Hatrack River Forum: Is it just me, or are bookstore carrying more s-f again?

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Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :

After a long, dry season of chain bookstores reducing their science fiction shelves to just the perpetual bestsellers (Hitchhikers Guide, Tolkien, etc) and the new hot books, it seems like more backlist books are being rereleased. I've browsed through several recently - Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, and so on - and I'm noticing a wider variety than usual.
It could just be that some authors I like are having a resurgence and I'm just noticing them. Most of Spider Robinson's run is back in print, and just about all of Card's is available. Some of Robert J Sawyer's older stuff is back out.

And I'm going to have to start hanging around the Young Adult section more (wow, that sounds creepy...). Not only has it jumped drastically since the days when all you could find were Three Investigator books and Madelaine L'Engle, now there are tons of 'em! I didn't know Diane Duane had started up her Young Wizard series again but it's been repackaged as a YA series, she's on book seven and still going.

This is what happens when you do all your book-shopping online, you miss this kind of stuff. Dedicated ebooker that I am, I'll never give up bookstores.

[ April 29, 2004, 08:18 AM: Message edited by: Chris Bridges ]

Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

Ah...more Spider Robinson. Excellent!

<rubs hands gleefully>

Posted by Sopwith (Member # 4640) on :

Come on Spider! Time to churn out Callahan's Conundrum or Callahan's Concert... anything. I love that series.

(Although I wish he'd move back a bit from the Jake Stonebender character and spread the attention around a bit more.)

Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :

I went to Borders recently and was definately impressed with how much more sci fi is being carried. Might I add that the Borders in Louisville has some signed copies of the Crystal City?

Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :

That's strange. Every time I go to a bookstore I think they carry too much SF. I guess that's because most of it looks like garbage. If they cut it down to the good stuff, the section would be a lot smaller.

Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :

I agree - too much. [Wink]