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The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose Tuesday for the 22nd consecutive day, increasing 2.6 cents to $5.231, its highest amount since Nov. 22.

This virtual event is free to attend! However, all purchases of "Secrets Typed in Blood" or any other of Stephen Spotswood's available books will come with a signed bookplate (while supplies last). Mysterious Galaxy's virtual events are hosted on Crowdcast. Click here to register for the event and here to view our virtual code of conduct. Accessibility: Real-time captioning for all Crowdcast events is available via Google Chrome. For enabling captions, please follow this guide. More info here. To get on the list for a bookplate, just add any of Stephen Spotswood's available books to your cart and put that you’d like a bookplate in the order comments on the checkout screen. The deadline to place an order to guarantee a bookplate is one week after the event, December 22nd. Please note, since it typically takes several weeks after an event for the bookplates to arrive at the store, your bookplate may be sent to you separately from the book. What is a bookplate? A bookplate is an autographed sticker that can then be put in the book! Though your book won’t be directly signed, bookplates allow us to host long-distance authors for our virtual events. About the Authors: Stephen Spotswood is an award-winning playwright, journalist, and educator. As a journalist, he has spent much of the last two decades writing about the aftermath of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the struggles of wounded veterans. His dramatic work has been widely produced across the United States and he is the winner of the 2021 Nero Award for best American mystery. He makes his home in Washington, D.C. with his wife, young adult author Jessica Spotswood. Jane Pek was born and grew up in Singapore. She holds a BA from Yale University, a JD from the New York University School of Law, and an MFA in Fiction from Brooklyn College. Her short fiction has appeared in The Brooklyn Review, Witness, Conjunctions, Literary Hub, and twice in The Best American Short Stories. She currently lives in New York, where she works as a lawyer at a global investment company. About "Secrets Typed in Blood": New York City, 1947: For years, Holly Quick has made a good living off of murder, filling up the pages of pulp detective magazines with gruesome tales of revenge. Now someone is bringing her stories to life and leaving a trail of blood-soaked bodies behind. With the threat of another murder looming, and reluctant to go to the police, Holly turns to the best crime-solving duo in or out of the pulps, Willowjean “Will” Parker and her boss, famed detective Lillian Pentecost. The pair are handed the seemingly-impossible task of investigating three murders at once without tipping off the cops or the press that the crimes are connected. A tall order made even more difficult by the fact that Will is already signed up to spend her daylight hours undercover as a guileless secretary in the hopes of digging up a lead on an old adversary, Dr. Olivia Waterhouse. But even if Will is stuck in pencil skirts and sensible shoes, she’s not about to let her boss have all the fun. Soon she’s diving into an underground world of people obsessed with murder and the men and women who commit them. Can the killer be found in the Black Museum Club, run by a philanthropist whose collection of grim murder memorabilia may not be enough to satisfy his lust for the homicidal? Or is it Holly Quick’s pair of editors, who read about murder all day, but clearly aren’t telling the full story? With victims seemingly chosen at random and a murderer who thrives on spectacle, the case has the great Lillian Pentecost questioning her methods. But whatever she does, she’d better do it fast. Holly Quick has a secret, too and it’s about to bring death right to Pentecost and Parker’s doorstep.

Pfc. Jaskirat Singh took the Marine Corps to court in 2021 for the right to keep his beard and turban through training.

SoNo Fest is presented by the McKinley Elementary PTC and the San Diego Ceramic Connection (SDCC). This event brings together the community and local businesses for a good cause and a good time – together we are building a sustainable future for the next generation of our neighborhood. All proceeds from SoNo Fest benefit McKinley Elementary – an international baccalaureate school providing a world class education to neighborhood kids. The money raised at the Fest supports the school’s ceramic, music, dance, garden, art and Spanish programs. Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Thorn St. & 32nd St. SoNo Fest and Chili Cook-Off on Facebook / Instagram

