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HARDCOVER NONFICTION
That is All by John Hodgman
John Hodgman-bestselling author, The Daily Show’s “Resident Expert”, minor television celebrity, and deranged millionaire-brings us the third and final installment in his trilogy of Complete World Knowledge. Like its predecessors, That Is All compiles incredibly handy made-up facts into brief articles, overlong lists, and beguiling narratives on new and familiar themes. Hodgman will be here at BookPeople to speak and sign That Is All on Tuesday, November 8, 7p.
Blue Nights by Joan Didion
From one of our most powerful writers, a work of stunning frankness about losing a daughter. Richly textured with bits of her own childhood and married life with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and daughter, Quintana Roo, this new book by Joan Didion examines her thoughts, fears, and doubts regarding having children, illness, and growing old.
Read Jenn S.’s review of Blue Nights here on our blog.
Baking With the Cake Boss by Buddy Valastro
Call it the Buddy system, because Baking with the Cake Boss is an education in the art of baking and decorating, from kneading to rolling, fondant to flowers, taught by Buddy Valastro himself, the star of TLC’s smash hit Cake Boss.
Meet Buddy Valastro here at BookPeople when he’s here to sign copies of this new book on Thursday, November 10, 12:30pm. You can also catch him at the Paramount that same night. Tickets for that event available through the Paramount website.
Shockaholic by Carrie Fisher
Infused with her trademark incisive wit, Carrie Fisher’s Shockaholic takes readers on a rollicking, behind the scenes tour of the Star Wars phenomenon. Carrie Fisher’s star-studded career includes roles in numerous films such as The Blues Brothers and When Harry Met Sally. She is the author of five bestselling novels, including Postcards from the Edge, which was made into a hit film starring Shirley MacLaine and Meryl Streep.
No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington by Condoleezza Rice
This is former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s compelling story of eight years serving at the highest levels of government. Surprisingly candid in her appraisals of various Administration colleagues and the hundreds of foreign leaders with whom she dealt, Rice also offers here keen insight into how history actually proceeds.
Is Everyone Hanging Out With Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
In Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, Mindy Kaling, Emmy-nominated writer and actress on NBC’s The Office, invites readers on a tour of her life and her unscientific observations on romance, friendship, and Hollywood, with several conveniently placed stopping points for you to run errands and make phone calls.
Time of Our Lives by Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw turns his attention to the challenges that face America in the new millennium, to offer reflections on how we can restore America’s greatness. Inviting us to foster a rebirth of family, community, and civic engagement as profound as the one that won World War II, built our postwar prosperity, and ushered in the Civil Rights era, Brokaw traces the exciting, unnerving changes in modern life—in values, education, public service, housing, the Internet, and more—that have transformed our society in the decades since the age of thrift in which he was raised.
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HARDCOVER FICTION
Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire
Once peaceful and prosperous, the spectacular Land of Oz is knotted with social unrest: The Emerald City is mounting an invasion of Munchkinland, Glinda is under house arrest, and the Cowardly Lion is on the run from the law. And look who’s knocking at the door. It’s none other than Dorothy. Yes. That Dorothy. Yet amidst all this chaos, Elphaba’s granddaughter, the tiny green baby born at the close of Son of a Witch, has come of age. Now it is up to Rain to take up her broom—and her legacy—in an Oz wracked by war. The stirring, long-awaited conclusion to the bestselling series begun with Wicked, Out of Oz is a magical journey rife with revelations and reversals, reprisals and surprises—the hallmarks of the unique imagination of Gregory Maguire.
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YOUNG READERS
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On by Jenny Slate & Dean Fleischer-Camp
Millions of people have fallen in love with Marcel. Now the tiny shell with shoes and a big heart is transitioning from online sensation to classic picture book character, and readers can learn more about this adorable creature and his wonderfully peculiar world.
Brotherband Chronicles #1: The Outcasts by John Flanagan
They are outcasts. Hal, Stig, and the others – they are the boys the others want no part of. Skandians, as any reader of Ranger’s Apprentice could tell you, are known for their size and strength. Not these boys. Yet that doesn’t mean they don’t have skills. And courage – which they will need every ounce of to do battle at sea against the other bands, the Wolves and the Sharks, in the ultimate race.
Crossed by Ally Condie
In search of a future that may not exist and faced with the decision of who to share it with, Cassia journeys to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky – taken by the Society to his certain death – only to find that he has escaped, leaving a series of clues in his wake. Cassia’s quest leads her to question much of what she holds dear, even as she finds glimmers of a different life across the border.Nothing is as expected on the edge of Society, where crosses and double crosses make the path more twisted than ever.
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PAPERBACK NONFICION
Simple Times by Amy Sedaris
According to Amy Sedaris, it’s often been said that ugly people craft and attractive people have sex. In her new book, Simple Times, she sets the record straight. Demonstrating that crafting is one of life’s more pleasurable and constructive leisure activities, Sedaris shows that anyone with a couple of hours to kill and access to pipe cleaners can join the elite society of crafters.
Awkward Family Pet Photos by Mike Bender & Doug Chernack
The authors of the New York Times bestseller Awkward Family Photos are back with a hilarious tribute to the unbreakable and sometimes uncomfortable bond between people and their pets.
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