby for Witches by Hester Fox

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

The Violence by Delilah S. Dawson

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano

Other People's Clothes by Calla Henkel

Reader, I Buried Them & Other Stories by Peter Lovesey

A Fine Madness by Alan Judd

Circus of Wonders by Elizabeth Macneal

The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

The Roach by Rhett C. Bruno

Redwood and Wildfire by Andrea Hairston

A Call to Insurrection by David Weber, Timothy Zahn, and Thomas Pope

Fire Becomes Her by Rosiee Thor

These Deadly Games by Diana Urban

The Nightsilver Promise by Annaliese Avery

Never After: The Stolen Slippers by Melissa de la Cruz

Wilderlore: The Weeping Tide by Amanda Foody

Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdoms by Jamar J. Perry

A Game of Fear by Charles Todd

Impact by Greg Brennecka

Star Wars: The High Republic: Midnight Horizon by Daniel José Older

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection Volume 1 by Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, and Brian Lynch, illustrated by Mateus Santolouco and Dan Duncan

Moon Knight by Brian Michael Bendis, illustrated by Alex Maleev

5 Seconds Before a Witch Falls in Love by Zeniko Sumiya

Jenny Zero by Dave Dwonch, Brockton McKinney, illustrated by Magenta King, Megan Huang, and Daniel Arruda Massa

Children of the Woods by Joe Ciano, illustrated by Josh Hixson

The Hellbound by Yeon Sang-Ho, illustrated by Choi Gyu-Seok

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