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University Press Week begins today, and all this talk of “fake news” and “alternative facts” has indie bookstores across the country celebrating with renewed vigor. We're particularly excited to rep Austin's own University of Texas Press. Each year, the organization publishes roughly 100 new books filled with information you can trust. Stop by BookPeople this … Continue reading Help us celebrate University of Texas Press!
"I love walking into a bookstore. It's like all my friends are sitting on shelves, waving their pages at me." – Tahereh Mafi Film photography by BookPeople’s own Daniel M. Follow him on Instagram @dani.the.street. To see more posts in this series, click here.
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson: “No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality.” So begins one of literature’s most celebrated and terrifying reads – Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House. I’m wrapping this one up in celebration of the recent holiday and because re-visiting the … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
The Silmarillion, as reviewed by BookPeople's resident bard, Griffin Mauser. Sonnet: For years I used it to brace up my bed And sorry me I realized I’d not read I’m older now, of pages not too shy So reading then I knew I had to try Creation tale; the world came from a song … Continue reading ‘The Silmarillion’: A review in verse
The Familiar by Mark Z. Danielewski: The Familiar Volume 5 is the season one finale of Mark Z. Danielewksi's multi-sensory masterpiece. The astonishing series about a young girl who befriends a cat culminates in this volume, and the consequences of how we encounter one another are revealed in poignant and terrifying relief. All the while, … Continue reading New Releases: 10/31
A peek at some of the employee doodles that pop up around the store. — Stephen — Amber — Anonymous
"You're the only person I've ever met who can stand in a bookstore as long as I can. A smarty-pants, the kind you don't find every day." – This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz Film photography by BookPeople’s own Daniel M. Follow him on Instagram @dani.the.street. To see more posts in this series, click here. … Continue reading Scenes from a Bookstore: Vol. II
Edisto by Padgett Powell: Edisto is the type of novel that is rewarding and difficult in all of the ways that Faulkner's work is: it is heavy in Southern vernacular & highly stylistic. In parts, you might need to follow along with a pen to navigate passages. But, it is a dazzling novel. Told in the voice … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Smitten Kitchen Every Day by Deb Perelman: Deb Perelman, award-winning blogger and acclaimed author of The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook is back! This new cookbook celebrates cooking as an escape from drudgery. Smitten Kitchen Every Day presents over 100 new impossible-to-resist recipes – real recipes for real people with busy lives who want to eat quality … Continue reading New Releases: 10/24
This post is part of a series, spotlighting some of our favorite translated works. Join us in our commitment to reading stories from all over the globe – because bookshelves are best when they’re diverse. I read Tove Jansson’s The Summer Book – as you’d probably guess if I made you – in between swims at Barton Springs … Continue reading Found in Translation: ‘The Summer Book’
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