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Today in our Meet the Bookseller series, we're chatting with the one, the only, booksellin', filmmakin', wrestle-lovin' GREGORY! Gregory is BookPeople's Operations Manager, keeping the store afloat and the team going strong. You may have spotted his beautiful handmade staff cards in the Lit in Translation or Film sections, read some of his thoughts on … Continue reading Meet the Bookseller: Gregory!
It Never Ends: A Memoir with Nice Memories! by Tom Scharpling From the comedian, television writer, and host of the Best Show, a revealing and powerful memoir exploring a life of struggle and reinvention It Never Ends is his memoir of a life writing comedy amidst a lifelong struggle with mental illness, a story he has … Continue reading Turn the Page: New Releases this Week (7/6)
We went full Texas this week with Turk Pipkin and John Spong. Replay the magic here! In Texas, you can count on three things: Death, Taxes, and Willie Nelson. And this week we celebrated the release of Willie Nelson's Letters To America with author and The Sopranos star, Turk Pipkin, and it was a hoot. Pipkin and … Continue reading Virtual Event Replay: Turk Pipkin
Willie Nelson. Thought-provoking sci-fi. Short stories. Novels. Thrillers. This and more is hitting shelves this week! Scroll down for more on these featured titles and follow this link to the full list! Willie Nelson's Letter to America by Willie Nelson and Turk Pipkin "Willie Nelson is a national treasure. At different points in my life he … Continue reading Turn the Page: New Releases this Week (6/29)
Austin Liti Limits sets its sights on local author S. Kirk Walsh. The team interviews Walsh about her brand new book, The Elephant of Belfast—a vivid and moving story based on real life events—and the loads of research and work it took to bring it to life! Watch below to learn more! Watch Part 2 … Continue reading Austin Liti Limits: S. Kirk Walsh
"Deeply satisfying" short stories. A novel of suspense set in East Texas. A stunning debut novel. And plenty of favorites now out in paperback. Get a peek at what's hitting shelves at BookPeople this week! Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor *Signed Copies Available* Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Time, Elle, Enterntainment Weekly, Cosmopolitan, O: The Oprah … Continue reading Turn the Page: New Releases this Week (6/22)
History buffs! Texans! You won't want to miss this three-author panel on Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth from last week. Last week we hosted an exclusive, three-author panel event to discuss one of Texas' foundational myths: the defeat at the Alamo. Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and Jason Stanford spent the hour … Continue reading Virtual Event Replay: ‘Forget the Alamo’ Author Panel + Andrea Valdez
Nothing says summer quite like this week's new releases. Celebrate the making of the smash-hit In the Heights; learn what it takes to keep your skin glowing through all the sunny days of summer; get lost in fictional romps that are as sticky-sweet and enlivening as the season. There's so much to love, read on for … Continue reading Turn the Page: New Releases this Week (6/15)
Female rage. Texas myths. Quirky historical fiction. An East Texas thriller. Plenty of bookseller favorites. This is what you can expect to see on shelves today! Don't miss out. We have too many favorites to count! Animal: A Novel by Lisa Taddeo "Vicious and sexually raw, Animal may be my favorite debut novel of the year. … Continue reading Turn the Page: New Releases this Week (6/8)
This latest edition of Austin Liti Limits brings the crew face-to-(virtual) face with New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Wetmore, author of the Read with Jenna pick and bookseller favorite, Valentine. The pair discuss novel's success through the pandemic, writing female rage, and the West Texas setting of the novel. Watch the first part of … Continue reading Austin Liti Limits: Elizabeth Wetmore
