Post by Director of Suspense Molly Odintz Glancing at our list of upcoming events, our newsletter, or BookPeople’s February events schedule, you may have noticed we’ve booked quite a few visitors to please the crime fiction crowd. Here’s the low-down on what’s happening when, all in one place.           On Friday, … Continue reading Feb Fatales: a Full Crime Fiction Schedule this February →

The Authors & Auteurs Bookclub Returns! We’re back on the scene in 2017. After a month’s hiatus, BookPeople’s only book & cinema club returns this Sunday with a new time slot (we’ve moved to 2pm). We’re kicking off the year with She Who Was No More by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac and its silver … Continue reading Authors & Auteurs Bookclub Returns! →

Paul Auster - 4 3 2 1 From the bestselling author of THE BROOKLYN FOLLIES, and ORACLE NIGHT comes Paul Auster's first novel in seven years. replete with his trademark prose and talent for crafting worlds both fantastic and realistic comes the story of a young man whose life, from birth, takes four separate and distinct … Continue reading New Books 1/31! →

Kevin Wilson - Perfect Little World When a child psychologist has the opportunity to craft a utopian community to study what happens when children are raised collectively without knowing who their biological parents are, things start well. But then resentments fester, tensions rise, and funding starts slipping away. Written with all the compassion and charm that … Continue reading New Books 1/24! →

Every month here at BookPeople we like to spotlight a smaller, independent publishing house that we love. These Indie Presses are helping to push the literary world forward with unique and adventurous work and we’re proud to showcase their titles in our store. This month check out the wonderful Graywolf Press! Like many indie presses, … Continue reading Indie Press Spotlight: Graywolf Press →

Ottessa Moshfegh - Homesick for Another World HOMESICK FOR ANOTHER WORLD is already a bookseller favorite--Jan, our 2nd floor IM loves it, as does Matt, Events Coordinator, and Jason, Floor Manager. Jan says: Ottessa Moshfegh’s fiction cleanses your soul of attachments by salting your brain. These tales are for people who walk the tightrope just this … Continue reading New Books 1/17! →

Susan Dennard - Windwitch Check out the sequel to TRUTHWITCH! We had the great pleasure of hosting Dennard this weekend with Alexandra Bracken, and boy, was it wonderful! Pick up your signed copy of this electrifying series today. Katharine Arden - The Bear and the Nightingale A fiery and strong-willed heroine, immersion in a supernatural world of … Continue reading New Books 1/10! →

One of the many - and possibly the best - perks of working in an independent bookstore is having access to the most talked-about books before they're released! And even though this list could easily be twice as long (we're all fairly voracious readers) here are some titles that we're looking forward to for the first half … Continue reading Our Favorite Upcoming Books! →

Douglas Preston - Lost City of the Monkey God Raul, voracious reader and first floor inventory manager thoroughly enjoyed THE LOST CITY OF THE MONKEY GOD, Douglas Preston's new book about a real "lost city" hidden in the depths of the La Mostquita Jungle in Honduras. He says "the initial discovery and exploration that took place … Continue reading New Books 1/3! →

Every month, our staff chooses one Employee of the Month to recognize for their outstanding work at the store. We thought we'd start sharing these questionnaires that are put on a display in the store with all of you so you can get to better know our booksellers. This month we recognized Melissa Lojo, a … Continue reading Employee of the Month – Lojo! →