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As the daylight leaves the sky, and we unlucky fiends are illuminated only by the color out of space; as a dark shadow falls over a rainy, New England fishing community; as fear lurks and dream-quests are assigned to the unknown; as angles come together all wrong, we answer a terrible call, and the Nightmare … Continue reading TONIGHT AT 8pm: Nightmare Factory Book Club discusses Lovecraft’s Monsters
Guest Post by Author LeUyen Pham This is the second month in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. We’ve enjoyed many posts by local Austin authors and now look forward to sharing guest posts written by national authors. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First … Continue reading LeUyen Pham: My Kids See Themselves in Every Book They Read
Last week, BookPeople had the pleasure of welcoming Amy Bloom to Austin to share her latest novel, Lucky Us . Lucky us, we asked her what books she would recommend to our customers, and she responded generously with the following: The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields ("Carol Shields is the most underrated writer of the last 100 … Continue reading Amy Bloom Recommends
Our friends at Austin Bat Cave are offering the Austin general writing public the opportunity to learn about the craft of fiction with acclaimed author Bret Anthony Johnston. Johnston, a fiction writer with strong Texas roots (his latest novel, Remember Me Like This, takes place in our favorite state, and his story collection is called Corpus … Continue reading Austin Bat Cave presents a workshop with Bret Anthony Johnston
Wonderland by Stacey D'ErasmoReviewed by Katie P.Stacey D’Erasmo’s latest novel, Wonderland, is about a rock star, but it’s not about rock and roll. Or, it is about rock and roll, in that it’s actually about family, and memory, and love, and sex, and death. This is a novel about what motivates a musician to walk … Continue reading WONDERLAND: A Novel About a Rock Star, But Not About Rock ‘n Roll
KATHLEEN The Vacationers by Emma Straub "The Vacationers by Emma Straub is a fantastic read. Believable characters, a quirky family on vacation in Mallorca, lots of secrets. I'm enjoying it very much." HELEN Servants of the Storm by Delilah S. Dawson "Servants of the Storm is about a girl whose best friend died in … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
We're thrilled to announce that the one and only Rick Riordan is coming back to Austin with his new book, The Blood of Olympus. We're hosting Rick at Westlake Peforming Arts Center on Monday, October 13 at 6pm. Tickets are required. Tickets are now available in-store and via bookpeople.com. We hope you can join us … Continue reading Rick Riordan Returns to Austin!
Guest Post by Author Grace Lin This is the second month in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. We've enjoyed many posts by local Austin authors and now look forward to sharing guest posts written by national authors. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library … Continue reading Grace Lin: The Wishes That Many Readers Don’t Know They Have
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring you highlights from the BookPeople Teen Press Corp! _______________________________________________________________________ May Buzz Book: Tease We’re buzzing about Tease for the month of May because it is a book you rarely see in today’s Young Adult market. Tease is an interesting and unique read that is sure … Continue reading Teen Thursday!
Whoah. Hold onto your bookbags. We have a lot coming out this week, and our staff is buzzing about it! FICTION The Bees by Laline Paull A L E X: “A few chapters into The Bees I realized what a feat of writing I was witnessing. I was already immersed in hive culture and shown … Continue reading New Releases 5/6/2014
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