Mysterious Galaxy

Tonight at 6pm PT, join us and Isaac Butler, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, and Beth Meacham at Virtual Event: The Dragon Waiting, in celebrating the new Tor Essentials edition of the classic by John M. Ford! Our livestreams are hosted on Crowdcast! To view and register for the event click here! https://www.crowdcast.io/e/virtual-event---isaac Isaac Butler's article "The Disappearance of John M. Ford" helped return the works of sci-fi and fantasy master John M. Ford to print. He is ...the author of the forthcoming The Method: The Mavericks, Refugees, and Idealists Who Changed Acting Forever and the co-author, with Dan Kois, of The World Only Spins Forward: The Ascent of Angels in America both for Bloomsbury. A frequent contributor to Slate, he created and hosted the podcast Lend Me Your Ears, a podcast on Shakespeare and Politics, and currently co-hosts Working, a podcast about the creative process. Patrick Nielsen Hayden is the editor-in-chief of Tor Books, where he's worked for over thirty years. He has won three Hugo Awards and a World Fantasy Award for his editorial work. Beth Meacham is an Executive Editor with Tor Books, where she has specialized in science fiction and fantasy since 1984. For more information regarding this event, please visit our website -> https://www.mystgalaxy.com//virtual-event-isaac-butler-pat

On Wednesday October 28th at 5pm PT, join us for Virtual Event - An Evening with R.L. Stine and James Murray, both discussing their newest books! Our livestreams are hosted on Crowdcast! To view and register for the event click here! -> https://www.crowdcast.io/e/virtual-event---an R.L. Stine has more than 400 million English-language books in print, plus international editions in thirty-two languages, making him one of the most popular children’s authors of all time. Beside...s Goosebumps, he has written series including Fear Street, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room, Dangerous Girls, and Just Beyond. Stine lives in New York City with his wife, Jane, an editor and publisher. The Topps Company, Inc., originator of Garbage Pail Kids, Mars Attacks, and Bazooka Joe brands, was founded in 1938 and is the preeminent creator and marketer of physical and digital trading cards, entertainment products, and distinctive confectionary. Check out GPK via social media: #garbagepailkids, facebook.com/GarbagePailKids, garbagepailkids.com. Jeff Zapata has worked on comic books and trading cards for more than twenty-five years, including thirteen gross, memorable ones as an editor, art director, and artist on Garbage Pail Kids and other brands at the Topps Company. Joe Simko is an artist known for his happy-horror style. He is one of the premiere Garbage Pail Kids illustrators for the Topps Company and lives in New York City with his wife, son, dog, and many, many boxes of cereal. JAMES S. MURRAY is a writer, executive producer, and actor, best known as "Murr" on the hit television show Impractical Jokers along with his comedy troupe, The Tenderloins. He has worked as the Senior Vice President of Development for NorthSouth Productions for over a decade and is the owner of Impractical Productions, LLC. He recently starred in Impractical Jokers: The Movie, and also appears alongside the rest of The Tenderloins, and Jameela Jamil, in the television series The Misery Index on TBS. For more information regarding this event, please visit our website -> https://www.mystgalaxy.com//virtual-event-evening-rl-stine

On Wednesday October 28th at 7pm PT, join us at Virtual Event: Own Your Magic YA Panel with Lauren Shippen, Bethany C. Morrow, Mark Oshiro, and Sara B. Larson! Signed & personalized bookplate are available from all authors if you order your books before 11/4. Our livestreams are hosted on Crowdcast! To view and register for the event click here! -> https://www.crowdcast.io/e/virtual-event---own-your SARA B. LARSON is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of the YA ...fantasy Defy trilogy and the Dark Breaks the Dawn duology. She lives in Utah with her husband, their four children, and their Maltese, Loki. When she’s not mothering or writing, you can often find her at the gym repenting for her sugar addiction. LAUREN SHIPPEN, author of The Infinite Noise, is a writer best known for her work in fiction podcasts. She is the creator and sole writer of the popular audio drama, The Bright Sessions. She also wrote MARVELS, an audio adaptation of the popular comic, released in 2019 by Marvel and Stitcher. Lauren was named one of Forbes's 2018 30 Under 30 in Media and one of MovieMaker Magazine's and Austin Film Festival’s 25 Screenwriters to Watch. She was born in New York City and grew up in Bronxville, New York. She currently lives in Los Angeles. MARK OSHIRO is the Hugo-nominated writer of the online Mark Does Stuff universe (Mark Reads and Mark Watches), where they analyze book and TV series. Their debut novel, Anger Is a Gift, was a recipient of the Schneider Family Book Award for 2019. Their lifelong goal is to pet every dog in the world. A California native, BETHANY C. MORROW has lived in Montreal, Quebec for several years before settling in northcountry New York. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a BA in Sociology, and studied Clinical Psychological Research at the University of Wales, Bangor before focusing on her writing. She is also the editor of the forthcoming young adult anthology Take the Mic (Arthur A. Levine Books).Twitter: @BCMorrow For more information regarding this event, please visit our website -> https://www.mystgalaxy.com//virtual-event-own-your-magic-y

