Photo by Rodolfo Gonzalez
One of our beloved assistant manger’s, Dan Nugent, was recently spotlighted in the Austin American-Statesman. Check out the lovely article, and give Dan a high-five the next time you’re in the store.
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Dan’s the Man
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I'm the Marketing Director for BookPeople, and I love my job. I book different authors to come to the store, talk to publishers about why BookPeople is the greatest independent bookstore ever, and I also work hard at making sure you, the public, love BookPeople as much as I love BookPeople. The best part is getting to meet amazing authors, like Pres. Jimmy Carter, David Sedaris or Ron Jeremy*. My favorite books seem to vary wildly. I cannot understate how much I love Mr. Darcy, and Pride and Prejudice has been reread many times. Also, I have Harry Potter lightning bolts tattooed on my feet, and I truly feel like I should have played Hermione in the movies (even though I'm about 10 years too old). Some recent favorites are: The Story of Forgetting by Stefan Block, The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova, The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Also, I have a sweet hubby and super cute son named Lucas. It is widely agreed-upon (by me and my family) that Lucas is the most adorable baby ever born. *Seriously though, Ron Jeremy wore sweatpants to the store and talked nonstop about famous people who are his "friends." It was a hilarious and magical evening, and he left with a girl named Bambi. I'm not making any of this up. View all posts by alisonkn
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I love Dan.
I’m loving the pic and article of my old friend, Dan Nugent. Back in the day, in Western Oklahoma, Dan and I were childhood friends. We were about the same age, and he was the one who taught me to swim. Of course, he was the one who shoved me off a boat dock into the water, but dangnabit, I swam! When we were teens, we used to get this hobo friend of ours to buy us whiskey. We would drive to the nearby reservation and sell it to the American Indians there for a profit. Dan used his money to buy a truckload of balsa wood, and built himself a life-size glider, which he launched from a local radio station tower, himself as a passenger, and glided himself into the swamps of Louisiana. And the rest is history! Congratulations, my old hairy friend!