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March 2014
Catherynne Valente In Store
Big News! A few days ago I saw on twitter that Catherynne Valente was not only visiting Perth, but looking to do something bookstore related while she was here. Shameless as I am I stuck up my hand and a few tweets and e-mails later we'd worked something out. So........ Join us in store for a very special author event. Multi Award winning author Catherynne Valente will be here on Saturday 22nd March from 11am. Catherynne will be signing her…
Find out more »April 2014
Swancon 2014
Catering to all types of fan; from lovers of Epic Fantasy to Hard Sci Fi, Comics and Supernatural to Horror and Anime, and Gaming to Cosplaying to General Geeking Out. Swancon 39: Conjuration promises to open up new worlds and possibilities! https://2014.swancon.com.au/ Come and see us us at Swancon
Find out more »June 2014
Big News! Juliet Marillier In Store!
We're hosting another flash signing! This time for local author Juliet Marillier. Officially this is for her new book “The Caller”, which is the third and final book in her YA 'Shadowfell' series. But if you've been a Fantasy reader for any length of time then I'm sure you will have encountered one of Juliet's genre works. I've been reviewing her books for over ten years and still approach each new release with eager anticipation. We'll have plenty of stock…
Find out more »July 2014
Stefen’s Bookclub – July 2014
The July book club book is 'The Bees' by Laline Paull. Flora 717 is born into a totalitatian society, her role and function pre-determined. For Flora it is the lowest and worst. As a sanitation bee she removes the dead and other refuse from the hive. But Flora is different to the other sanitaion bees, so different that she should have been killed as soon as she hatched. For reasons Flora cannot understand she has been allowed to live, and…
Find out more »October 2014
Juliet Marillier Book Launch and Signing
Juliet Marillier is a favourite of staff and customers, so we’re happy that early in October we’ll have a new book from her. Juliet will be in store on the 4th October from 11.00am. Dreamer’s Pool is the first in a new adult series, but if you’ve been a fantasy reader for any length of time then I’m sure you will have encountered one of Juliet’s genre works. I’ve been reviewing her books for over ten years and still approach…
Find out more »December 2014
Stefen’s Bookclub – December
The December book club book is Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor This is the latest book from the World Fantasy Award winner. In it she once again draws on her West African homeland for inspiration and crafts a unique work of science fiction. When the book was first released in trade paperback I was tempted to set it as the book club book right away, but patience prevailed and with the $19.99 version on the way it seems like a good…
Find out more »Meet the Author: Catherynne Valente
In March this year we hosted a store event and lunch with author Catherynne Valente and everyone agreed that a good time was had by all. After the event Catherynne mentioned that she might be back in Perth around Christmas and could be up for doing it again if we were interested. Needless to say we were, and are. As it happens Cat is going to be in Perth and we are going to do another store and lunch event. Cat…
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Stefen’s Bookclub – March
Kindred by Octavia E Butler There is so much to say about this book that it's hard to know where to begin. First published in 1979 and written by African American writer Octavia Butler, it is the first person account of Dana, a young African American woman who finds herself repeatedly transported through space and time from her home in California in 1979 to pre Civil War Maryland where she finds herself among the slaves that were her ancestors. This…
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Swancon 2015
2015 is the 40th year of Swancon, with guests including John Scalzi and Kylie Chan. There will be panels and discussions about science fiction and fantasy games, film, literature, and graphic novels. And of course, we will be there too! https://2015.swancon.com.au/
Find out more »Bookseller on the Edge!
This is perhaps the strangest thing I've ever tried to do as a bookseller. I want to convince you to pre-order a book, but I don't want to tell you anything about it. Not the title, not the author, nothing about the plot or premise. Nevertheless I want you to buy a copy. To explain this rather unusual desire I'll have to tell you a story of my own. A while ago I was handed a book. I'd never heard…
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