Welcome to The Other Change of Hobbit's Web Site, a place where you can browse, ask questions, get recommendations, harass our friendly staff or just hang out -- almost like visiting the brick-and-mortar store. After almost 36 years in Berkeley, we have moved north a couple of towns to El Cerrito.

1600 Kearney St, Ste A
El Cerrito CA 94530-2119

510-848-0413

Hours:
bullet Monday-Friday: 4pm - 7pm 
bullet Saturday-Sunday: noon - 5pm 
bullet other hours by appointment

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Check out the other store news below:

31 Mar 2013: 

bullet Added update on Sam's vet visit. 

31 Mar 2013: 

bullet Added info to donate to Sam's vet bill. 

27 Mar 2013: 

bullet Updated news about the move to El Cerrito. 
bullet Added new address and old phone numbers to this page. 
bullet Updated Hours and Location. 

13 Mar 2013: 

bullet Added news about the move to El Cerrito. 

15 Sep 2012: 

bullet Added photos to Mamatas and Pratt reading. 

2 June 2012: 

bullet Updated hours, here and on Hours page. 
bullet Added Contacts link to sidebar menu. 

15 March 2012: 

bullet Reformatted links in this side box. 

8 March 2012: 

bullet Added photos to Fundraiser event. 

7 March 2012: 

bullet Updated Events, Hours, and few other pages. 

The Other Change of Hobbit

Other Change of Hobbit logo, by Carolly Hauksdottir

A Science Fiction & Fantasy Bookstore


Sam in Trouble

Sam at the vet's, between getting physical from technician and getting thorough exam from his doctor.

Two x-rays later, we know that his bladder wall may have a slight inflammation. There are no obvious crystals/stones blocking plumbing, but that doesn't mean there aren't any. It's a wait-and-see situation. Meantime, he's off dry kibble and on a wet food only diet. He'll need to be isolated in a room (bathroom) where he isn't peeing on linens or bedclothes, at least until he stopped randomly dripping. And he's got a painkiller for the next three days.

So, situation not dire. But now we wait. And we continue to cross fingers. Thanks again to everyone who donated last night which made this possible.



Sam in Trouble

Sam in trouble. Looks like the lap of luxury, but a closer look shows the spots where he's been leaking. Sam has some kind of urinary blockage and needs a visit to the vet, but we have run out of moving funds, let alone cat maintenance funds.
We're going to try to take Sam to the vet tomorrow.

Wow! Thanks to everyone who donated through PayPal. We have enough to cover the inital exam. Should the exam lead to more expensive treatment, we'll let everyone know what those costs are likely to be, and may put up the PayPal donation button again. In the meantime, cross fingers and hold a good thought for Sam.

We Moved (Again)

We left South Berkeley at the end of February, after three years of slowing business. We are in the process of setting up a new store in El Cerrito, sharing space with Cerrito Printing at 1600 Kearney, northeast corner of Potrero Ave.

Directions and current hours can be found on our updated Hours and Location page. During this transition, we plan to be open for browsing and sales 4-7pm weekdays, with flexible hours on the weekends as we rebuild and restock inventory from storage. Best to call first before dropping by: 510-848-0413.

The latest news about Sam and Trouble and the bookstore move can be found on our Facebook page.


Jurisdiction

Susan Matthews' Jurisdiction
We have a handful of signed copies of this year's FOGCon book, Susan R. Matthews' collection, Jurisdiction: An Episode and An Incident. This volume collects two previously unpublished Andrej Koscuisko stories.
It's listed at our ABEBooks store.


Events

bullet 6-8pm, Saturday, September 15th, 2012:
Nick Mamatas and Tim Pratt (aka T. A. Pratt) read from and chatted about their recent Chizine books, Bullettime and Briarpatch.
Nick Mamatas and Tim Pratt
Briarpatch and Bullettime cover art 

bullet 2-6pm, Sunday, March 18th, 2012:
Special Fundraiser Day

2-4pm:
Diana L. Paxson
and Deborah J. Ross will read and chat about The Worlds of Marion Zimmer Bradley.
Diana L. Paxson Deborah J. Ross
4-6pm:
Camille Alexa, Claude Lalumiere, and Tim Pratt (aka T. A. Pratt) will read and answer questions about their work.
Camille Alexa Claude Lalumiere Tim Pratt 


The Other Change of Hobbit

email to: ochobbit[at]otherchangeofhobbit[dot]com
SnailMail: 1600 Kearney St, Ste A, El Cerrito CA 94530-2119 USA
Phone: 510-848-0413 or 510-OKHOBBI(T)


Web Page design and maintenance by Dave Nee

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