On October 27th at 7pm, join us for Virtual Event: Dungeons & Dragons - Heroes' Feast Cookbook, celebrating Heroes' Feast The Official D&D Cookbook with its authors! All eighty dishesdeveloped by a professional chefare delicious, easy to prepare, and composed of wholesome ingredients readily found in our world. Our livestreams are hosted on Crowdcast! To view and register for the event click here! -> https://www.crowdcast.io/e/virtual-event---discuss Kyle Newman is a Hugo... Award-nominated author and award-winning filmmaker who has directed numerous feature films including Fanboys written by Ernest Cline and Barely Lethal starring Samuel L. Jackson for A24 Films. He has created videos for the music industry’s top artists including Lana Del Rey and Taylor Swift. His client list includes The Microsoft Corp., Interscope Records, Starz Entertainment, The Coca-Cola Company, 20th Century Fox, Entertainment Weekly, Universal Republic Music, Endemol Shine, Buzzfeed and Lucasfilm, Ltd. Michael Witwer is a bestselling author known for his work on the Hugo-nominated Dungeons & Dragons: Art & Arcana, the critically acclaimed Empire of Imagination: Gary Gygax and the Birth of Dungeons & Dragons, and Heroes' Feast: The Official Dungeons & Dragons Cookbook. Widely considered an expert on D&D history, Michael has spoken on the topic at a variety of venues such as Google, Pixar, Lucasfilm, top gaming conventions and book festivals, and on NPR’s All Things Considered. His books have won many honors, including being selected as a Hugo Award finalist, a Diana Jones Award nominee, a Locus Award finalist, and a GeekDad "Best Book of the Year." Jon Peterson is a widely recognized authority on the history of games. His book Playing at the World was called "the first serious history of the development of Dungeons & Dragons" by The Village Voice. He has contributed to many academic anthologies on games including Zones of Control and Role-Playing Game Studies, as well as gaming and geek culture websites. For more information regarding this event, please visit our website -> https://www.mystgalaxy.com//virtual-event-discuss-heroes-f

On Monday October 26th at 6pm PT, join us and Isaac Butler, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, and Beth Meacham at Virtual Event: The Dragon Waiting, in celebrating the new Tor Essentials edition of the classic by John M. Ford! Our livestreams are hosted on Crowdcast! To view and register for the event click here! https://www.crowdcast.io/e/virtual-event---isaac Isaac Butler's article "The Disappearance of John M. Ford" helped return the works of sci-fi and fantasy master John M. Ford t...o print. He is the author of the forthcoming The Method: The Mavericks, Refugees, and Idealists Who Changed Acting Forever and the co-author, with Dan Kois, of The World Only Spins Forward: The Ascent of Angels in America both for Bloomsbury. A frequent contributor to Slate, he created and hosted the podcast Lend Me Your Ears, a podcast on Shakespeare and Politics, and currently co-hosts Working, a podcast about the creative process. Patrick Nielsen Hayden is the editor-in-chief of Tor Books, where he's worked for over thirty years. He has won three Hugo Awards and a World Fantasy Award for his editorial work. Beth Meacham is an Executive Editor with Tor Books, where she has specialized in science fiction and fantasy since 1984. For more information regarding this event, please visit our website -> https://www.mystgalaxy.com//virtual-event-isaac-butler-pat

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Tonight at 7pm PT, join us at Virtual Event: David Slayton, celebrating his debut fantasy novel WHITE TRASH WARLOCK! Signed & personalized bookplates are available if you order your copy before 10/28. Our livestreams are hosted on Crowdcast! To view and register for the event click here! -> https://www.crowdcast.io/e/virtual-event---david David R. Slayton grew up in Guthrie, Oklahoma, where finding fantasy novels was pretty challenging and finding fantasy novels with diverse... characters was downright impossible. Now he lives in Denver, Colorado, with his partner, Brian, and writes the books he always wanted to read. White Trash Warlock is his first novel. In 2015, David founded Trick or Read, an annual initiative to give out books along with candy to children on Halloween as well as uplift lesser-known authors or those from marginalized backgrounds. For more information regarding this event, please visit our website -> https://www.mystgalaxy.com//virtual-event-david-slayton-di

