 Tom Komin design Mysterious Galaxy7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. #302
San Diego, CA 92111United States 858.268.4747; mgbooks mystgalaxy.com Web site: http://www.mystgalaxy.com Events URL: http://mg.booksense.com/NASApp/s… This bookstore is a  BookSense member. Added by: chanale. Contacted: Yes. Favorited: bardsfingertips, chanale, charicecakes, lairdb, marietherese, natabat, nolly, ronincats Description: MG is an independent bookstore specializing in science fiction, mysteries, and fantasy, but they can special order anything. Many signed first editions are in stock daily, and they have several active community programs, including one to bring kids' authors to local schools and libraries.  Upcoming events
Book Discussion -- Renfield: Slave of Dracula (August 5 at 7:00pm) During the summer, Mysterious Galaxy's Book Discussion Group meets on Tuesday nights at the store. Participation is open to all readers; readers need not have completed a particular book to attend. Barbara Hambly puts her own spin on Stoker's famous tale.
Orson Scott Card (August 7 at 6:30pm) "Orson Scott Card signs copies of his new collection of short stories. Author discussion and signing."
Interested: natabat Added by christiguc. Tod Goldberg signs Burn Notice: The Fix (August 8 at 7:00pm) Tod Goldberg. An evening celebrating the popular USA television show. Details to follow.
Greg Bear signs City at the End of Time (August 20 at 7:00pm) Details to follow.
Book Discussion -- City of Fire (August 26 at 7:00pm) Robert Ellis. During the summer, Mysterious Galaxy's Book Discussion Group meets on Tuesday nights at the store. Participation is open to all readers; readers need not have completed a particular book to attend. City of Fire was one of Fearless Leader Christine's recommended titles of 2007.
Margaret Coel signs Blood Memory (September 6 at 2:00pm) Margaret Coel. Details to follow.
S.M. Stirling signs The Scourge of God (September 6 at 4:00pm) Details to follow.
Book Discussion -- Black Ships (September 17 at 7:00pm) Mysterious Galaxy's Book Discussion Group resumes its regular schedule of meeting on Wednesday nights at the store. Participation is open to all readers; readers need not have completed a particular book to attend. Enjoy a dark fantasy about an oracle at the end of the Bronze Age.
Celebrte the 10th Anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (September 23 at 10:00am) Scholastic Books is publishing a special 10th Anniversary Edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.It will contain new exclusive bonus material from J.K. Rowling and have new cover and interior art. You must reserve your copy by August 23 in order to take advantage of our 20% discount offer.
Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson sign Paul of Dune (September 29 at 7:00pm) The Dune Boys return!This is a numbered event. Numbers for the signing line are available with purchase of Paul of Dune from Mysterious Galaxy, on sale beginning Tuesday, September 16. Contact staff for details.
If you are planning to attend the event, please do not place on-line orders as all such orders ... (more)Book Discussion -- The Terror (October 1 at 7:00pm) Mysterious Galaxy's Book Discussion Group meeets on Wednesday nights at the store. Participation is open to all readers; readers need not have completed a particular book to attend. Chill your bones with Dan Simmons' account of the Terror that preyed on the crew of two trapped ships.
Past eventsJoseph Wambaugh (March 29 at 2:00pm)
Alexander McCall Smith and Carlsbad Reads Together 2008 (April 24 at 7:00pm) Carlsbad City Library's fourth "Carlsbad Reads Together," a community-wide reading program, will feature Alexander McCall Smith's The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Free events will take place throughout the month of April 2008 to coincide with National Library Week (April 13-19).
Carlsbad Reads Together ... (more)Hannah Dennison signs A Vicky Hill Exclusive! (May 8 at 3:00pm) Over the course of debut cozy mystery author Hannah Dennison's job history, she has been a member of Her Majesty's Royal Navy, an antiques dealer, a night club hostess, a flight attendant, a screenwriter, and a journalist like her protagonist. A Vicky Hill Exclusive! introduces readers to a young journalist, ... (more)Charlaine Harris (May 10 at 1:00pm)
Caitlin Rother (May 17 at 2:00pm) Author discussion and book signing.
John Sandford (May 21 at 7:00pm)
Book Discussion -- The Harrowing (May 28 at 7:00pm) Mysterious Galaxy's Book Discussion Group meets on Wednesday nights at the store. Participation is open to all readers; readers need not have completed a particular book to attend. Not only will the MG Book Discussion Group be talking about staff favorite The Harrowing, but also having an informal recognition ... (more)Elizabeth George signs Careless in Red (May 31 at 2:00pm) Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley is walking the Cornish coast, walking himself to exhaustion after the senseless murder of Lady Helen, when he discovers a young man's broken body at the bottom of a cliff. His near-vagrancy contrasted with his upper class and police credentials confuse the local ... (more)Thomas Perry signs Fidelity (June 7 at 2:00pm) Details to follow.
Sheldon Siegel signs Judgment Day (June 9 at 7:00pm) Details to follow.
John Connolly signs The Reapers (June 11 at 7:00pm) Details to follow.
