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Winter Wonderland...ish. It's no surprise that it doesn't feel like winter in Austin. It's not like we'd know what to do if it did. But that's no reason not to cuddle up with your favorite winter-themed book and pretend it's snowing! Let It Snow: A Christmas Eve snowstorm transforms one small town into a romantic haven. … Continue reading Teen Thursday: Winter is coming…maybe.
Hanna divides her time between BookPeople and LUSH, the "fresh handmade cosmetics" company across the street. Below, she shares her favorite book and bath bomb pairings, just in time for the holidays! One of my absolute favorite ways to relax is by taking a hot bath and reading a good book. Because I work at … Continue reading Books & Bubbles: Pairings for every personality
Red Rising by Pierce Brown: I'm FINALLY reading the highly recommended Red Rising by Pierce Brown. Red Rising takes place on Mars, in a world where people are placed in castes of color. Our protagonist, Darrow, is the lowest color: a red. He spends his days mining Mars to make it habitable for the future generations … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Veneto by Valeria Necchio: Food-writer, cook, and photographer Valeria Necchio shares the food and flavors at the heart of the Veneto region in North Eastern Italy. Veneto includes lovingly written recipes that capture the spirit of this beautiful and often unexplored region, and Valeria’s memories of the people and places that make the Veneto so … Continue reading New Releases 11/28
A roundup of the internet's best literary news to make your Monday morning more tolerable. James Baldwin is required reading for police officers in this training course. Here's an unconventional way to organize your bookshelf: face the spines inward. This site, operated by Lit Hub, has been described as "Rotten Tomatoes for books." PEN America … Continue reading Literary Links: A hostel made of books, required reading for police officers and more
We hit pause on the holidays for an oft-ignored celebration: World Toilet Day! This time of year, turkeys and Christmas trees take over the store. You will find books about these classic holidays on every bookshelf, every display: Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa. But in BookKids, there's always room to play... World Toilet Day (Nov. 19) … Continue reading BookKids celebrates World Toilet Day!
We generally regard the BookPeople freight elevator with suspicion -- it's large, loud, uninviting -- but, as the saying goes, you don't know what you've got till it's gone. A few weeks ago, when the freight elevator was on the fritz, an anonymous poet felt a burst of inspiration and penned these lines: Thankfully, the … Continue reading Ode to a freight elevator
The Nightmare Factory book club meets the third Tuesday of every month to discuss the best in literary horror fiction. Join us, if you dare! Everyone knows Thanksgiving is the most evil holiday, and the kitchens in the Nightmare Factory have had a busy month churning out dish after dish of greasy, grimy gopher guts … Continue reading TONIGHT: Better wear a bib to the BookPeople Café
The Sentient Machine by Amir Husain: In The Sentient Machine, acclaimed technologist and inventor Amir Husain answers the universal question of how we can live amidst the coming age of sentient machines and artificial intelligence—and not only survive, but thrive. Amir Husain argues that we are on the cusp of writing our next, and greatest, … Continue reading New Releases 11/21
A few weeks ago, our computer screens were covered with drawings of dogs. It took some sleuthing, but we eventually identified the artist responsible for the installation. She wishes to remain anonymous, like Banksy. Behold, her oeuvre: To view more employee doodles, click here.
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