Our July Movie Night features two films with a steampunk theme. The first is Spirited Away from the renowned Japanese director, Hayao Miyazaki. The second is City of Lost Children. They will be shown on Wednesday July 9th, starting at 7:30. The location is in the sidebar to the left.

This isn’t a podcast from a reading, but we figured you’d want to know about it anyway. Our very busy friend Rick Kleffel has a new interview with our past guest, Cory Doctorow, and the subject of the interview is Cory’s latest novel, Little Brother, which just happens to be set in San Francisco. You can find the podcast here.

Rick Kleffel’s podcasts from the reading with John Shirley and Daniel Marcus are now available. You can find all of the links here.

We have many books by both Carol Emshwiller and Pat Murphy available for purchase in association with the June reading, including the Hugo-nominated biography of Carol and her artist husband, Ed.
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We are delighted to announce that our June reading will feature Carol Emshwiller and Pat Murphy . The reading will take place on Saturday June 21st at 7:00pm (doors open 6:00pm). More details will follow soon.

A report on our May reading with John Shirley and Daniel Marcus is now available. Podcasts of the event will follow shortly.

The Bay Area’s longest-running science fiction and fantasy convention, BayCon, takes place again on Friday, May 23 – Monday, May 26.

Guests of Honor

• Writer: Tim Powers
• Artist: Todd Lockwood
• Fan: Patty Wells
• Toastmaster: Scott Sigler

Also attending: Irene Radford, Howard Hendrix, Ann Wilkes, Cordelia Willis, Kage Baker, Frank Wu – artist, Diana Paxson, Michael Dashow – artist, Walter Hunt, Seth Shostak of SETI.

Advance membership purchase is closed, but you can buy a membership at the door:

• $80 Full (Four-Day) Membership
• $30 Friday Only
• $45 Saturday Only
• $40 Sunday Only
• $25 Monday Only
• $20 One Evening Only

Note the new location!! – The Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara, CA

Come down to the annual Ripley’s Birthday Sale and celebrate with an indifferent feline. Buy two used paperbacks and get a third of equal or lesser value free, and all non-book items in the store (excluding staff and cat, sorry) are 10% off! Ripley will of course be on hand to greet admirers and be spoiled (unless she decides to hide in the stock room,) and there will also be cake and cat treats (but not together). Ripley says “I already have everything I need, so instead of bringing me gifts, please donate some money or volunteer time to the San Francisco SPCA or to Wildcare.”

Ripley also says “You’d better come and adore me, though.”

Sunday, June 8, 12 noon to 8:00PM at Borderlands Books, 866 Valencia Street, San Francisco.

Sunday, June 8 – 5:30 PM. Farthing by Jo Walton at Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.

Wednesday, May 28 – 6:30 PM. Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke at Books Inc. in Burlingame, 1375 Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame.