Mysterious Galaxy, the beloved San Diego, Calif., science fiction and fantasy bookstore that lost its lease and said last month it was going to close unless it found a buyer, has found new owners and will be moving soon.
The new owners are Jenni Marchisotto and Matthew Berger, who announced that the store will stay at its current location until mid-January, then move to 3555 Rosencrans St., Suite 107, in San Diego. The new owners are, the store wrote, "ready to take Mysterious Galaxy into the next decade and beyond!"
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| New owners Matthew Berger and Jenni Marchisotto | |
In an announcement, Marchisotto and Berger thanked Terry Gilman, Maryelizabeth Yturralde and Jeff Mariotte for, in 1993, founding "a space welcoming science fiction and fantasy lovers of any age. They have given us, as the bookstore's name suggests, countless galaxies to explore through reading. Ones that just happen to exist every time you open a book and are never farther away than the next page. We would also like to thank store manager Kelly Orazi, and the rest of the Mysterious Galaxy staff for their support through this transition. We know the expert team of booksellers is much of what makes Mysterious Galaxy special. The store wouldn't be the same without them. They are always ready with the perfect recommendation for any customer. We wouldn't want to embark on this journey with anyone else. *insert Lord of the Rings pun here*
"Moving forward, we plan to uphold all that makes Mysterious Galaxy special. We respect and value the store's reputation as an integral part of the literary community in San Diego. We hope that as we enter this new chapter, you will trust us to preserve that identity. We have always seen Mysterious Galaxy as a safe place for anyone interested in exploring new worlds and never want that to change."