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U P C O M I N G E V E N T S
We love Maile Meloy’s critically acclaimed novel The Apothecary and are thrilled to welcome her here to celebrate her next magical adventure, The Apprentices. Two years have passed since Janie Scott last saw the mysterious apothecary or his defiant son, Benjamin. She knows her friends are out there somewhere, trying to keep the world safe in an age of mounting atomic power. But Janie has her own experiment underway, and it’s attracting interest from sinister forces.
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RICHARD PECK
Wednesday, October 16 at 7pm
The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail
Fans of The Tale of Desperaux, A Little Princess, and Stuart Little will want to join us tonight for an evening with Newbery Award-winning author Richard Peck as he shares his captivating new story about a small mouse at London’s Royal Mews Mouse Academy. The smallest mouse in Royal Mews is called “Mouse Minor” (for lack of his own proper name) and is looking high and low through the grand precincts of Buckingham Palace to find out who he is and who he might become.
JEFF CROSBY
Saturday, October 19 at 5pm
Otis Steels & the Taileebone
A hungry trapper learns his lesson when he eats the tail of a furry animal with glowing eyes and long, sharp claws, and the creature returns, looking for his taileebone. This is a hair-raising tale from one of our favorite Austin children’s authors!
WILLIAM JOYCE
Tuesday, October 22 at 7pm
The Mischievians
Strange smells. Disappearing remotes. That itch you just can’t reach. It’s not your fault! William Joyce, creator of the Academy Award-winning The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, has found the answers to these and other life mysteries. It’s the Mischievians, an ancient race of global mischief-makers who do all the things that YOU get blamed for! Join us tonight to learn more and, finally, be free.
JON SCIESZKA & MAC BARNETT
Sunday, October 27 at 11:30am
Battle Bunny
Join us for a very special storytime this morning with two beloved bestselling authors, Mac Barnett & Jon Scieszka! When his grandmother gives him a saccharine, sappy, silly-sweet picture book about Birthday Bunny, Alex takes out his pencil, sharpens his creativity, and totally transforms the story! The rabbit’s innocent journey through the forest morphs into a supersecret mission featuring Battle Bunny.
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N E W & N O T E W O R T H Y
The Tortoise & the Hare
By Jerry Pinkney
Recommended for ages 3 and up
Jerry Pinkney’s beautifully spare retelling of this classic fable of showmanship and perseverance may just be his best work to date. With only a few words, he gives us a masterful lesson in how eloquent brilliant art can be.
Maps
By Aleksandra Mizielinska
Recommended for ages 7 and up
This lavish book of maps destined to be poured over by aspiring explorers, cartographers, and historians also makes an impressive collector’s piece for book lovers old and young alike.
Fortunately, the Milk
By Neil Gaiman
Recommended for ages 8 and up
You’ll never believe it, but BookPeople was suddenly sucked into the vortex of a rogue black hole this morning. Luckily, we had just finished Neil Gaiman’s newest book and were able to escape annihilation using only the milk we happened to have on hand! Not since Mickey’s visit to The Night Kitchen has milk played such a pivotal role in our literary lives.
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S I G N E D C O P I E S A V A I L A B L E!!!
Signed by Kate DiCamillo!
Available on our shelves and via bookpeople.com.
Signed by Rick Riordan!
Available for PRE-ORDER NOW via bookpeople.com.
(On our shelves October 8.)
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M A G I C S H O W!!!
Saturday, October 5 at 12:30pm
We’re very excited to invite you to a very special magic show today with Austin magician Taylor Griswold. He’s here to WOW us with his feats of wonder and illusion. Space at the show is limited. We’re giving out free tickets to the show at our main information desk beginning at 9am on Tuesday, October 1st. Get yours while you can! (Each ticket admits one child and up to two parents to the show.) This show is appropriate for children age 5 and up. Visit our website for more info.
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