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The official podcast from Mysterious Galaxy! Join hosts Gary Roby and Rebecca Ann as they bring you the latest in book releases and store events every Tuesday, and take a deep dive into all things genre with a rotating cast of booksellers every Thursday.
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Episode 42: The Director of Events from 2022-04-07T13:00:03
We're back with another episode! Prior to all the WonderCon prep and the event itself, Becca and Gary sat down with our very own Director of Events, Nick, to talk about taking on new responsibil...
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Episode 41: Social Media from 2022-03-24T13:00:53
Everybody's favorite unofficial 3rd podcast host, Michelle, is back to chat with Gary and Becca about social media, recommending titles, and much more!
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Mysterious Mini 64: A Brief Hiatus from 2022-03-22T13:00:45
It's Tuesday, and y'all know what that means; it's time for new books, and a look at the events happening this week!
Events this week:
Tuesday, March 22nd: Listen
Episode 40: Romance Manga from 2022-03-10T14:00:33
Gary and Becca are continuing the romance arc of the podcast by having on booksellerl KelleyAnn to help us talk about romance in manga!
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Mysterious Mini 63: Red from 2022-03-08T14:00:25
It's another week, and that means even more new books and new events happening at the store!
Events this week:
Tuesday, March 8th: Listen
Mysterious Mini 62: Catching Up from 2022-03-02T05:04:53
Welp, this episode is a little late due to technical difficulties, but Gary is here to talk about a whole enormous slew of events and new books that're happening and coming out this week!
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Episode 39: Self Love from 2022-02-24T14:00
Becca and Gary are joined by Victoria for a late Valentine's episode to talk about romance stories, with a focus on self love and growth!
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Mysterious Mini 61: The It Girl of the Independent Bookstore World from 2022-02-15T14:00:44
Becca and Gary are back with this week's new events and new books!
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Episode 38: Reading Resolutions from 2022-02-03T14:00:22
Becca and Gary are back for a full length episode, and this time we're talking about our New Year's Reading Resolutions. It's easy to get into a rut with what we're reading and consuming, and so...
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Mysterious Mini 60: Mini More from 2022-02-01T14:00:17
Events this week:
Tuesday, February 1st: Victoria Fulton and Faith McClaren, in conversation with D...
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Mysterious Mini 59: Same Ol' Minis from 2022-01-11T14:00
It's a new year, and Gary and Becca are back! We've got a new minisode this week, with a handful of new releases and lots of new books!
Events this week:
Tuesday, January ...
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Episode 37: The Big 2021 Wrap Up! from 2021-12-30T14:00
We're closing out another year of A Galaxy Not So Far Away, and this time Becca and Gary are joined by bookseller Victoria to discuss our favorite reads of 2021, as well as the titles we're most...
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Episode 36: NaNoWriMo from 2021-12-07T14:00
Somehow this year we've managed to both be early and late to the party! This episode is all about NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. We recorded this back in late October, before NaNo s...
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Episode 35: The Mysterious Galaxy Book Crate from 2021-11-04T13:00
It's been just over two weeks since the release of the official Mysterious Galaxy Book Crate, so we've brought on the mastermind behind the goodness: bookseller KelleyAnn!
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Mysterious Mini 58: Also Also Also from 2021-10-26T13:00
Becca is back from Chicago, so we've got a little catching up to do before we dive into new events and new books!
Events this week:
Tuesday, October 26th: Listen
Episode 34: Caffeine and Conspiracies from 2021-10-21T13:00
In what may very well be the first of many multi-topic episodes, social media coordinator Michelle joins Gary and Becca for a little catch up conversation. Much like the random chats our booksel...
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Mysterious Mini 57: Easy Peasy from 2021-10-19T13:00
Becca is out of town this week, so we've got a short minisode today! Gary talks about the new events happening this week before diving into a handful of books that just released!
Episode 33: 2021 Horror Picks from 2021-10-07T13:00
It's spooky month, which means we've finally dug up our favorite resident vampire, bookseller Rob, for an episode celebrating 2021 Horror releases! Be sure to check the episode description for r...
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Mysterious Mini 56: A Truly Eventful Week from 2021-10-05T13:00
It's October, and we are literally drowning in so many events. In fact, MORE events got scheduled for this week after I had already recorded this episode, so check out the description for full d...
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Episode 32: Upcoming Adaptations (2021 Edition) from 2021-09-23T13:00
There are a ton of upcoming movies and television series that are all adaptations of books, so we've gathered to talk about them! Gary and Becca are joined by our social media coordinator Michel...
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Mysterious Mini 55: Gimme More, Dude from 2021-09-21T13:00
We're now deep into September, and once again Gary and Becca have got a week full of events and an incredible number of new books to talk about!
Events this week:
Tuesday,...
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Mysterious Mini 54: You Heard It Here First from 2021-09-07T13:00
Becca and Gary are back for another deep dive into events and new books that're out this week!
Events this week:
Tuesday, September 7th: Listen
Episode 31: What Makes a Mystery? from 2021-09-02T13:00
We've got another full episode, and we're finally talking about mysteries! Gary and Becca are joined by Michelle to talk about what makes something a mystery, the constraints of genre classifica...
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Mysterious Mini 53: It's Already September? from 2021-08-31T13:00
After a much needed vacation, Gary is back with some new events and new books happening in the store!
Events this week:
Tuesday, August 31st: Listen
Mysterious Mini 52: A Year of Minisodes from 2021-08-10T13:00
Events this week:
Tuesday, August 10th: Spooky Summer Virtual Event
Wednesday, August 11th: <...
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Mysterious Mini 51: It's August? from 2021-08-03T13:00
Becca and Gary are back and it's a new month, which means we once again have a huge number of new titles and new events to get into!
.Events this week:
Tuesday, August 3rd: Listen
Mysterious Mini 50: Another Month Gone from 2021-07-27T13:00
Events this week:
Tuesday, July 27th: Justina Ireland, in conversation with Preeti Chhibber
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Episode 30: Meet the Booksellers from 2021-07-23T13:00
We've got a fun episode today! Our social media expert Kylie has left for grad school, but we've got a couple of new booksellers to help fill her shoes. Gary is joined this week by Kristen and M...
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Mysterious Mini 49 - A Truly Eventful Week from 2021-07-20T13:00
Becca's power is out which means it's just Gary this week to go through a whole lot of events!
Join us this weekend for Mysterious Galaxy's reopening celebration!
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Mysterious Mini 48: Reunited Once More from 2021-07-06T13:00
Gary and Becca are back together once again for this brand new minisode! It's a new month and this week is jam packed with events, so we dig right in before talking about new books, what we're r...
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Episode 29: Mental Health, pt 2 from 2021-07-01T13:00
We're back with part two of our mental health discussion. Gary is joined this week by Nick and KelleyAnn! We talk about our experiences with depression, the way our social batteries fluctuated d...
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Mysterious Mini 47: The Mini-est 'Sode from 2021-06-29T13:00
Events this week:
Wednesday, June 30th: Daryl Wood Gerber and Lee Hollis
Thursday, July...
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Episode 28: Mental Health, pt 1 from 2021-06-17T13:00
Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of mental health and disability, and booksellers share their experiences with depression, anxiety, trauma, and neurodiversity, among other topi...
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Mysterious Mini 46: Fauxcabulary from 2021-06-15T13:00
There aren't too many new books this week, but we still have a whole slew of events! Tune in for this week in the galaxy!
Events this week:
Tuesday, June 15th: Listen
Minisode 45: Goin' Solo from 2021-06-08T13:00
We're one week into June and Becca is on vacation which means it's just Gary this time to chat about this week's upcoming events, and some of the new books coming out!
Events thi...
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Episode 27: Magical Girls from 2021-06-03T13:00
We've got a magical new episode all about magical girls! Becca is joined by Kylie and KelleyAnn to talk about their love for Sailor Moon, and all the other media that magical girl tropes have in...
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Mysterious Mini 44: Grand Re-Reopening! from 2021-06-01T13:00
It's a new month, and Mysterious Galaxy is officially reopen for browsing!
Events this week:
Tuesday, June 1st: Listen
Mysterious Mini 43: Episode Jesus from 2021-05-25T16:10:24
Gary and Becca are united once more for another minisode full of events, books, and shenanigans!
Events this week:
Tuesday, May 25th: Listen
Episode 26: Kids Books from 2021-05-20T13:00
After hearing the news that the estate of Dr Seuss was going to stop publishing several of their more questionable and outdated titles, Gary and Becca gathered booksellers Jenni, Kylie, and Kell...
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Mysterious Mini 42: A Light Week from 2021-05-18T13:00
Events this week:
Tuesday, May 18th: Mary Kubica, with special guest Kimberly McCreight
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Episode 25: Olivia Dade! from 2021-04-23T13:00
We've got another delightful author interview today, Becca and Jenni sat down with the ever lovely Olivia Dade to discuss her book, Spoiler Alert, and the upcoming sequel All the Feels.
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Mysterious Mini 41: Future Baby from 2021-04-20T13:00
It's another short one, but we've got a lot of new events this week, including Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday!
Events this week:
Wednesday, April 21st: Listen
Mysterious Mini 40: Events Galore from 2021-04-06T13:00
We're back! It's a new month, which means we have just an absolutely ridiculous number of events, along with oodles of new books to enjoy!
Events this week:
Tuesday, April...
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Episode 24: Kelly Anne Blount and Lynn Rush! from 2021-04-01T13:00
We've got another very exciting interview today! Gary and Victoria are joined by the lovely Kelly Anne Blount and Lynn Rush to talk about their book In The Penalty Box, and even share some hints...
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Episode 23: Marlene Perez! from 2021-03-18T13:00
It's a special interview episode! Matt and Gary are joined by the lovely Marlene Perez to talk about her newest book, The Afterlife of the Party!
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Mysterious Mini 39: The Sleepysode from 2021-03-16T13:00
Becca and Gary are back together again for a fun catch-up episode! Tune in for this week's events, new books, and fun store shenanigans!
Events this week:
Tuesday, March ...
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Mysterious Mini 38: A Very Special Thanks from 2021-03-09T14:00
On this Tuesday, Gary is here to talk about all the exciting events coming up this week!
Events this week:
Tuesday, March 9th: Listen
Mysterious Mini 37: A Quiet Week from 2021-02-23T14:00
It's a quiet week this week, with only one event to discuss! After discussing tonight's launch with Charlaine Harris, Gary digs into some of the new books out this week.
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Episode 22: Superheroes from 2021-02-18T14:00
We're back with another full length episode! This week, Gary and Becca are joined by bookseller KelleyAnn to talk about our favorite superheroes! Marvel and DC comics abound in the early half of...
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Mysterious Mini 36: Non-Traditional Romance from 2021-02-09T14:00
Another quick one this week, but we'll be back with a full episode on Thursday! In this episode, Becca is here to guide us through the plethora of events happening in everyone's favorite Galaxy,...
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Mysterious Mini 35: Some Maintenance Required* from 2021-02-02T14:00
It's a new month, which means we have A LOT going on! Gary's here to give the details on all the events of the week before touching on a few new books he's excited about!
*Sorry for the b...
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Episode 21: Science Fiction from 2021-01-28T14:00
We've got another big episode for y'all this week! Gary and Becca are once again joined by Victoria and Nick to chat about all things science fiction! From anime to real world robots, and everyt...
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Mysterious Mini 34: Mysterious Micro from 2021-01-26T14:00
In this incredibly short minisode, Gary rapidly works through this weeks events and shouts out some new books in between maintenance sessions in his home!
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Mysterious Mini 33: Ghostbumps from 2021-01-19T14:00
Note: due to some technical difficulties while recording, Gary's audio sounds progressively more static in the later half of the episode. We cleaned it up as best as we could, and the issue shou...
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Episode 20: Looking Forward to 2021 from 2021-01-14T14:00
We're back! Our first big episode of the new year! Gary and Becca are joined by Nick and Victoria to shout out all the new books they're excited for in 2021!
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Mysterious Mini 32: New Year, Same Minisode from 2021-01-12T14:00
It's 2021, and we're back with new books and new events to hold you over for another week!
Events This Week:
Tuesday, January 12th: Listen
Episode 19: Dave Baker! from 2020-12-17T14:00
Content Warning: strong language (mostly in the back half of the episode), not suitable for children
Gary and Becca are joined today by writer and illustrator Dave Baker! We invi...
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Mysterious Mini 31: Holiday Spirit from 2020-12-15T14:00
It's Tuesday! We've got events! We've got shout-outs! Hopefully we have many more new episodes coming in the near year!
Events this week:
Tuesday, December 15th: Listen
Mysterious Mini 30: As We Are Wont To Do from 2020-11-24T14:00
It's a super quiet week this week, with no new author events to announce! Stay tuned to social media for any special holiday news!
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Mysterious Mini 29: Enough About Star Wars from 2020-11-17T14:00
Mysterious Mini 28: Bringing the Energy from 2020-11-10T14:00
It's a short one this week! With only a handful of events, Gary and Becca give a quick summary of what's coming up at Mysterious Galaxy, before sharing what new books they're most excited about ...
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Mysterious Mini 27: Cat Servants from 2020-11-03T14:00
It's November y'all, which means we've got a whole slew of new events and new books to talk about! Becca and Gary get right into it, before chatting about what they've been reading and working o...
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Episode 18: Spooks! from 2020-10-29T13:00
We're just days from Halloween, which means it's time for an episode about spooky season! Gary and Becca are joined by Victoria this week to talk about their favorite books and movies!
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Mysterious Mini 26: Chaos Energy from 2020-10-27T13:00
It's a bit of a long one today as Becca and Gary wrap up the last of October's events, new books, and spooky shenanigans!
Events This Week:
Tuesday, October 27th: Listen
Mysterious Mini 25: Tangentially Speaking from 2020-10-20T13:00
Becca and Gary are back for another Tuesday minisode! We only have a few events this week to discuss, before delving into some new books and some distracting tangents about adaptations!
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Mysterious Mini 24: The Third Week of October from 2020-10-13T19:58:10
It's a slightly late episode this week due to some technical difficulties, but Gary is here to walk us through all of this week's exciting, spooktacular events!
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Mysterious Mini 23: Spooktober from 2020-10-06T13:00
We're officially a week into October, and it's another one chock full of events! Becca and Gary go through all the upcoming events, before shouting out a handful of new books out this week!
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Episode 17: Dungeons&Dragons from 2020-10-01T13:00
It's time for some D&D! Becca and Gary are joined by bookseller Nick and DM Tom to chat about everybody's favorite tabletop RPG. We have some books to shout out before we dig deep into some ques...
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Mysterious Mini 22: Events Extravaganza from 2020-09-29T13:00
Happy Tuesday! There's events every day this week, so Gary gets right to talking about those, before a quick rundown of several of the new books out now!
Events This Week:
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Episode 16: Henry Barajas and David Mariotte! from 2020-09-24T13:00
We have a fun comics centric episode this week! To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Gary and Becca are joined by Henry Barajas and David Mariotte to talk about Henry's comic La Vos de M.A.Y.O....
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Mysterious Mini 21: Dresden Discourse from 2020-09-22T13:00
It's Tuesday, which means it's time for new books! Gary and Becca discuss the events coming up for the week, and then diving into a couple of new titles that've just been released. Other topics ...
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Episode 15: Time Travel from 2020-09-17T13:00
Today's episode is all about time travel! Gary is very excited to be joined by Becca, Nick, and Jenni to talk about their favorite bits of time travel media. Check the description below for all ...
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Mysterious MIni 20: The John Hodgepodge from 2020-09-15T13:00
We're halfway through September, and we're still swamped with events! Becca and Gary have lots to discuss, from events and books, to special Patreon exclusives! Check the link below to pledge to...
