It's a new year, and Gary and Becca are back! We've got a new minisode this week, with a handful of new releases and lots of new books!

Events this week:

Tuesday, January 11th: Alafair Burke 

Tuesday, January 11th: Sue Lynn Tan 

Thursday, January 13th: Meg Long, in conversation with Xiran Jay Zhao 

Sunday, January 16th: Dungeons & Dragons 

New this week:

Find Me by Alafair Burke 

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan 

Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long 

Ashes of Gold by J. Elle 

Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin 

The Bone Spindle by Leslie Vedder 

The Monarchs by Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige 

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara 

Something to Hide by Elizabeth George 

The Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley by Mercedes Lackey 

The Shattered Skies by John Birmingham 

Nightrender by Jodi Meadows 

A Thousand Steps by T. Jefferson Parker 

End of Days by Brad Taylor 

My Annihilation by Fuminori Nakamura, translated by Sam Bett 

Northwind by Gary Paulsen 

They Stole Our Hearts by Daniel Kraus, illustrated by Rovina Cai 

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We're closing out another year of A Galaxy Not So Far Away, and this time Becca and Gary are joined by bookseller Victoria to discuss our favorite reads of 2021, as well as the titles we're most excited for in 2022!

Best of 2021

Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff 

The House of Always by Jenn Lyons 

Happy Kanako's Killer Life by Toshiya Wakabayashi 

The Free Bastards by Jonathan French 

Star Wars - The High Republic: Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule 

Star Wars - The High Republic: Into the Dark by Claudia Gray 

Star Wars - The High Republic: A Test of Courage by Justina 

Star Wars - The High Republic: The Rising Storm by Cavan Scott 

Star Wars - The High Republic: Out of the Shadows by Justina Ireland 

Star Wars - The High Republic: Race to Crashpoint Tower by Daniel José Older 

Look Back by Tatsuki Fujimoto 

Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto 

Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan 

Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey 

Star Wars Visions: Ronin by Emma Mieko Candon 

Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol by Mallory O'Meara 

The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang 

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood 

Most Anticipated in 2022

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi 

Belladonna by Adalyn Grace 

Shadow Fallen by Sherrilyn Kenyon 

The Savior's Book Cafe Story in Another World by Kayouka Izumi, Oumiya, and Reiko Sakurada 

Tokyo Revengers (Omnibus) by Ken Wakui 

Star Wars - The High Republic: The Fallen Star by Claudia Gray 

The Discord of Gods by Jenn Lyons 

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 

The Murder of Mr Wickham by Claudia Gray 

Nightwork by Nora Roberts 

K-Pop Revolution by Stephan Lee 

The Liminal Zone by Junji Ito 

Death Note Short Stories by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata 

Sweat and Soap Box Set by Kintetsu Yamada 

The Phantom Circuit by Austin Farmer 

What we're reading:

My Senpai is Annoying by Shiromanta 

Cutie and the Beast by Yuhi Azumi 

The Way of the Househusband by Kousuka Oono 

Scythe by Neal Shusterman 

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 

King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair 

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Somehow this year we've managed to both be early and late to the party! This episode is all about NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. We recorded this back in late October, before NaNo started, and thanks to Comic-Con Special Edition and Small Business Saturday, we're publishing this one rather late. We're so sorry for the delay!  Thanks so much to bookseller Nick for joining us for this one. Happy holidays and happy reading everybody! 

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It's been just over two weeks since the release of the official Mysterious Galaxy Book Crate, so we've brought on the mastermind behind the goodness: bookseller KelleyAnn! 

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Becca is back from Chicago, so we've got a little catching up to do before we dive into new events and new books!

Events this week:

Tuesday, October 26th: Melissa and Jessica Benoist 

Thursday, October 28th: Gregg Hurwitz, in conversation with Mark Greaney 

Thursday, October 28th: Escondido Library's Virtual Author Chat Series presents Witchy Fiction with Lana Harper and Juliette Cross 

Thursday, October 28th: Lee Goldberg 

Monday, November 1st: Greta Kelly, in conversation with R.F. Kuang 

New this week:

Haven's Secret by Melissa Benoist, Jessica Benoist, and Mariko Tamaki 

Gated Prey by Lee Goldberg 

The Nameless Ones by John Connolly 

To Be Wolves by Debra May Macleod 

Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest 

The Wandering Earth by Cixin Liu 

Crossings by Alex Landragin 

Return of the Underwear Dragon by Scott Rothman, illustrated by 

The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams by Mindy Thompson 

We Light Up the Sky by Lilliam Rivera 

Where They Wait by Scott Carson 

Trashlands by Alison Stine 

Better Off Dead by Lee Child and Andrew Child 

Return of the Dragon Slayers by Brandon Mull 

Fear Case by Matt Kindt, illustrated by Tyler and Hilary Jenkins 

Black Widow Vol 2: I Am The Black Widow by Kelly Thompson, Rafael de Latorre, Elene Casagrande 

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In what may very well be the first of many multi-topic episodes, social media coordinator Michelle joins Gary and Becca for a little catch up conversation. Much like the random chats our booksellers have in store, there's a lot of upcoming content we're excited about, so we gathered to share our enthusiasm. 

