March Mystery Night

Thursday, March 7, 2013 - 6:00pm
Admission: Member Free / Public $12
Location: 4th Floor Meeting Room

Join us for an evening of mystery, crime and suspense set in Fog City with authors Robin Sloan and Matt Richtel!

Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux)
Robin Sloan

After losing his job designing logos for a high tech bagel company, Clay Jannon finds a gig working the night shift at Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore. Located in a “euphemistic part of town,” in a surreal but still recognizable San Francisco, this long-lived indie bookstore has three stories of books, but no floors, and regular customers who never buy anything.  High and low tech merge, as Clay unravels the mystery of the store and the visitations of its strange patrons as both ancient and new ways of accessing knowledge are revealed. 

 

The Cloud (Harper)
Matt Richtel

Investigative journalist Nat Idle is almost killed when an apparently intoxicated man knocks him onto the subway tracks late one night. Aided by a beautiful stranger, he soon discovers that the “incident” was no accident. His quest for the truth uncovers unexplained deaths, a neurological epidemic, and the connection to the Cloud, a new technology that could be affecting the brains of Bay Area children. In this brave new world, the conflict between a powerful omnipresent technology and the validity of rationality and identity are brought to a head.

Reservations required. Reserve your spot by ordering below or calling (415) 393-0100.

Robin Sloan grew up near Detroit and now splits his time between San Francisco and the internet. He graduated from Michigan State with a degree in economics and, from 2002 to 2012, worked at Poynter, Current TV, and Twitter. This is his debut novel.

Photo (c) Helena Price

Investigative journalist Nat Idle is almost killed when an apparently intoxicated man knocks him onto the subway tracks late one night. Aided by a beautiful stranger, he soon discovers that the “incident” was no accident. His quest for the truth uncovers unexplained deaths, a neurological epidemic, and the connection to the Cloud, a new technology that could be affecting the brains of Bay Area children. In this brave new world, the conflict between a powerful omnipresent technology and the validity of rationality and identity are brought to a head.