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YA is in the air! Well not really, how would that really even work? We are excited though because Ruta Sepetys is coming to BookPeople with her new book Out of the Easy. Out of the Easy has already gotten stellar reviews, and Willa loved it - SO you know it's good! "I couldn’t stop … Continue reading Teen Thursday
Hand In Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America by Andrea Pinkney By exploring the profound impact these particular African American men have each had within ten different eras of American life (from the 18th century through the present), Andrea Pinkney provides young readers with a fascinating perspective on the broader topic of America … Continue reading Great Children’s Books to Celebrate Black History Month
TA'NECIA Mind Games by Kiersten White "Two sisters are being used for their paranormal gifts. One, Sofia, is a knower- her gut instinct is always right. The other Annie, is blind to the world around her but can see images of the future. Both are being abused and played against each other in order to … Continue reading What We’re Reading
Just received a shipment of these awesome Scrabble mugs. We love them!
Happy Tuesday bibliophiles! This week we have some sweet new releases, as always the book's blurbs come from their publishers. HARDCOVER FICTION The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, illustrated by Michael Sieben From the land of the Munchkins to the deadly poppy field, from encounters with ferocious Kalidahs, Winged Monkeys, and Fighting … Continue reading New Releases
Check out Michael Sieben's awesome illustrations in the brand new edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, on sale today. We're stoked to welcome him here tonight at 7p to speak about his work and sign copies of the book. The Austin Chronicle chatted with him recently about his work and his Austin love: "I … Continue reading New Work from Artist Michael Sieben
~post by Meghan G. Every week our team of children's booksellers gathers to talk about upcoming books, events, displays, and anything else that's going on in the world of kids' books. We also chat about what we're currently exited about handselling (both brand-new releases and older favorites). Here's what we are talking about this week: … Continue reading Notes From the Kids Staff
~post by Consuelo I was born and raised in Pampa, Texas – a town in which Woody Guthrie lived several years during that definitive time of The Dust Bowl, when he was first learning that he had something to say and that he wanted to say it with music. As a child, us elementary school … Continue reading This Land is Our Land: Woody Guthrie’s Texas
Spooky salutations, elder nymphs and eldritch naiads. Peel back the layers of reality to reveal the true inner-workings of the natural world, as dictated by the secret laws of Faerie, this Tuesday, February 19th at 8 p.m. in the BookPeople cafe with the Nightmare Factory book club. Join us as we immerse ourselves in the … Continue reading The Nightmare Factory is Celebrating Some Classic Horror
~Post by Tommy Over the years there has been a lot of talk and complaint that Science Fiction is very much a boy's club. One only has to look at the ABCs of Sci Fi to see that: Asimov, Bradbury, Clarke. Look at some of the other “classic greats” of the genre and you'll see … Continue reading Sci Friday: Lois McMaster Bujold
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