Ladies, Lunch and Literacy in the South Bay (June 13 at 11:30am) Join celebrated author Marisa Silver for lunch and a discussion of her second novel, The God of War. A portion of the proceeds for this event will benefit WriteGirl. WriteGirl is a nonprofit organization in Los Angeles that helps high school girls discover the craft of creative writing and empowerment ... (more)Event location: Shade Hotel, 1221 N. Valley Drive, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Steve Martini signs SHADOW OF POWER (June 13 at 7:00pm) For many readers (and movie goers), Steve Martini is the name in legal thrillers. Defense lawyer Paul Madriani (Compelling Evidence, Prime Witness, Undue Influence) returns in Shadow of Power. A controversial author is murdered in a San Diego hotel room while promoting his book explaining his legal contention ... (more)Interested: mgbooks Added by mgbooks. Don Winslow signs The Dawn Patrol (June 14 at 2:00pm) Don Winslow. Details to follow. MG's own Terry Gilman is a character in The Dawn Patrol!
Mary Anne Mohanraj signs Bodies in Motion (June 16 at 7:00pm) Part of our series of evenings with the Clarion instructors. Details to follow.
Book Discussion -- A Clubbable Woman (June 18 at 7:00pm) Mysterious Galaxy's Book Discussion Group meets on Wednesday nights at the store. Participation is open to all readers; readers need not have completed a particular book to attend. Read one of the original novels behind the very popular "Pascoe and Dalziel" series made for the BBC.
Jeffery Deaver and the new Lincoln Rhyme novel! (June 20 at 7:00pm) Friday, June 20, at 7:00 PM, Jeffery Deaver returns to MG to discuss data-mining, identity theft, and the power of knowledge. Lincoln Rhymes and Amelia Sachs face a clever killer who not only accesses data mines to find his victims, but also to frame innocents for their murders. His mistake in The Broken ... (more)David Rosenfelt signs Don't Tell a Soul (June 27 at 7:00pm) MG staff favorite (especially Terry's) legal thriller author David Rosenfelt turns his hand to a standalone thriller in the vein of "Strangers on a Train" with Don't Tell a Soul. Tim Wallace, who lost his wife in a tragic boating accident, is already under police scrutiny when a chance encounter with ... (more)Brett Battles (June 28 at 12:30pm) Some of MG's mystery fans met Brett Battles at the Men of Mystery conference last fall. Others will have their first opportunity on Saturday, June 28, at 12:30 PM, when Brett visits to sign and discuss The Deceived. Ex-CIA agent Jonathan Quinn, introduced in The Cleaner, continues to "clean up" crime ... (more)Lynn Flewelling (June 28 at 2:00pm) Lynn Flewelling's internationally popular Nightrunner series combines high fantasy and intrigue; the latest adventure of Seregil and Alec is Shadows Return. The noble rogue and his apprentice, first introduced in Luck in the Shadows, are captured and enslaved while undertaking a politically sensitive ... (more)Jincy Willett (June 29 at 2:00pm) If there's a lesson to be taken away from our event on Sunday, June 29, at 2:00 PM, it's that murderers can be found anywhere, in any group or organization. Award-winning local author Jincy Willett visits MG for the first time with The Writing Class, in which the teacher of a group of aspiring novelists ... (more)Elizabeth Zelvin signs Death Will Get You Sober (June 29 at 2:00pm) If there's a lesson to be taken away from our event on Sunday, June 29, at 2:00 PM, it's that murderers can be found anywhere, in any group or organization. Award-winning local author Jincy Willett visits MG for the first time with The Writing Class, in which the teacher of a group of aspiring novelists ... (more)James Rollins and the new SIGMA Force novel (June 29 at 4:00pm) In the latest thriller from best-selling author James Rollins, SIGMA Force investigates a group of well-intentioned scientists experimenting to "create" a new prophet -- with horrifying results that threaten the whole world. The solution to preventing The Last Oracle leads them all the way back to one ... (more)Book Discussion -- Furies of Calderon (July 1 at 7:00pm) During the summer, Mysterious Galaxy's Book Discussion Group meets on Tuesday nights at the store. Participation is open to all readers; readers need not have completed a particular book to attend. Fans of fantasy and of Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden books are particularly encouraged to attend.
Kelly Link (July 2 at 7:00pm) Author, editor, publisher and teacher Kelly Link kicks off this summer's series of visits from instructors at the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop. Kelly's short story collections, Stranger Things Happen and Magic for Beginners, contain multiple award-winning tales. Kelly is also ... (more)Robert Crais signs Chasing Darkness (July 7 at 1:30pm) Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has returned to the role of protagonist! Elvis Cole, that is, in the new thriller from Robert Crais, Chasing Darkness. This time Elvis is questioning his own possible accountability in working to free an accused murderer three years ago, when the man's body is found -- an ... (more)Monica Ferrell (July 9 at 7:30pm) Monica Ferrell currently lives in New York but was formerly a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. In her time in the Bay Area, she spent many a day browsing the stacks here at Diesel, and we're happy to welcome her back as a published author!
Michele Scott signs A Vintage Murder (July 13 at 2:01pm) Michele will join Rhys's Royal Tea. Details to follow.
Book Discussion -- World War Z (July 15 at 7:00pm) During the summer, Mysterious Galaxy's Book Discussion Group meets on Tuesday nights at the store. Participation is open to all readers; readers need not have completed a particular book to attend. Max will be one of the Special Guests at Comic-Con International later in July!
Mary Anne Mohanraj signs Bodies in Motion (July 16 at 7:00pm) Part of our series of evenings with the Clarion instructors. Details to follow. | Comment wall |
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