This is an in-store event that will also be broadcasted live through Crowdcast for those unable to attend in person. This event will consist of a 30 minute discussion with Scarlett St. Clair and conversation partner Piper CJ, author of "The Night and Its Moon", followed by the book signing. If you're joining us virtually, Mysterious Galaxy's virtual events are hosted on Crowdcast. Click here to register for the event and here to view our virtual code of conduct. About the Authors: Scarlett St. Clair is the bestselling author of the Hades X Persephone Saga, the Hades Saga, KING OF BATTLE & BLOOD, and WHEN STARS COME OUT. She has a Master's degree in Library Science and Information Studies and a Bachelors in English Writing. She is also a proud citizen of the Muscogee Nation. She is obsessed with Greek Mythology, murder mysteries, and the afterlife. Scarlett is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. You can find pictures of her adorable dog Adelaide on her Instagram at @authorscarlettstclair, book (and makeup!) content at TikTok at @authorscarlettstclair, and updates on all her fiction at www.scarlettstclair.com. Piper C.J., author of the bisexual fantasy series The Night and Its Moon, is a photographer, hobby linguist, and french fry enthusiast. She has an M.A. in Folklore, and a B.A. in Broadcasting, which she used in her former life as a morning show weather girl, hockey podcaster, and in audio documentary work. Now when she isn't playing with her dogs, Arrow and Applesauce, she's making tiktoks, studying Vietnamese, or writing fantasy very, very quickly. She lives in North Dakota About "Queen of Myth and Monsters": Isolde, newly coronated queen, has finally found a king worthy of her in the vampire Adrian. But their love for each other has cost Isolde her father and her homeland. With two opposing goddesses playing mortals and vampires against one another, Isolde is uncertain who her allies are in the vampire stronghold of Revekka. Now, as politics in the Red Palace grow more underhanded, inexplicable monster attacks plague the villages, and a deadly crimson mist threatens all of Cordova, Isolde must trust in the bond she's formed with Adrian, even as she learns troubling information about his complicated past. About "The Night and Its Moon": Farleigh is just an orphanage. At least, that's what the church would have the people believe, but beautiful orphans Nox and fae-touched Amaris know better. They are commodities for sale, available for purchase by the highest bidder. So when the madame of a notorious brothel in a far-off city offers a king's ransom to purchase Amaris, Nox ends up taking her place — while Amaris is drawn away to the mountains, home of mysterious assassins. Even as they take up new lives and identities, Nox and Amaris never forget one thing: they will stop at nothing to reunite. But the threat of war looms overhead, and the two are inevitably swept into a conflict between human and fae, magic and mundane. With strange new alliances, untested powers, and a bond that neither time nor distance could possibly break, the fate of the realms lies in the hands of two orphans — and the love they hold for each other.

In Naomi Hirahara's mystery novel, a Japanese American family interned during the war returns home to a changed city. They're still settling in when their daughter is caught up in a murder.

Rhinestone Grannies Celebrity Christmas is set for Sunday, December 11 from 2 - 4 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 8118 University Ave., La Mesa. There is no charge for the show, but we appreciate donations for the Warrior Foundation-Freedom Station. They will receive 100% of the proceeds. This is the Rhinestone Grannies annual fundraiser for this wonderful organization. They support our local wounded veterans and provide temporary housing and assistance.

Temperatures will linger in the triple digits for parts of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana this week, with little relief coming at night.

Opera Wednesdays: Dec. 14, 2022, 7 - 8:30 p.m. Opera singer, tenor Bernardo Bermundez Opera Wednesdays features a different roster of local singers on each program, offering a selection of mostly operatic highlights (arias and art songs) as well as Broadway tunes and American classics for variety. During each concert, four singers consisting of past and present Metropolitan Opera competition winners, active San Diego Opera performers, and singers who have sung all over the world perform with some of the area's most sought-after pianists. Cost: $10-20 suggested donation; $100 percent of donations go directly to the artists. Registration: www.ljcommunitycenter.org/opera-wednesdays La Jolla Community Center on Facebook / Instagram

Celebrate the Holidays with us! Get in the spirit and join us for a fun evening of shopping, live music, dinner and drinks. Come early to visit with friends and shop for gifts for the Holidays from fantastic vendors (including handcrafted goods), bid on our silent auction and participate in raffles. Complimentary Valet Parking included. Friday, Dec. 9, 2022 from 5-8 p.m. Free/Sustaining Members*, $10/Members, $25/Non-Members. *Sustaining Membership level begins at $250 annually. Visit: https://www.ljcommunitycenter.org/specialevents La Jolla Community Center on Facebook / Instagram Generously sponsored by The Cove at La Jolla and Monarch Cottage.