We're back with part two of our mental health discussion. Gary is joined this week by Nick and KelleyAnn! We talk about our experiences with depression, the way our social batteries fluctuated due to the pandemic, and some of our comfort blankets. Don't eat too many donuts!

What We're Reading:

Rabbits by Terry Miles 

The Final Girl's Support Group by Grady Hendrix 

Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff 

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang 

The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry 

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

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

This week's topic comes from a suggestion from one of our lovely listeners! Thanks to @halloween_pumpkin_queen on Instagram for the recommendation! If you'd like to suggest a topic, reach out to us on social media!

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Events this week:

Wednesday, June 30th: Daryl Wood Gerber and Lee Hollis 

Thursday, July 1st: Payal Doshi and Juliana Brandt

New this week:

A Glimmer of a Clue by Daryl Wood Gerber 

Death of an Italian Chef by Lee Hollis 

When Stars Collide by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 

Dead by Dawn by Paul Doiron 

Bad Moon Rising by John Galligan 

Star Wars: The Rising Storm by Cavan Scott 

Star Wars: The Race to Crashpoint Tower by Daniel Jose Older 

Eat Your Heart Out by Kelly Devos 

Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta 

Goldilocks: Wanted Dead or Alive by Chris Colfer, illustrated by Jon Proctor 

Long Distance by Whitney Gardner 

Parks and Recreation: Leslie for Class President! by Robb Pearlman, illustrated by Melanie Demmer 

Stranger Things: Rebel Robin by A.R. Capetta

A Total Waste of Space-Time by Jeffrey Brown 

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Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of mental health and disability, and booksellers share their experiences with depression, anxiety, trauma, and neurodiversity, among other topics. 

This week, Gary and Becca are joined by Jenni and Victoria to chat about our experiences with mental health and the books we turn to. 

Links mentioned in this episode:

Stella Young TED Talk

https://www.tiktok.com/@auteach

https://www.tiktok.com/@catieosaurus

This week's topic comes from a suggestion from one of our lovely listeners! Thanks to @halloween_pumpkin_queen on Instagram for the recommendation!

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Special thanks to Austin Farmer for letting us use the track "Kill the Farm Boy", from his album Bookshelf Symphony Orchestra! 

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There aren't too many new books this week, but we still have a whole slew of events! Tune in for this week in the galaxy! 

Events this week:

Tuesday, June 15th: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegria Hudes, and Jeremy McCarter 

Wednesday, June 16th: Lori M. Lee, in conversation with Rena Barron 

Thursday, June 17th: Rachel Griffin 

Thursday, June 17th: Maureen Johnson, in conversation with Kemper Donovan and Catherine Brobeck 

Friday, June 18th:Cindy Baldwin, in conversation with Cory Leonardo

Monday, June 21st: John Shirley, in conversation with Greg Bear 

New this week:

In the Heights: Finding Home by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegria Hudes, and Jeremy McCarter 

Broken Web by Lori M. Lee 

The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson 

The Stars of Whistling Ridge by Cindy Baldwin 

Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams 

The Damage by Caitlin Wahrer 

The Cruelest Mercy by Natalie Mae 

I Is for Immigrants by Selina Alko 

Kitty Quest by Phil Corbett 

The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor 

Mellybean and the Wicked Wizard by Mike White 

The Secret Garden: A Graphic Novel, adapted by Mariah Marsden, illustrated by Hanna Luechtefeld 

A War of Swallowed Stars by Sangu Mandanna 

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We're one week into June and Becca is on vacation which means it's just Gary this time to chat about this week's upcoming events, and some of the new books coming out!

Events this week:

Wednesday, June 9th: Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson, and Don Bentley 

Thursday, June 10th: YA LGBTQ+ Panel 

Thursday, June 10th: Gene Doucette, in conversation with Scott Sigler 

Friday, June 11th: Jessica Patrick, in conversation with Katy Upperman 

Sunday, June 13th: Romance Book Club! 

Monday, June 14th: John Teton, in conversation with David Rottman 

New this week:

Sons of Valor by Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson 

Target Aquired by Don Bentley 

Love for Beginners by Jill Shalvis 

One Two Three by Laurie Frankel 

The Bullet by Iris Johansen 

The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid 

The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian 

Rabbits by Terry Miles 

Daughter of Sparta by Claire Andrews 

Of Princes and Promises by Sandhya Menon 

The Sea Is Salt and So Am I by Cassandra Hartt 

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We've got a magical new episode all about magical girls! Becca is joined by Kylie and KelleyAnn to talk about their love for Sailor Moon, and all the other media that magical girl tropes have inspired!

In this episode: 

Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi 

Queen's Shadow by E.K. Johnston 

Queen's Peril by E.K. Johnston 

When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey 

Zodiac Starforce by Kevin Panetta and Paulina Ganucheau 

What We're Reading:

The House of Always by Jenn Lyons 

The Afterward by E.K. Johnston 

Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim 

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang 

The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons 

Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe 

Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe 

Beast Complex by Paru Itagaki 

All the Feels by Olivia Dade 

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It's a new month, and Mysterious Galaxy is officially reopen for browsing! 