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Mysterious Mini 19: Rest Week from 2020-09-08T13:00
It's a relaxing week here at Mysterious Galaxy, with only a handful of upcoming events after a few weeks of daily shenanigans! Becca and Gary are here to walk you through our events before divin...
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Episode 14: Historical Fiction from 2020-09-03T13:00
It's a relatively quiet week this week! Jenni and Kylie are here to educate Gary on the topic of historical fiction, what qualifies and what doesn't, and they both provide an incredible number o...
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Mysterious Mini 18: Chaos Rising from 2020-09-01T13:00
It's a brand new month, which means Gary and Becca have a bunch of new titles to discuss, but first, we've got a week chock-full of events!
Events This Week:
Tuesday, Sep...
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Mysterious Mini 17: A Whirlwind of Events from 2020-08-25T13:00
There's lots and lots of events this week, so we jump right into it in this episode! Stay tuned for information about Independent Bookstore Day and this year's virtual San Diego Book Crawl!
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Episode 13: New in Paperback! from 2020-08-20T13:00
We've got another light episode this week! Becca and Gary are joined by Kelly, Kylie, and Victoria to talk about some of their favorite books that have come out in paperback this year. Make sure...
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Mysterious Mini 16: Book Your Summer from 2020-08-18T13:00
It's Tuesday, which means we've got new books and new events to talk about! This week is full of events, so Gary and Becca get right into this week's lineup, before picking a few new titles to f...
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Mysterious Mini 15: Ben Solo Love Fest from 2020-08-11T13:00
Becca and Gary are reunited this week! Becca is working on a super secret project for the store, and Gary's actually finishing books! Tune in to listen as they chat about this week's events, new...
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Episode 12: Lighthearted Reads from 2020-08-06T13:00
We're back with a recommendation filled episode! Gary and Becca are joined by Constance, Victoria, and Jenni to talk about the books that bring them the most joy! Romance, cat books, Star Wars, ...
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Mysterious Mini 14: A Star Wars Treat from 2020-08-04T13:00
Happy New Book Tuesday! It's the start of a new month, which means there's a bunch of new titles, along with some delightful events!
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Tuesday, August 4th...
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Mysterious Mini #13: Speaking of Magic... from 2020-07-28T13:00
It's a new week! Comic-Con has concluded and Becca and Gary are back to regular shenanigans. Tune in to hear about this week's new events, and some of the new books that just came out!
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Episode 11: Sarah Kuhn! from 2020-07-23T13:00
We've got a very special guest this week, author Sarah Kuhn joins Becca and Matt to talk about representation in media! Whether it's books, television, comics or film, representation is importan...
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Mysterious Mini 12: Comic-Con@Home from 2020-07-21T13:00
It's Comic-Con week! Gary and Becca are here to talk about new books, this week's virtual events, and some of the sweet sweet SDCC exclusives.
Events This Week:
Wednesday...
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Mysterious Mini 11: A Week of Shenanigans from 2020-07-14T13:00
It's another Tuesday, and you know what that means! Becca and Gary are back for more events, new titles, and general banter to get you started on your week!\
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Episode 10: Fanfiction from 2020-07-09T13:00
Content Warning! This is another *Galaxy After Dark* episode, which means we've got lots of fun content to discuss, but it's also rather adult! Strong language and thirs...
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Mysterious Mini 010: Bitter, Yet Excited from 2020-07-07T13:00
Happy Tuesday! Becca is back to join Gary this week as they discuss all of the new events and new books featured at Mysterious Galaxy! Woo!
Events This Week:
Tuesday, July 7...
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Episode 9: Jenn Lyons! from 2020-07-02T13:00
We have a Super Special Guest this week! Gary and Becca are joined by Kylie and the illustrious Jenn Lyons about epic fantasy!
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Mysterious Mini 009: Micro-Mini from 2020-06-30T13:00
It's a short one this week! With Becca feeling under the weather, it's up to Gary to deliver this week's list of new events and new releases!
Events this week:
Tuesday, June...
