* The SF Bay Guardian's readers voted that Borderlands had the Best Staff in the entire retail category in their Best of the Bay 2012 poll!  We're extremely flattered and proud -- thanks to all of you who voted!  http://www.sfbg.com/specials/best-bay-2012-readers-poll-shopping

* The She-Wolf Reads Blog posted an interview with Alan Beatts, Borderlands' owner: http://shewolfreads.com/2012/07/24/interview-with-alan-beatts-owner-of-borderlands-bookstore-in-sf/

* Congrats to our friends at Other Change of Hobbit, who were part of this list of "10 Truly Unique Bookstores in America": http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1791#m16922

* You'll have to see this Goyte video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY to understand and appreciate this "Star Wars That I Used to Know" parody: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJlbPXZEpRE

* The delightful Charles Yu was kind enough to drop by and sign copies of his new collection SORRY PLEASE THANK YOU for us.  If you'd like a signed copy, contact us quickly because they're going fast! Here's an interview with Charles to get you started: http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/24/living/charles-yu-qa/index.html

* NPR talks to John Scalzi about REDSHIRTS: http://www.npr.org/2012/07/12/156669439/writer-puts-expendable-redshirts-in-the-spotlight

* We're sorry to report the passing of Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, at age 61. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8746225