Events this week:

Tuesday, June 1st: Veronica Roth, Alexandra Bracken, and Marie Lu 

Tuesday, June 1st: Hannah Whitten and Megan Whalen Turner

Wenesday, June 2nd: Mackenzi Lee and Stephanie Garber 

Friday, June 4th:Eliot Schrefer and Adam Silvera

Saturday, June 5th: Daryl Gregory and Bethany C. Morrow 

Saturday, June 5th: Brian Catling 

Monday, June 7th: J. Dianne Dotson and Jonathan Maberry

New This Week:

For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten 

Gamora and Nebula: Sisters in Arms by Mackenzi Lee 

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer 

A Chorus Rises by Bethany C. Morrow 

Hollow by Brian Catling 

Luminiferous by J. Dianne Dotson 

The Ghosts We Keep by Mason Deaver 

Miles Morales: Shock Waves by Justin A. Reynolds and Pablo Leon 

Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth 

The Tea Dragon Tapestry by K. O'Neill 

Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon 

Simone Breaks All the Rules by Debbie Rigaud 

The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag 

Future Feeling by Joss Lake 

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Gary and Becca are united once more for another minisode full of events, books, and shenanigans!

Events this week:

Tuesday, May 25th: Alyssa Cole, in conversation with Rebekah Weatherspoon

Wednesday, May 26th: Alex Aster, in conversation with Marie Lu 

Wenesday, May 26th: Christian Cantrell, with special guest Tom Merritt 

Thursday, May 27th: Julie Murphy in conversation with Chad Burris 

Friday, May 28th: Young Adult Book Club 

Saturday, May 29th: Natasha Pulley 

Monday, May 31st: Sarina Dahlan and Ruth Mitchell 

New This Week:

How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole 

Scorpion by Christian Cantrell 

Pumpkin by Julie Murphy 

The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley 

Reset by Sarina Dahlan 

The Stepsisters by Susan Mallery 

The Saboteurs by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul 

The Photographer by Mary Dixie Carter 

The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman 

Version Zero by David Yoon 

You Will Remember Me by Hannah Mary McKinnon 

Legacy by Nora Roberts 

Da Vinci's Cat by Catherine Gilbert Murdock 

Diana and the Underworld Odyssey by Aisha Saeed 

Misfit in Love by S.K. Ali 

No One Returns From the Enchanted Forest by Robin Robinson 

Oddbird by Derek Desierto 

Scaredy Squirrel in a Nutshell by Melanie Watt 

Spells Trouble by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast 

This Is Ruby by Sara O'Leary and Alea Marley 

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After hearing the news that the estate of Dr Seuss was going to stop publishing several of their more questionable and outdated titles, Gary and Becca gathered booksellers Jenni, Kylie, and Kelly to chat about some of their favorite children's books, from ones they grew up with to new ones on our shelves today! There are a ton of recommendations in this episode, so be sure to check out the list below!

The Story of Babar by Jean De Brunhoff 

My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett 

The 13 Clocks by James Thurber 

Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene 

Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner 

Encyclopedia Brown by Donald J. Sobol 

Cam Jansen: The Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds by David A. Adler and Susanna Natti 

Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak 

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 

Animorphs: The Invasion by K.A. Applegate 

Goosebumps #1: Night of the Living Dummy by R.L. Stine 

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell 

Small Spaces by Katherine Arden 

City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab 

Star Wars: Jedi Academy by Jeffrey Brown 

Once Upon a Space-Time by Jeffrey Brown 

Princess Pulverizer #1: Grilled Cheese and Dragons by Nancy Krulik and Ben Balistreri 

Princess in Black by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, and LeUyen Pham 

The Tea Dragon Society by K. O'Neill 

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 

City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda 

Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee 

Neither by Airlie Anderson 

Warriors #1: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter 

George by Alex Gino 

I'm Not a Girl by Maddox Lyons, Jessica Verdi, and Dana Simpson 

And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, and Henry Cole

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones 

The Chronicles of Chrestomanci by Diana Wynne Jones 

Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones 

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke 

Test of Courage by Justina Ireland 

The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf  The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf 

Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack 

The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz and Hatem Aly 

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Events this week:

Tuesday, May 18th: Mary Kubica, with special guest Kimberly McCreight 

Wednesday, May 19th: Charles Yu and S. Qiouyi Lu, in conversation with Denise Hamilton 

Friday, May 21st: Kristen O'Neal 

Monday, May 24th: Laurie Faria Stolarz & April Henry

New this week:

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica 

The Hollywood Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal 

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

Madam by Phoebe Wynne 

Goblin by Josh Malerman 

In the Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland 

Jude Banks, Superhero by Ann Hood 

Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater 

Not All Heroes by Josephine Cameron 

Off the Record by Camryn Garrett 

Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland 

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