Page 2 of posts published in: 2013/02

Two events, one flyer: Cory Doctorow and Brandon Sanderson

Posted on 2013-02-10 at 13:51 by montsamu

Operation wallpaper-the-town for two big-time events this month:

February 16 (Saturday) 2 pm — Flyleaf Books hosts Cory Doctorow for Homeland, sequel to Little Brother. More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/530598563635194/

February 20 (Wednesday) 7:30 pm – Quail Ridge Books again hosts best-selling author Brandon Sanderson, this time for the conclusion of The Wheel of Time series, A Memory of Light. In addition, special guest Harriet McDougal will be joining Sanderson for the event. More info: https

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Friday Quick Updates: Beth Revis and Morgan Rhodes on Monday! One week 'til Doctorow! Two 'til Sanderson!

Posted on 2013-02-08 at 21:40 by montsamu

Hello and welcome to Friday February 8th. There are several events early next week, and of course Cory Doctorow at Flyleaf Books next Saturday (the 16th), and Brandon Sanderson at Quail Ridge Books the following Wednesday (the 20th) -- and also some brief news notes and mentions:

• The latest episode of the Carolina Book Beat podcast is my hour-long talk from January about 2012 and 2013 in local and regional sf/f books: http://carolinabookbeat.com/2013/02/07/the-latest-from-carolina-book-beat-36/
• Hey

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The Exploding Spaceship Reviews Necessity’s Child by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller

Posted on 2013-02-05 at 19:53 by angelablackwell

Necessity’s Child is a new Liaden Universe® novel out today from Baen.  For those not familiar with this universe, it is a space opera, but one based around interplanetary trading rather than warfare.  The “aliens” in the universe are humans (though of slightly smaller stature than the terrestrial variety) who came to the planet Liad from another universe many generations before.  Liadens and humans from our universe are able to interbreed, but there are many cultural differences, and there are several

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Friday quick updates, February 1

Posted on 2013-02-01 at 17:8 by montsamu

Some quick updates this Friday, including two events tomorrow (Saturday February 2 -- yes, today is February, and tomorrow is too), some fun local author news, and, hey, some local bookstore friendly e-reader news which is highly applicable to that fun local author news. (And now a bonus update!)

First, the events:

2 (Saturday) 3 pm — Quail Ridge Books hosts NY Times bestselling urban fantasy author and NC native Kim Harrison for Ever After, the latest in her Hollows series. More info: https://www

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