Topics include:

The What If...? finale

Our event with Timothy Zahn

The upcoming Bat-Family series 

13 days to Halloween

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Becca is out of town this week, so we've got a short minisode today! Gary talks about the new events happening this week before diving into a handful of books that just released!

Events this week:

Wednesday, October 20th: June CL Tan, in conversation with Roseanne A. Brown and Swati Teerdhala 

Wednesday, October 20th: Book Discussion Group - Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero 

Thursday, October 21st: Ellen Datlow, in conversation with Livia Llewellyn 

Friday, October 22nd: Young Adult Book Club - Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone 

Sunday, October 24th: Local Author Meet & Greet 

Monday, October 25th: G.Z. Schmidt, in conversation with Meaghan McIsaac

New this week:

Body Shocks: Extreme Tales of Body Horror edited by Ellen Datlow 

Truth of the Divine by Lindsay Ellis 

A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz 

Girly Drinks by Mallory O'Meara 

Five Strangers by E.V. Adamson 

The Twelve Jays of Christmas by Donna Andrews 

Over My Dead Body by Jeffrey Archer 

The Judge's List by John Grisham 

Diamond and the Eye by Peter Lovesey 

Best in Snow by David Rosenfelt 

It's a Wonderful Woof by Spencer Quinn 

Nothing but Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 

Shadows of Eternity by Gregory Benford 

Child of Light by Terry Brooks 

Femlandia by Christina Dalcher 

Nightwatch on the Hinterlands by K. Eason 

Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood 

The Shattered Castle by Jennifer A. Nielsen 

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen 

Invasion of the Unicorns by David Biedrzycki 

Julia's House Goes Home by Ben Hatke 

Archibald Finch and the Lost Witches by Michael Guyon 

A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll 

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It's spooky month, which means we've finally dug up our favorite resident vampire, bookseller Rob, for an episode celebrating 2021 Horror releases! Be sure to check the episode description for recommendations from the bookseller hivemind.

Our Horror Recs for 2021:

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix 

The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig 

Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon 

Slewfoot by Brom 

Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 

Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo 

Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff 

My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones 

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward 

Rovers by Richard Lange 

Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay 

The Deep by Alma Katsu

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones 

Goblin by Josh Malerman

Also discussed:

Stephen Graham Jones' Let's All Be Final Girls

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It's October, and we are literally drowning in so many events. In fact, MORE events got scheduled for this week after I had already recorded this episode, so check out the description for full details! 

Events this week:

Tuesday, October 5th: Zack Smedley, in conversation with Bill Konigsberg 

Wednesday, October 6th: Lisa Unger, in conversation with Caroline Kepnes 

Wednesday, October 6th: Margaret Rogerson, in conversation with Ayana Gray and Chloe Gong 

Wednesday, October 6th: Marlene Perez and Molly E. Lee 

Thursday, October 7th: Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lisa Sterle, in conversation with Sarah Gailey and Mallory O'Meara 

Sunday, October 10th: Romance book club 

Sunday, October 10th: Catriona Ward, in conversation with Paul Tremblay 

Monday, October 11th: Emma Mieko Candon, in conversation with Tom Hoeler and Matt Martin 

Monday, October 11th: Josh Malerman, in conversation with Sadie Hartmann

New this week:

Last Girl Ghosted by Lisa Unger 

Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson 

I'm with the Banned by Marlene Perez 

Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, illustrated by Lisa Sterle 

Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper 

A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli 

An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten 

The Every by Dave Eggers 

The Fox's Tower and Other Tales by Yoon Ha Lee 

To End in Fire by David Weber and Eric Flint 

The Bear House by Meaghan McIsaac

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There are a ton of upcoming movies and television series that are all adaptations of books, so we've gathered to talk about them! Gary and Becca are joined by our social media coordinator Michelle to discuss a whole bunch of trailers.

The Trailers:

The Witcher (Season 2) 

Dune

Foundation 

The Wheel of Time 

The Green Knight

There's Someone Inside Your House 

House of Gucci 

The Last Duel 

Y: The Last Man 

Nine Perfect Strangers 

The Marvel Corner:

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 

Eternals 

Black Widow 

Spider-Man: No Way Home 

Hawkeye 

What If...? 

The Books:

The Last Wish by Andrezj Sapkowski

Dune by Frank Herbert 

Foundation by Isaac Asimov 

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan 

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Simon Armitage

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

House of Gucci by Sara Gay Forden 

The Last Duel by Eric Jager 

Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Pia Guerra and Jose Marzan, Jr 

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 

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