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We're thrilled to announce New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Mass will be in our store Wednesday, September 7th at 6PM! Important details below. We are so excited to have Sarah J. Maas speak and sign copies of the newest installment of her Throne of Glass series! As the kingdoms of Erilea fracture around Aelin … Continue reading JUST BOOKED! Sarah J. Maas!
Join us and journalist-turned culinary historian Nola McKey on a Texas journey as she explores the state's foodways through heirloom recipes. She will be in our store Sunday, June 26 at 3PM to share with us From Tea Cakes to Tamales: Third-Generation Texas Recipes as well as some snacks found in the book! In this collection, there … Continue reading From Tea Cakes to Tamales: Third-Generation Texas Recipes
If you've been following along with us, you know that this month we are putting the spotlight on independent publishers. The ones who pick up the talent that gets passed up by the big publishing houses. This week, in honor of our She Writes Press Tour event Wednesday, June 22 at 7PM we are pointing that … Continue reading PUBLISHER SPOTLIGHT: She Writes Press
From one of the most interesting and iconic musicians of our time comes a piercingly tender, funny, and harrowing account of the path from suburban poverty and alienation to a life of beauty, squalor and unlikely success out of the NYC club scene of the late '80s and '90s. Moby has had his fair share … Continue reading MOBY’s Porcelain Playlist: A Memoir Soundtrack
This month we are spotlighting independent publishers because we love them. They sift through the unheard of or the unwanted by big publishing houses. The ones that seem far, far away. On Monday we shined the light on A Strange Object, today we are putting that light on Unnamed Press. "The Unnamed Press publishes literature … Continue reading PUBLISHER SPOTLIGHT: Unnamed Press
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. June's pick is Your Song Changed My Life: From Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-Five Beloved Artists on Thier Journey and the Music That Inspired … Continue reading Statesman Selects in June: YOUR SONG CHANGED MY LIFE by Bob Boilen
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. April’s pick is The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer by Skip Hollandsworth. Hollandsworth will join us here at BookPeople Thursday, April 14 at 7PM to … Continue reading April 2016 Statesman Selects: THE MIDNIGHT ASSASSIN by Skip Hollandsworth
Our event with Lita Ford is almost here! Only a day away! 80s rocker and former Runaway Lita Ford will be here at BookPeople to speak about her new memoir, Living Like a Runaway, in conversation with Raoul Hernandez of The Austin Chronicle. We’re counting down the days to the February 27 event by looking back at her life in … Continue reading Countdown to Lita Ford: 1 Day!!!
Our event with Lita Ford is almost here! Less than 2 days away! 80s rocker and former Runaway Lita Ford will be here at BookPeople to speak about her new memoir, Living Like a Runaway, in conversation with Raoul Hernandez of The Austin Chronicle. We’re counting down the days to the February 27 event by looking back at her … Continue reading Countdown to Lita Ford: 2 Days Left!!!
Only 5 days away! 80s rocker and former Runaway Lita Ford will be here at BookPeople to speak about her new memoir, Living Like a Runaway, in conversation with Raoul Hernandez of The Austin Chronicle. We’re counting down the days to the February 27 event by looking back at Ford’s career. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioiiMuKkMTU Let's kick this countdown off with Lita's signature … Continue reading Countdown to Lita Ford: 5 Days!
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