Trade Paperback
Reamde, Neal Stephenson
Earwig and the Witch, Diana Wynne Jones
Testament of Jessie Lamb, Jane Rogers
Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland, Catherynne M. Valente
Snake Ropes, Jess Richards
Freaks!, Caroline Smailes & Nik Perring
Hardcover
Railsea, China Miéville
Confusion of Princes, Garth Nix
Get ‘em while they’re warm (and before the rain comes back!)
Hardcover
Silence, Michelle Sagara
Flora’s Fury, Ysabeau S. Wilce
On the Head of a Pin/Gift of Fire, Walter Mosley
Hunt, Andrew Fukuda
City of Lost Souls, Cassandra Clare
Hero for Wondla, Tony DiTerlizzi
Drowned Cities, Paolo Bacigalupi
Chaos, Nalo Hopkinson
Trade Paperback
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer, Lish McBride
Sunless Countries, Karl Schroeder
Killables, Gemma Malley
Possession, Elana Johnson
Weird, Ann & Jeff VanderMeer, eds.
From the Deep of the Dark, Stephen Hunt
All These Things I’ve Done, Gabrielle Zevin
Winning Mars, Jason Stoddard
(Hint: it’s the sound of a whole group of people gathered here to help us celebrate the launch of Michelle Sagara’s new novel)
That’s right: this coming Saturday, May 5th, we’re throwing a party to launch Michelle’s newest novel, Silence. It’s her first YA title, (about Emma, who learns that being able to speak to the dead is only the beginning of her problems) and it is spectacular. If the book, the company, and the nibblies aren’t enough of a temptation, just think: you’ll get to tease Michelle in a public environment!
We’d love for you to join us here at the store at 3pm. Bring a friend!
On Saturday May 5th, we’re thrilled to be hosting a book launch for Michelle Sagara’s new book Silence. You may have read her epic ‘Sun Sword’ books, or been thrilled by her fast-paced ‘Elantra’ series, but this is Michelle’s first contemporary YA, and it is stupendous.
Join us here at the store at 3pm. There will be food, and drinks, and Michelle in all her glory.
Were you in the store today, wearing an excellent Dr. Who t-shirt, picking up Bitterblue? If so, please contact us. You can reach us in the comments here; by email at info (at) bakkaphoenixbooks (dot) com; or phone us at 416-963-9993.
We’ve received a lot of new books in the past few days. A LOT.
Mass Market
Impossible Cube, Steven Harper
Shadowborn, Alison Sinclair
Bitter Seeds, Ian Tregellis
Children of the Sky, Vernor Vinge
Shadow Raiders, Margaret Weis & Robert Krammes
Passion Play, Beth Bernobich
Blackbirds, Chuck Wendig
Pod, Stephen Wallenfels
Tricked, Kevin Hearne
Dreadnaught, Jack Campbell
Minority Council, Kate Griffin
Blight of Mages, Karen Miller
Evil Dark, Justin Gustainis
Chicory Up, Irene Redford
Pack, Jason Starr
Hex, Allen Steele
Hard Magic, Larry Correia
Champion of Mars, Guy Haley
Hot Gate, John Ringo
Extremis, Steve White & Charles E. Gannon
Thanks to everyone who entered our Triggers ARC contest. We enjoyed reading your entries. Our three winners are:
Sunny, who chose Terminal Experiment: “…partially because of the Food Food reference and his less than determinist approach to who you end up marrying.”
Charles, who chose Flashforward: “Why? Because I love hard Science Fiction with a philosophical overtone, and Mr. Sawyer’s stories rock!”
Jo, who chose Wake: “There are very few stories where not only is the protagonist (or one of them) disabled, but she is also competent, resourceful and doesn’t lament what is missing in her life. She’s an excellent role model for disabled youth, and that is definitely a group that lacks role models.”
Hey, we have giveaways!
Next Wednesday, April 25th, Robert J. Sawyer will be at TIFF to talk about the seminal SF movie The Day The Earth Stood Still. That in itself is pretty cool. Even better, TIFF sent us three ARCs of Rob’s newest book Triggers to help promote the event.
Want a copy? Email us at contest (at) bakkaphoenixbooks dot com, and let us know two things:
1) Which of Rob’s books is your favourite (and why)
2) How to contact you.
We’ll pick and post 3 winners on Friday April 20th. Good luck!
Courtesy of our friends at BoingBoing and ABEBooks:
And you can enjoy the sensory experience of used books in our very own “Bookmines,” where we keep our used, reference, and tie-in books.
Ad Astra‘s coming up this weekend. You’ll know we’ll be there, right?
We’ll also be here the whole time, open as usual. Because we’re magic like that.