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Happy Valentine's Day! Let's celebrate the love that YA brings into all of our lives with a look at the Austin stop on the Breathless Reads Tour! BookPeople is proud to host the Austin leg of the Breathless Reads Tour tomorrow night Friday, February 15 at 7PM. It's going to be an action packed night … Continue reading Teen Thursday
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made by Stephan Pastis Reviewed by Shappy Hey, Kids! My name is Shappy. I work upstairs at BookPeople. I get to see all of the cool new books before they get on the shelves! Growing up in the 20th century, I learned how to read by reading the adventures of Charlie … Continue reading You Guys, this Book is SUPER FUNNY!
Big thanks to Marissa Meyer and all of the cyborgs who came out to celebrate Scarlet last night! We now have signed copies of Scarlet and Cinder available. We ship all over the country and internationally.
~post by Julie W. So tomorrow is Valentine's Day. I have total faith in my Valentine to pony up with the flowers, chocolate, champagne, etc. But you know, just in case, I thought I might point out a few things I've found around the store that might, I don't now, make the PERFECT VALENTINE'S DAY … Continue reading What I Want for Valentine’s Day (Some Not-So-Subtle Hints)
JOE A Man Without Breath by Philip Kerr "A Man Without Breath is the newest Bernie Gunther novel. This is my favorite current noir series. With Bernie Gunther who is a sometime private investigator, sometime Berlin police officer, sometime member of the Nazi SD, and sometime war criminal is once again thrust into a situation … Continue reading What We’re Reading
The News from Spain: 7 Variations on a Love Story by Joan Wickersham Reviewed by: Julie W. The news from Spain is that her husband is dead. His race car spun out and hit a tree. A bomb's gone off under a park bench. The news from Spain is what you haven't even heard yet … Continue reading Have You Read the News From Spain?
Let's take a look at what's new in the book world, shall we? As always the book's blurbs are provided by their publishers. Enjoy! HARDCOVER FICTION Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell From the author of the New York Times best seller Swamplandia!—a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize—a magical new collection of stories … Continue reading New Releases
NPR Loves VAMPIRES IN THE LEMON GROVE"Russell's creativity won't come as a surprise to anyone who has read her critically acclaimed 2011 novel, Swamplandia!, but it should convert the skeptical readers who hold on to the idea that literary fiction can't be creative and entertaining. It should also delight the same readers who loved George … Continue reading NPR Loves VAMPIRES IN THE LEMON GROVE
LOVE, candy hearts, roses, and twitterpation - we love Valentine's Day! Here are a few of our favorite kid's books that celebrate all that is splendid about love! My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall Artists Michael Hall creates some of our favorite animals out of heart shapes in this book, which is … Continue reading Love Is In the Air!
~post by Marie Upon its initial release in 1961, Robert A. Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land was met with division. There were those who called it drivel, and those who touted it as “the best science-fiction novel ever written!” It brought to us such linguistic gems as “groking” and “I am but an egg”, … Continue reading Sci Friday: Who Ever Heard of a Martian Named Smith?
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