It's Tuesday, which means it's time for new books! Gary and Becca discuss the events coming up for the week, and then diving into a couple of new titles that've just been released. Other topics discussed include, but aren't limited to: upcoming recordings, Thrawn, Blaseball, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and Kylo Ren. 

Events This Week:

Wednesday, September 23rd: Jason Offutt, in conversation with Mark Broe 

Thursday, September 24th: Rudy Ruiz and Charlie Lovett

Friday, September 25th: YA Book Club 

Monday, September 28th: Jim Butcher 

New This Week:

The Ressurection of Fulgencio Ramirez by Rudy Ruiz 

Escaping Dreamland by Charlie Lovett 

Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh 

The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix 

The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky 

Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds 

The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi 

Funeral for a Friend by Brian Freeman 

Well Played by Jen DeLuca 

Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron 

And Now She's Gone by Rachel Howzell Hall 

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots 

Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore

Vampires Never Get Old by Zoraida Cordova and Natalie C. Parker 

Little Bird: The Fight for Elder's Hope by Darcy Van Poelgeest and 

What We're Reading:

Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn 

The Rise of Kylo Ren by Charles Soule and Will Sliney

Memory of Souls by Jenn Lyons

Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

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Today's episode is all about time travel! Gary is very excited to be joined by Becca, Nick, and Jenni to talk about their favorite bits of time travel media. Check the description below for all our recommendations. Be warned, there are spoilers for several of the stories and films we mention during this episode!

Our book recommendations:

The Time Machine by HG Wells 

The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz 

This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone 

Recursion by Blake Crouch 

Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card 

The Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio 

Middlegame by Seanan McGuire 

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness 

All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders 

Other time travel media:

Back to the Future

Life is Strange

Prince of Persia

The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time

Terminator

Inuyasha

Your Name

Millennium Actress

The Lake House

Early Edition

Avengers: Endgame

Doctor Strange

Dark

The Prisoner of Azkaban

About Time

Donnie Darko

Butterfly Effect

Futurama

Kate and Leopold

The Knight Before Christmas

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

Groundhog's Day

Palm Springs

Russian Doll

Doctor Who

Steven Universe

Midnight in Paris

An American Pickle

Encino Man

What we're reading:

Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn 

The Last to See Her by Courtney Evan Tate 

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 

Memory of Souls by Jenn Lyons 

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 

Don't Turn Out the Lights by Jonathan Maberry 

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Marcia Machado

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark 

Fangs by Sarah Andersen 

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We're halfway through September, and we're still swamped with events! Becca and Gary have lots to discuss, from events and books, to special Patreon exclusives! Check the link below to pledge today!

Events This Week:

Tuesday, September 15th: Lee Child

Wednesday, September 16th: The Deadly Hours Virtual Panel

Thursday, September 17th: Kami Garcia & Gabriel Picolo 

Saturday, September 19th: Joe Abercrombie 

Monday, September 21st: August Norman, in conversation with Glen Erik Hamilton 

New This Week:

The Nicotine Chronicles edited by Lee Child 

The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie 

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn 

Lionhearts by Nathan Makaryk 

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 

Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro 

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson 

Don't Look for Me by Wendy Walker 

The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett 

The Killings at Kingfisher Hill by Sophie Hannah 

Total Power by Kyle Mills 

The Orphan of Cemetery Hill by Hester Fox 

The Magic Misfits: The Fourth Suit by Neil Patrick Harris 

No Place for Monsters by Kory Merritt 

What We're Reading:

Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn

Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas

All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai 

Memory of Souls by Jenn Lyons 

Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

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It's a relaxing week here at Mysterious Galaxy, with only a handful of upcoming events after a few weeks of daily shenanigans! Becca and Gary are here to walk you through our events before diving into some of the fantastic new titles now on our shelves!

Events This Week:

Thursday, September 10th: Jo Kaplan

Friday, September 11th: Julian Winters, in conversation with CB Lee

Sunday, September 13th: Romance Book Club 

New This Week:

It Will Just Be Us by Jo Kaplan 

The Summer of Everything by Julian Winters 

One by One by Ruth Ware 

Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb 

The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves 

The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk 

The Other Side of the Sky by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner 

Divergence by CJ Cherryh 

Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich 

Dragon Slayers by Lisa McMann 

The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart 

Before She Was Helen by Caroline Cooney 

The Memory of Babel by Christelle Dabos 

Lights on Wonder Rock by David Litchfield 

When Villains Rise by Rebecca Schaeffer 

Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe 

Iron Heart by Nina Varela 

Master of Poisons by Andrea Hairston 

The Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson 

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It's a relatively quiet week this week! Jenni and Kylie are here to educate Gary on the topic of historical fiction, what qualifies and what doesn't, and they both provide an incredible number of recommendations. Check out the list below for links to any of the books talked about in the episode!

Recommendations:

The Scarlet Pimpernell by Baroness Orczy 

Taliesin by Stephen R. Lawhead 

Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton 

How to Stop Time by Matt Haig 

The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz 

The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova 

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 

The Prestige by Christopher Priest 

The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson 

1632 by Eric Flint 

His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik 

As I Darken by Kiersten White 

City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty 

Doomsday Book by Connie Willis 

Somewhere in Time by by Richard Matheson 

The Memory Painter by Gwendolyn Womack 

The Fortune Teller by Gwendolyn Womack 

Possession by A.S. Byatt 

American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson 

The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal 

Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 

Circe by Madeline Miller 

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 

An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole 

A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James 

The Book of Night Women by Marlon James 

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 

The Hours by Michael Cunningham 

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It's a brand new month, which means Gary and Becca have a bunch of new titles to discuss, but first, we've got a week chock-full of events! 

