If his best-selling espionage novels weren’t enough reason for the MG staff to be very fond of Barry Eisler\, he also makes the following pitch against linguistic viruses on his website\: “Join the good fight against the forces of evil! Stop saying ‘like’ and ‘you know\,’ and ask other people to stop\, too. With all the progress civilization has made against indoor public smoking\, surely there’s hope in the fight against linguistic viruses\, too?” Another cause dear to Barry’s heart is independent journalism.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T223929Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100814T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100814T223000Z UID:http://www.mystgalaxy.com/event/judith-and-garfield-reeves-stevens-sign URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.mystgalaxy.com/event/judith-and-garfield-reeves-stevens-sign SUMMARY:Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens sign SEARCH DESCRIPTION:With Search\, Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens delve into a world of genetic mutations and gods walking among men. Publishers Weekly’s review states\: “This fine archeological quest novel smoothly blends a fast-moving fantasy plot with a solid scientific background.
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high fantasy\, noir\, comic books\, mystery\, horror\, teen angst\, tween
angst\, YA\, or even those books starring the sexy vampire who falls in
love with the pretty girl so he feels bad about eating her\, join us on
Wednesday\, August 18\, at 7\:00 PM\, for the Mysterious Galaxy Amateur Writers
Support Group. We’ll be meeting approximately every other week with
authors dropping in every other month. Bring your works in progress and
Woof woof woof! On Monday\, August 23\, at 7\:00 PM\, it’s time for another David Rosenfelt Andy Carpenter canine legal thriller! In Dog Tags\, Andy is responsible for a high profile murder case in which the only witness is a German Shepherd police dog\, whose owner\, a former police officer and veteran\, stands accused of the crime. At first Andy’s involvement is to make sure even if the owner is found guilty that the dog doesn’t suffer for his master’s choices\, but as he continues to investigate\, he discovers dog and man are caught up in a much larger case.
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high fantasy\, noir\, comic books\, mystery\, horror\, teen angst\, tween
angst\, YA\, or even those books starring the sexy vampire who falls in
love with the pretty girl so he feels bad about eating her\, join us on
Tuesday\, August 31\, at 7\:00 PM\, for the Mysterious Galaxy Amateur Writers
Support Group. We’ll be meeting approximately every other week with
authors dropping in every other month. Bring your works in progress and
Travel writer Poke Rafferty has persuaded former bar girl / dancer Rose to marry him\, and they and their adopted preteen daughter make a happy successful family. While Poke knows of Rose’s past\, he doesn’t know the full story of her journey from her days as Kwan in an impoverished village\, to her decision to make a way for herself in Bangkok’s infamous Patpong district – or of American Howard Horner\, a violent specter from her past\, who has returned with plans to do harm to Rose and those she cares for.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T223929Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100905T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100905T223000Z UID:http://www.mystgalaxy.com/event/aileen-baron-signs URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.mystgalaxy.com/event/aileen-baron-signs SUMMARY:Aileen Baron signs THE SCORPION'S BITE DESCRIPTION:After a departure from her Lily Sampson series with her antiquities mystery\, The Gold of Thrace\, Aileen Baron returns to the early 1940’s and intrigue and danger with her archeologist heroine in The Scorpion’s Bite. Lily travels to Palestine with an U.S. intelligence agency group\, where she meets Jerusalem American School of Archeology instructor Gideon Weil. With Gideon’s assistance\, Lily begins a survey of Trans-Jordan\, which is disrupted when their local guide is murdered\, and Gideon is accused of the crime.
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According to the official US Government page\, Labor Day—the first Monday in September—celebrates the contributions
workers have made to the strength\, prosperity\, and well-being of
America.
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Mysterious Galaxy will be celebrating by our booksellers working until 5\:00 PM\, then closing early to enjoy the fruits of our labors and reading and relaxing with family and friends.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T223929Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100911T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100911T030000Z UID:http://www.mystgalaxy.com/event/brandon-sanderson-signs URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.mystgalaxy.com/event/brandon-sanderson-signs SUMMARY:Brandon Sanderson signs THE WAY OF KINGS DESCRIPTION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T223929Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100911T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100911T223000Z UID:http://www.mystgalaxy.com/event/tea-gail-carriger URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.mystgalaxy.com/event/tea-gail-carriger SUMMARY:Tea with Gail Carriger and BLAMELESS DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to join The Parasol Protectorate author Gail Carriger for tea at Mysterious Galaxy on Saturday\, September 11\, at 2\:00 PM\, to celebrate Blameless. Steampunk or Victoriana garb is not required\, but will be appreciated. Gail combines traditional steampunk with monsters in this highly popular series\, a particular favorite of Terry and Linda Rae’s. She describes the books thus\: “The Parasol Protectorate Series books are comedies of manners set in Victorian London\: full of vampires\, dirigibles\, and tea.
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