A Galaxy Not So Far Away

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

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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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