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High Summer is almost upon us — <i>this </i>Mediterranean Greek is enjoying the heat, I must say — and, of course, I'm sending you all good energy and fortitude to get through finals! </div>
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Some awesome things are happening in Special Collections and Archives, and I'll start with news you might have seen already: </div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><b>Our newest exhibit, <i>Neon in the Gutters: Cyberpunk Visions of the Future</i>, is officially open!</b> Expectedly curated by processing archivist Andrew Lippert and with a stunning wall installation by our conservator Christina
Bean, this chronological leap through the history of cyberpunk comics and graphic novels is not to be missed.
<b>We're on the 4th floor of the Rivera Library, and you can visit us Monday through Friday, 10am-4pm</b>. </div>
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<div class="elementToProof">Relatedly, we have a <b>reading section in the exhibit room
</b>featuring a small collection of deaccessioned, duplicate comic materials which you can come and read in-person and even take if you wish! </div>
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New acquisitions include: </div>
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Alfons von Czibulka, eds., <b>Der Orchideengarten</b> (1919-1921). </span><span style="line-height: 150%;"><b>This is the full run of 51 issues of a scarce, early, and important magazine that John Clute in the SFE notes as likely "the first specialized fantasy
magazine in the world".</b> It contains numerous luminaries including Hoffmann, Wells, Capek and Conan Doyle, and is finely illustrated throughout. I'm SO excited to add this title to our exhaustive collection of SFF periodicals. </span></div>
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<div class="elementToProof"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Four boxes of translated works of
<b>Greg Bear</b>, including signed and limited editions. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">Finally, next month, Special Collections Public Services, Outreach & Community Engagement Librarian Sandy Enriquez and I will be tabling at the
<b>IE Zine Festival on June 29th, 1pm-4pm at The Cheech</b>, so do come say hi, check out some zines, and pick up some
<s>nerd realness</s> swag. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">Stay cool! </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">Warmth and light, </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 150%;"><u>Recommended book of the month:</u> Natalia Theodoridou,
<b><i>Sour Cherry</i></b> (2025) </span></div>
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<b>Dr. Phoenix Alexander (he/him/his)</b></p>
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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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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i>We at UCR would like to respectfully acknowledge and recognize our responsibility to the original and current caretakers of this land, water, and air: the Cahuilla, Tongva, Luiseño, 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, and staff, and we are grateful to have the opportunity to live and
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