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NEW FROM THE GRISHAVERSE King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo Enter the Grishaverse with this new novel from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Leigh Bardugo. Face your demons...or feed them. Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No one knows what he endured in his country’s bloody civil war—and he intends … Continue reading Teen Thursday
We had the pleasure of hosting YA author Kiersten White in-store Feb. 15th for the release of her new book, SLAYER. Bookseller Rachel Roepke sat down with Kiersten to chat about the Buffyverse, her writing process, comics, and more. Check out the interview below! If you missed the event, you can still order a signed … Continue reading Teen Thursday: Q&A with Kiersten White
By Christine Havens The ATXSciRead book group is off to a great start after our first meeting in September. We had 18 people come to BookPeople’s third-floor meeting room for a lively discussion of David Quammen’s The Tangled Tree, which presents a different way of looking at a model of “the tree of life,” most … Continue reading Something for Everyone: The ATXSciRead Book Group
The Birth Guy's Go-To Guide for New Dads By Brian Salmon & Kirsten Brunner: In this one-of-a-kind guide, dad, doula, and certified lactation counselor Brian Salmon and perinatal mental health and relationship expert Kirsten Brunner offer practical, modern-day survival tips for expectant dads and birth partners. Based on Salmon’s Rocking Dads childbirth course, this book … Continue reading New Releases 1/29
Love BookPeople? Love books? Come work with us! We are hiring for a Bookfair Logistics and Delivery Position and for an Event Staff position. If you're interested in taking on some hours for each position we're happy to consider combining them as well. Please see below for job descriptions: Job Title: BOOKFAIR LOGISTICS AND … Continue reading HIRING: Bookfair Logistics Coordinator & Event Staff
Yes, I said that. February—that month of celebrating love—also means cold temperatures and the slog of life. It is a blessing Valentine’s Day is in the middle of it because otherwise, we would all perish of boredom. It is too cold to go outside. We are too broke to go skiing. The novelty of winter … Continue reading The Romance Shelves: Because February is boring
Inspired by the new year, we've set new goals for ourselves! Reading goals, that is. Over the next few months, our booksellers will share their own personal journeys to achieve their reading goals-- whether it's to read a different genre, read in a second or third language, get to the 100 book mark, or read … Continue reading BookKids: New Year, New Reading Goals
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT BOOKPEOPLE Patrick Ness January 30 at 7 pm COMING IN FEBRUARY Angie Thomas February 15 at 7 PM at First Baptist Church Kathryn Ormsbee February 27 at 7 PM Christopher Paolini February 28 at 7 PM at Central Public Library NEW TEEN FICTION The Birds, The … Continue reading Teen Thursday
Fascism A Warning By Madeleine Albright: Fascism A Warning, notes about people through out history who fear mongered and used emotion to take down government from different parts of the world. Albright, concisely explains to the reader how fascism has been practiced in the past in order to not have events reoccur. With examples like … Continue reading What We’re Reading Wednesday
The Weight of a Piano By Chris Cander: For fans of Ann Patchett’s Bel Canto, Annie Proulx’s Accordion Crimes, Amanda Coplin’s The Orchardist comes a tour-de-force about two women and the piano that inexorably ties their lives together through time and across continents, for better and for worse. This novel dives deep into the challenges … Continue reading New Releases 1/22
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