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Episode 8: Adaptations from 2020-06-25T13:00
This week, Becca and Gary are joined by Jenni, Nick, and Victoria to talk about adaptations, diving deep into our favorite books that have gone on to become movies, TV shows, and even video game...
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Mysterious Mini 008: Queer Fantasy from 2020-06-23T13:00
New week, new books! Becca and Gary are back with all the latest bookstore updates. Plus, stick around through the end for some more queer lit recommendations from Becca! Happy Pride!
Episode 7: Death of the Author from 2020-06-18T13:00
Struck by J.K. Rowling's increasingly transphobic behavior, Gary and Becca are joined by Jenni and Victoria to discuss the idea behind separating the art from the artist, and what steps we can t...
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Mysterious Mini 007: Queer Horror from 2020-06-16T13:00
Happy Tuesday! Becca and Gary are back to chat about new books, upcoming events, and some queer horror recommendations!
Events this week:
Tuesday, June 16th: Listen
Episode 6: Queer Representation from 2020-06-11T13:00
We're keeping the ball rolling with our Pride episodes this month! Becca is joined by Jenni, Nick, and Victoria to talk about their first experiences with queer representation in media, and give...
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Mysterious Mini 006: Pride Comics from 2020-06-09T13:00
We're back! Happy Pride! Black lives matter!
Becca and Gary are here to share some new events, new books, and LGBTQIA+ comics!
Events this week:
Tuesday, June 9th: <...
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Mysterious Mini 005: Happy Pride from 2020-06-02T13:00
Happy Tuesday! It's pride month, and Becca's got some pride recommends for everyone, but first, new events and new books!
UPDATE! Due to the ongoing nature of the protests happening all a...
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Episode 05: Mallory O'Meara! from 2020-05-28T13:00
We've got a very special episode today! Gary and Becca are joined by the magnificent Mallory O'Meara for a chat about women and LGBTQIA+ representation in the horror genre! The discussion ranges...
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Mysterious Mini 004: Listener Emails from 2020-05-26T13:00
Becca and Gary are back for another update. This week, we've got some upcoming events, new releases, and, for the first time, listener emails!
Events this week:
Wednesda...
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Episode 04: Nook Vs Book from 2020-05-21T13:00
Happy Thursday! This week, we're talking about accessibility. E-books and audiobooks are often pit against physical books in a contest of superiority, and we're here to tear that all down. Gary ...
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Mysterious Mini 003: The Big One from 2020-05-19T13:00
It's another new week, and it's a rather quiet one! Gary and Becca are here to bring you this week's virtual events, as well as a few new titles you can get from Mysterious Galaxy!
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Episode 03: Why Myths Matter from 2020-05-14T13:00
This week, we’re talking about mythology! We start with some of our favorite myths, but quickly dig into a deeper discussion of nationalism, cultural appropriatio...
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Mysterious Mini 002: A Special Addiction from 2020-05-12T13:00
Becca and Gary actually did their work homework this week and they've got new books to talk about, along with another week filled with virtual events!
Events this week:
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Episode 02: Hot and Broody from 2020-05-07T13:00
CONTENT WARNING: Strong Language and Thirst
We're back with another full crew! Gary and Becca have invited Kylie, Victoria, and Jenni to chat about our favorite hot and b...
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Mysterious Mini 001 - Super Endearing and Amusing from 2020-05-05T13:00
Content Warning: Some foul language! May not be suitable for children.
It's just Gary and Becca for this Tuesday minisode! We're bringing all the fun news about what new...
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Episode 01: Rereadables from 2020-04-30T13:00
Today, we're talking about our favorite books we keep going back too! After a lengthy chat about Harry Potter, Nick shares his love for all things Neil Gaiman, Victoria shouts out some of her fa...
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Episode 00: Introductions from 2020-04-28T13:00
It's our inaugural episode! Hosts Gary Roby and Rebecca Ann introduce store manager Kelly Orazi and store owners Matthew Berger and Jennifer Marchisotto to talk about Mysterious Galaxy, the orig...
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