Tonight at 7pm PT, join us at Virtual Event: D.P. Lyle, celebrating his newest thriller, PRIOR BAD ACTS! Signed & personalized bookplates are available if you purchase your copy before 10/27. Our livestreams are hosted on Crowdcast! To view and register for the event click here! -> https://www.crowdcast.io/e/virtual-event---d-p- D. P. Lyle, MD is the Macavity Award-winning and Edgar Award-nominated author of both fiction and nonfiction books. As a forensics expert, he has w...orked with the writers of popular television shows such as Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Diagnosis Murder, Monk, Judging Amy, Peacemakers, Cold Case, House, Medium, Women’s Murder Club, 1-800-Missing, The Glades, and Pretty Little Liars. He is a frequent speaker and radio and TV guest as well a valued forensic consultant to crime novelists. He lives in Orange County, California. A-List is his second Jake Longly novel. For more information regarding this event, please visit our website -> https://www.mystgalaxy.com//virtual-event-dp-lyle-discussi

Today at 2pm PT, we're so excited to be hosting Virtual Event: V.E. Schwab - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue! She will be in conversation with Felicia Day! This event is ticketed, so to attend virtually you must purchase a copy of THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE. All purchases of the book will come with a signed bookplate. Once you've purchased a copy of the book, your name will be added to our list of attendees and you will receive an email the day of the event with all... the information you need for viewing! VICTORIA V.E. SCHWAB is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen books, including the acclaimed Shades of Magic series, Villains series, This Savage Song, and Our Dark Duet. Her work has received critical acclaim, been featured in the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Washington Post and more, translated into more than a dozen languages, and has been optioned for television and film. When she’s not haunting Paris streets or trudging up English hillsides, she lives in Edinburgh, Scotland and is usually tucked in the corner of a coffee shop, dreaming up monsters. Felicia Day is a professional actress who has appeared in numerous television shows and films, including Supernatural, The Magicians, and Mystery Science Theatre 3000. However, Felicia is best known for her work in the web video world, behind and in front of the camera. She co-starred in Joss Whedon’s Internet musical Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, which won an Emmy in 2009. She also created and starred in the seminal web series The Guild. In 2012, Felicia created a production company called Geek & Sundry that pioneered content on YouTube, Twitch and other platforms. It was sold to Legendary Entertainment in 2015. Since writing her New York Times bestselling memoir You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) in 2016, Felicia has continued to work on her own creative projects as a producer, writer, and actor. Most recently she is working as a producer with Freeform on Woman World, an animated TV show based on the award-winning graphic novel. For more information regarding this event, please visit our website -> https://www.mystgalaxy.com//virtual-event-ve-schwab-conver

On Wednesday October 21st at 7pm PT, join us at Virtual Event: David Slayton, celebrating his debut fantasy novel WHITE TRASH WARLOCK! Signed & personalized bookplates are available if you order your copy before 10/28. Our livestreams are hosted on Crowdcast! To view and register for the event click here! -> https://www.crowdcast.io/e/virtual-event---david David R. Slayton grew up in Guthrie, Oklahoma, where finding fantasy novels was pretty challenging and finding fantasy n...ovels with diverse characters was downright impossible. Now he lives in Denver, Colorado, with his partner, Brian, and writes the books he always wanted to read. White Trash Warlock is his first novel. In 2015, David founded Trick or Read, an annual initiative to give out books along with candy to children on Halloween as well as uplift lesser-known authors or those from marginalized backgrounds. For more information regarding this event, please visit our website -> https://www.mystgalaxy.com//virtual-event-david-slayton-di

On Tuesday October 20th at 7pm PT, join us at Virtual Event: D.P. Lyle, celebrating his newest thriller, PRIOR BAD ACTS! Signed & personalized bookplates are available if you purchase your copy before 10/27. Our livestreams are hosted on Crowdcast! To view and register for the event click here! -> https://www.crowdcast.io/e/virtual-event---d-p- D. P. Lyle, MD is the Macavity Award-winning and Edgar Award-nominated author of both fiction and nonfiction books. As a forensics ...expert, he has worked with the writers of popular television shows such as Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Diagnosis Murder, Monk, Judging Amy, Peacemakers, Cold Case, House, Medium, Women’s Murder Club, 1-800-Missing, The Glades, and Pretty Little Liars. He is a frequent speaker and radio and TV guest as well a valued forensic consultant to crime novelists. He lives in Orange County, California. A-List is his second Jake Longly novel. For more information regarding this event, please visit our website -> https://www.mystgalaxy.com//virtual-event-dp-lyle-discussi

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