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We all know and love the classics. Books like Goodnight Moon, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and Harold and the Purple Crayon are favorites for a reason.But there's a whole canon of new books out there that also deserve a place on kids' shelves. These stories broaden kids' horizons, provide fresh perspectives, and open windows to … Continue reading Modern First Library: Our Modern First Library Turns Two by Meghan Goel
Amy Schumer - Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo Amy Schumer understands us. She's a critically-acclaimed comedian, but she's also your truth-telling best friend. In The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy mines her past for stories about her teenage years, her family, relationships, and sex and shares the experiences that have shaped who she is … Continue reading New books 8/16!
There is a gateway opening at 7 p.m. on Tuesday August 16th. On one end lies the convivial chatter, familiar aroma of roasting coffee, and mind-boggling savings on gourmet comestibles that we've come to expect from CoffeePeople, the cafe deep within the dark recesses of BookPeople. Across the psychedelic chasm, however only mystery awaits - … Continue reading The Nightmare Factory Survived Sherlock Holmes & The Servants of Hell And Has Such Sights To Show You!
BookPeople is proud to partner with the Austin American-Statesman for their monthly Statesman Selects program. Each month, BookPeople will highlight the Statesman’s top recommended read for Austin. August's pick is Jaguar Man by Lara Naughton. Naughton will be at BookPeople Monday, August 22 at 7pm to speak & sign copies of her book. Pick up a copy of the Statesman from … Continue reading Statesman Selects in August: JAGUAR MAN by Lara Naughton
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Welcome back to your regularly scheduled Teen Thursday post, chock full of amazing YA news from around the globe and highlights from the BookPeople Teen Press Corps Blog! Don't forget to check out the blog for new reviews, event reports, and other teen news! #THEOTPTOUR comes to BookPeople! Join … Continue reading Teen Thursday! (8/11/16)
A whole slew of new books are out today, but here are a few of our favorites. All are available in the store and online at bookpeople.com Mark Pryor - The Paris Librarian "The Paris Librarian is the latest installment in Mark Pryor’s series featuring Hugo Marston, the cowboy-boot wearing former FBI profiler from Texas who … Continue reading New books 8/9!
Every month here at BookPeople we like to spotlight a smaller, independent publishing house that we love. These Indie Presses are helping to push the literary world forward with unique and adventurous work and we’re proud to showcase their titles in our store. This month we’re focusing on the wonderful Melville House! Come by the … Continue reading Indie Press Spotlight: Melville House
The Teen Press Corps has been there from the very beginning when the very first Austin Teen Book Festival was started in 2008. We have seen it grow from a couple hundred teens from the community, coming together for their love of YA. Since then it has become one of the biggest young adult festivals … Continue reading Teen Thursday: TTBF Turns 8!
One thing I like is finding a book by a new author that totally blows me away, and then sharing that title with as many people as I can. It does not happen as often as you'd think – I can't begin to tell you how many new books I get about fifty pages … Continue reading Top Shelf in August: THE SUMMER THAT MELTED EVERYTHING
So many wonderful releases today! A few of our favorites: FIRE THIS TIME by Jesmyn Ward: National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward takes James Baldwin's 1963 examination of race in America," The Fire Next Time," as a jumping off point for this groundbreaking collection of essays and poems about race from the most important voices … Continue reading New Books! 8/2/16
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