Events This Week:

Tuesday, September 1st:Jonathan Maberry

Wednesday, September 2nd: Tori Eldridge, in conversation with Jonathan Maberry 

Thursday, September 3rd: Alexis Daria, in conversation with Christina Lauren 

Friday, September 4th: Katy Rose Pool, in conversation with Amanda Foody 

Saturday, September 5th: Liz Climo Picture Book Panel

Monday, September 7th: Kacey Ezell & Griffin Barber 

New This Week:

Don't Turn Out the Lights, edited by Jonathan Maberry 

The Ninja's Blade by Tori Eldridge 

As the Shadow Rises by Katy Rose Pool 

Queen of Volts by Amanda Foody 

Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn 

Fangs by Sarah Andersen 

All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny 

Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin 

A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire 

The Shadow Crosser by JC Cervantes 

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Dog Man: Grime and Punishment by Dav Pilkey 

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There's lots and lots of events this week, so we jump right into it in this episode! Stay tuned for information about Independent Bookstore Day and this year's virtual San Diego Book Crawl!

Events This Week:

Tuesday, August 25th: Kevin Hearn, in conversation with Delilah Dawson

Wednesday, August 26th: Jenn Lyons 

Thursday, August 27th: Charlie Donlea

Saturday, August 29th: Independent Bookstore Day

Saturday, August 29th: Virtual San Diego Book Crawl 

Sunday, August 30th: Middle Grade Virtual Panel 

Monday, August 31st: Doug Engstron, in conversation with Christopher Brown 

New This Week:

Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne 

Memory of Souls by Jenn Lyons

The Companion by Katie Alender 

Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll, Illustrated by Charles Santore 

Mr. Lemoncello and the Titanium Ticket by Chris Grabenstein 

The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo 

The Whitsun Daughters by Carrie Mesrobian 

You Can Trust Me by Emma Rowley 

The Second Sleep by Robert Harris 

Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen 

Ballistic Kiss by Richard Kadrey 

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We've got another light episode this week! Becca and Gary are joined by Kelly, Kylie, and Victoria to talk about some of their favorite books that have come out in paperback this year. Make sure to check out the links below for all of our many, many recommendations!

Our Recommendations:

The Name of All Things by Jenn Lyons 

The Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio 

Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter 

Thrawn: Treason by Timothy Zahn 

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone 

Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons 

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir 

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert 

Wilder Girls by Rory Power 

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall 

Wicked Fox by Kat Cho 

American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson 

Circe by Madeline Miller 

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 

You'd Be Mine by Erin Hahn 

Mirage by Somaiya Daud 

The Candle and the Flame by Nafizah Azad 

Grey Bastards by Jonathan French 

True Bastards by Jonathan French 

Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen 

DarkDawn by Jay Kristoff 

Best Man Plan by Jaci Burton 

At Death's Door by Sherrilyn Kenyon 

The Deep by Rivers Solomon 

Courting Darkness by Robin LaFevers 

Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 

Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern 

Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton 

Nottingham by Nathan Makaryk 

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It's Tuesday, which means we've got new books and new events to talk about! This week is full of events, so Gary and Becca get right into this week's lineup, before picking a few new titles to feature!

Events This Week:

Tuesday, August 18th: Jordan Ifueko, in conversation with Tomi Adeyemi 

UPDATE: Due to personal reasons, Tomi Adeyemi is unavailable to participate in this event. Jordan Ifueko will be in conversation with Nic Stone!

Wednesday, August 19th: James Lee Burke, in conversation with Michael Koryta 

Thursday, August 20th: L. Penelope, in conversation with K. Arsenault Rivera

Friday, August 21st: Brent Weeks, in conversation with Andrea Stewart 

Friday, August 21st & Saturday, August 22nd: Book Your Summer Live 

New This Week:

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko 

The Switch by Beth O'Leary 

Blood Victory by Christopher Rice 

Blood World by Chris Mooney 

Drowned Country by Emily Tesh 

Ignite the Sun by Hanna Howard 

Little Deadly Secrets by Pamela Crane 

Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan 

Noumenon Ultra by Marina J. Lostetter 

The Second Mother by Jenny Milchman 

The Search Party by Simon Lelic 

The Vanished Queen by Lisbeth Campbell 

Vicious Spirits by Kat Cho 

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Becca and Gary are reunited this week! Becca is working on a super secret project for the store, and Gary's actually finishing books! Tune in to listen as they chat about this week's events, new titles, and a bunch of other shenanigans.

Events This Week:

Thursday, August 13th: Mary Cecilia Jackson, in conversation with Cynthia Salaysay 

Saturday, August 15th: Bookstore Romance Day Virtual Panel 

Sunday, August 16th: Lavie Tidhar, in conversation with Silvia Moreno-Garcia 

Monday, August 17th: Nina Sadowsky, in conversation with Felicia D. Henderson

New This Week:

Cold to the Bone by Emery Hayes 

By Force Alone by Lavie Tidhar 

A Private Cathedral by James Lee Burke 

Choppy Water by Stuart Woods 

No Offense by Meg Cabot 

Then She Vanished by T. Jefferson Parker 

Lois Lane and the Friendship Challenge by Grace Ellis & Brittney Williams 

Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasques Gilliland 

Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting 

Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren by Charles Soule & Will Sliney 

The Key Lime Crime by Lucy Burdette 

Mums and Mayhem by Amanda Flower 

Cry of Metal & Bone by L. Penelope 

Chasing Starlight by Teri Bailey Black 

What We're Reading:

Red Rising by Pierce Brown 

The Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio 

Poe Dameron: Free Fall by Alex Segura 

Shadow Fall by Alexander Freed 

Hex Wives by Ben Blacker and Mirka Andolfo 

You can now find us on YouTube! Enjoy some of our recent virtual events here!

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