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~post by Joe T. I’m a big fan of celebrating anniversaries. Whether it’s birthdays, death days, or commemorating epoch events, it’s all awesome to me. This last week from January 30th through February 9th has seen two anniversaries of world shaking importance. First off, January 30th was the 50th anniversary of the recording of Sam … Continue reading The Changes That Came: Sam Cooke & the Beatles
Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis stopped by last night to talk to a packed house about the third book in their bestselling Wildwood series, Wildwood Imperium. After a sweet slideshow of childhood pictures and artwork, a Q&A with kids in the audience, and a long signing (these two are total troopers), we asked Colin and Carson … Continue reading Carson Ellis & Colin Meloy’s Favorite Children’s Books
~ WIL Cress by Marissa Meyer “The story I’ve been waiting for in The Lunar Chronicles, Rapunzel on the moon! I’ve been reading the advance reader, and Cress is already delivering. It looks like there’s going to be this big dust up between the Lunars at the ‘Earthens.’ This series is really taking off and … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
~post by Katie P. New York Times bestselling author Jen Lancaster was in the store last night to read from and chat about her new novel Twisted Sisters. Lancaster’s ten previous books, appearances on NPR, The Joy Behar Show, and the Today Show have cemented her place as a beloved humorist and novelist for hundreds … Continue reading Jen Lancaster: Hilarious Storyteller & Official BookPeople Favorite
HARDCOVER FICTION By Blood We Live by Glen Duncan From the author of the best sellers The Last Werewolf and Talulla Rising, comes the hair-raising conclusion to the saga that has galvanized readers' imaginations and one last incisive--brilliantly ironic--look at what it means to be, or to not be, human. Glen Duncan will be at … Continue reading New Releases – 2/4
~post by Jan Break up stories are love stories...ending. Sometimes it's a rejuvenating purge of a nasty buildup. Sometimes it's having to let go of something that you've put a lot of time and emotion into building. Either way, they make amazing stories. In this month's installment of Book Vloggin' with Jan, Break Up … Continue reading Book Vloggin’ With Jan: Love is Dead
~post by Carolyn You can't go wrong with Willy Vlautin. His knack for speaking plainly about hard truths earns comparisons to John Steinbeck and Raymond Carver. (In fact it was a Carver story, Too Much Water So Close to Home, that inspired Vlautin to begin writing stories for the page.) This guy writes with a big heart. … Continue reading Willy Vlautin: A Writer With A Big Heart (and a new book)
Do you know we have a whole blog dedicated to crime fiction? Book reviews, author Q&A's, industry news & more can all be found over at mysterypeople.wordpress.com. Here's what Crime Fiction Coordinator Scott M. and his cohorts have been talking about the last couple of weeks: Scott Reviews Pale Horses by Nate Southard "Nate Southard … Continue reading Keepin’ Up with MysteryPeople
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