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~post by Bethany One of my resolutions for 2015 was to be more deliberate about my reading choices. Although this includes trying to read a significant number of books by non-white authors throughout the year, it’s fun to select monthly themes, and this month I’ve been sticking to works by African-Americans---all of which (so far) … Continue reading Books I’m Reading for Black History Month
NEW BOOKS! 2/10/15 HARDCOVER FICTION While The Gods Were Sleeping by Erwin Mortier This is a story not about spectacular events; rather, Mortier is concerned with writing about war, history and the past with great empathy and engagement, and with a mixture of melancholy, qualification and resignation. A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne … Continue reading New Books! 2/10/15
HARDCOVER FICTION City of Savages by Lee Kelly After the Red Allies turn New York City into a POW camp, two sisters must decipher the past in order to protect the future in this action-packed thriller with a dual narrative. Hungry for the truth, the sisters set a series of events in motion that … Continue reading New Books! 2/03/15
This month our booksellers are cooking up a seven course feast to highlight the many new cookbooks hitting our shelves in time for the holidays. Join us as we chronicle our ambitious culinary undertakings here on the BookPeople blog. From cocktails to side dishes to dessert, we’ll share our adventures investigating a wide variety of new cookbooks, all … Continue reading BookPeople Feast: Farroto with Acorn Squash and Red Russian Kale
JULIE W. A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit "I read these essays in one sitting. There's something about the rhythm of Solnit's sentences as they course through her subject that feels like swimming. She's hypnotic. I'd follow Solnit anywhere. In this case, I followed her through what it means to lose … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
MOLLY River of Dark Dreams: Slavery and Empire in the Cotton Kingdom by Walter Johnson "This is a book about the Mississippi River Valley and the history of how slavery shaped its economy. It's very important that we all read something about the Civil War for its 150th anniversary. Also, no one should smile … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Texts From Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters by Mallory Ortberg Reviewed by Katie P. Fair warning: I started reading Mallory Ortberg’s new book, Texts From Jane Eyre, while waiting for the bus late at night, and I was giggling so relentlessly the last bus of the day passed me by. … Continue reading TEXTS FROM JANE EYRE: Irreverant In All The Best Ways
At the end of Edward Carey's slide show introducing the weird, wise, and wonderful characters from his new middle-grade series, The Iremonger Trilogy, the audience leaped to their feet, delivered a well-deserved round of applause, and dove for their cameras. Not to photograph Carey, though he is quite photogenic, but to photograph the confection baked … Continue reading Edward Carey’s Heap House reading: Birth Objects and a Trash-Strewn Cake
SALVADOR The Martian by Andy Weir "I just started this book, which begins with the astronaut having been deserted on Mars after the mission is aborted and the others on the mission assume he's dead. I really like it when an author drops you right into the middle of action. Andy Weir is a … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Chris Hadfield is a retired Canadian astronaut who was also the first Canadian to walk in space. He is currently a professor at the University of Waterloo in the Faculty of Sciences. His autobiography, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything, is … Continue reading Astronaut Chris Hadfield is landing at BookPeople!
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