William Gibson discusses and signs "The Peripheral" at Diesel, A Bookstore

Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes author William Gibsonto the store to discuss and sign his new sci-fi novel, The Peripheral, and celebrate the 30th anniversary edition of,Neuromancer, on Friday, October 31st at 7pm.

William Gibson returns with his first novel since 2010’s New York Times-bestselling Zero History. Where Flynne and her brother, Burton, live, jobs outside the drug business are rare. Fortunately, Burton has his veteran’s benefits, for neural damage he suffered from implants during his time in the USMC’s elite Haptic Recon force. Then one night Burton has to go out, but there’s a job he’s supposed to do--a job Flynne didn’t know he had. Beta-testing part of a new game, he tells her. The job seems to be simple: work a perimeter around the image of a tower building. Little buglike things turn up. He’s supposed to get in their way, edge them back. That’s all there is to it. He’s offering Flynne a good price to take over for him. What she sees, though, isn’t what Burton told her to expect. It might be a game, but it might also be murder.

Join us in a Halloween party celebrating William Gibson’s new book, The Peripheral and the 30th anniversary of, Neuromancer. Costumes are optional, but encouraged,and there are sure to be treats!

William Gibson’s first novel, Neuromancer, won the Hugo Award, the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award, and the Nebula Award in 1984. He is credited with having coined the term “cyberspace,” and having envisioned both the Internet and virtual reality before either existed. His other novels include All Tomorrow’s Parties,Idoru, Virtual Light, Mona Lisa Overdrive, and Count Zero. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with his wife and two children.