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Dear all, </div>
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Another late update for August - my apologies! <br>
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Last month saw me attend and present at WorldCon in Glasgow, which was followed by a vacation, so I hope those are good excuses for my tardiness. Scotland is glorious, and WorldCon was a blast, and included many exciting meetings with potential donors. </div>
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New arrivals to the Eaton Collection include: </div>
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<div class="elementToProof">Pedro Iniguez, <b>Mexicans on the Moon: Speculative Poetry from a Possible Future</b> (2024). Weaving science-fiction, Mexican folklore, and magical realism, this 50-poem collection explores the wonders and pitfalls of humanity in
a future yet to come. </div>
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<div class="elementToProof">Jean-Paul Garnier, <b>Cardboard Spaceship</b>: a Short Story Collection (2024)</div>
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<div class="elementToProof">New fanzines including <b>B7, Brother of Shadows... And Son of the Light, Last Stand at the Edge of the World, Mascarada, Shadowplay</b>, and more. </div>
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<div class="elementToProof">Margaret Wander Bonnano, unpublished manuscripts: <b>
The Vulcan Alternative</b> (1982), <b>Spock's Guide to Vulcan</b> (1983). </div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><b>Strangers from the Sky</b> (1987) </div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><b>Strangers from the Sky</b> audio cassette, recorded by George Takei and Leonard Nimoy </div>
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Finally, a date for your calendars: on <b>October 3<sup>rd</sup></b> from<b> 6pm-8pm</b>,
<b>I'll be moderating a panel discussion with authors Brent Lambert, Micaiah Johnson, and Ryka Aoki at USC's Fisher Museum of Art, on the theme of Radical Imagination: Queer Stories through Sci-Fi Storytelling</b>. Following the conversation, attendees are
invited to enjoy a reception, book signings, and the galleries of the USC Fisher Museum of Art. </div>
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Sign up at the following link if interested! <a href="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/eventdetails/?event_id=46624584721254" id="OWA101d2f06-a166-e537-5834-9a40bfe5ceda" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Event Details | USC Visions & Voices</a></div>
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That's all for this month, folks. Stay cool and safe, and, as always, warmth and light!<br>
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Phoenix </div>
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<u>Recommended book of the month:</u> <b><i> Those Beyond the Wall, </i></b>Micaiah Johnson (2024)</div>
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<i>Jay Kay and Doris Klein Librarian for Science Fiction and Fantasy </i></p>
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Office: 951.827.2840 | phoenix.alexander@ucr.edu</div>
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water, and air: the Cahuilla, Tongva, LuisenŽo, and Serrano peoples and all of their ancestors and descendants, past, present, and future. Today this meeting place is home to many Indigenous peoples from all over the world, including UCR faculty, students,
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