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~STEVE(N) The War For Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy by Bill Carter Stand Up Sit Down Book Club meets to discuss this book Mon, Apr 28 at 7PM "This book is a fantastic, inside-baseball look at corporate media and the upheaval and the roles that everybody plays in our favorite late … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Last night we had the pleasure of hosting a wonderful conversation with Elizabeth Strout and Amanda Eyre Ward about the writing life, Strout's latest novel The Burgess Boys, and just how one goes about creating a Pulitzer Prize-winning work such as Strout's story collection, Olive Kitteridge. Thanks to Liz, Amanda and everyone who came out (and asked … Continue reading Reading Recommendations From Elizabeth Strout
Songs Only You Know by Sean Madigan Hoen Reviewed by Molly As someone who has hovered around noise/hardcore for years, Sean Madigan Hoen’s new memoir, Songs Only You Know, struck a note in me both as an explanation for the power of the music and a way to understand it in a more intimate way, … Continue reading SONGS ONLY YOU KNOW: Tense, Brutal & Rhythmic
“Tell me more about Carcosa,” the police investigators questioned the members of the Nightmare Factory book club one by one, “and this Yellow King.” Joe, absentmindedly crafting voodoo dolls from empty cans of Lone Star, took a perfunctory drag from his ubiquitous Camel Light and quid pro quoed, “I don't reckon you've got the right … Continue reading Horror Book Club Discusses THE KING IN YELLOW
HARDCOVER FICTION The Steady Running of the Hour: A Novel by Justin Go "Go's debut novel is a dynamic illustration of what people will do for love. Through Tristan's European quest for the the truth behind his ancestor's love story, we get a tale of love found and lost and found again that is compelling. … Continue reading New Releases – 4/15/14
The Steady Running of the Hour by Justin Go Recommended by Raul, First Floor Inventory Manager "Go's debut novel is a dynamic illustration of what people will do for love. Through Tristan's European quest for the the truth behind his ancestor's love story, we get a tale of love found and lost and found again that … Continue reading New Release Pick: THE STEADY RUNNING OF THE HOUR
We're thrilled to announce we've confirmed an in-store event with Garrison Keillor, host of A Prairie Home Companion, on Monday, May 12 at 7pm. Keillor will be here to speak about and sign The Keillor Reader, a career-spanning collection of his work that includes monologues from A Prairie Home Companion, stories from The New Yorker and The Atlantic, excerpts … Continue reading Garrison Keillor Comes to BookPeople!
Donna Tartt! Donna Tartt! The winners of this year's Pulitzer Prizes have been announced and we're thrilled to see Donna Tartt's wonderful novel The Goldfinch recognized with a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. Check out all the winners here. Congratulations to Tartt and all the fine folks at Little Brown & Company who brought The Goldfinch into the … Continue reading Donna Tartt’s THE GOLDFINCH Wins Pulitzer Prize
Earlier this week Topher, our Kid's Outreach Director, took one of our favorite middle school authors, Brandon Mull, to visit local schools to talk about his new book, Sky Raiders. Brandon is the author of the bestselling, must-read-if-you-love-adventure-and-fairies series, Fablehaven, AND the awesome Beyonders series. (See all of Brandon's books right over here.) Here are a few … Continue reading A Day with Brandon Mull
~post by Arian It's hard to even begin to explain how excited I would have been had an author that I loved come to my school. The most exciting visitors we ever had at my elementary school was when The San Antonio Heat, a rock band made up of police officers, came and sang … Continue reading Mr. Peter Brown Goes Wild….At Schools!
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