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Good evening, everyone! Welcome to the Nightmare Factory Lecture Series! Please take a seat, as our lesson is about to begin. We were all thrilled to have Robert Bloch join us last month to discuss plagiarism in the Cthulhu mythos, and we couldn't be more excited for Norman Mailer's address on contemporary intoxication in letters … Continue reading Nightmare Factory Book Club MEETS TONIGHT
HARDBACK FICTION ________________________________________________________________ Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan From Nancy Horan, bestselling author of Loving Frank, comes her much-anticipated second novel, which tells the improbable love story of Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson and his tempestuous American wife, Fanny. We have SIGNED COPIES available while supplies lasts on our shelves … Continue reading New Releases – 1/21
Lots of awards and finalists were announced this week. The three Story Prize Finalists were announced; NBCC announced it's 30 finalists for the best books of 2013 as well as awarded A Constellation of Vital Phenomena the first ever John Leonard Prize; Mystery Writers of America announced it's list of 2014 Edgar Awards nominees; and Sinead Morrissey … Continue reading This Week in the World of Books
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring you highlights from the BookPeople Teen Press Corp! _________________________________________________________ New YA Out This Month! Just out is the TPC's January Buzz Book: The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson. There are plenty of other great new titles out, as well. Check out all the YA … Continue reading Teen Thursday
~ JOHN G Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs "This is really good. It’s mysterious and dark. The pictures do really add something and make the story stand out. Granted, the story is really good, too. Even without the pictures, the story would still be superb. The characters are great -- each … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
_____________________________________________ HARDCOVER FICTION The Polaris Protocol by Brad Taylor Brad Taylor's bestselling thrillers are fueled by his more than twenty years of experience in the US Army, including eight years in Delta Force. Taskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill are used to putting their lives at risk, but in The Polaris Protocol it's Jennifer's … Continue reading New Releases – 1/14/14
Let's here it for the French! In their continuing efforts to protect indie booksellers, France passed a law banning online book retailers from providing free shipping. France has one of the highest number of bookshops in the world. On Thursday, New Jersey's former poet laureate, activist and polarizing author Amiri Baraka died at the age … Continue reading This Week in the World of Books
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring you highlights from the BookPeople Teen Press Corp! _________________________________________________________ JANUARY BUZZ BOOK: The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson “Laurie Halse Anderson is one of the most inspiring authors of our generation. The Impossible Knife of Memory does not disappoint and it is … Continue reading Teen Thursday
~ BEN Watership Down by Richard Adams "This book is pretty awesome. It's like Benjamin Bunny meets The Epic of Gilgamesh. This twitchy nosed adventure is full of bunny mythology and twists galore. Don't miss out on it, and don't think it's just for kids, either. The best part is, you get to learn bunny … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
_____________________________________________ HARDCOVER FICTION Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah When Ishmael Beah’s A Long Way Gone was published in 2007, it soared to the top of bestseller lists, becoming an instant classic. Now Beah, whom Dave Eggers has called “arguably the most read African writer in contemporary literature,” has returned with his first novel, an … Continue reading New Releases – 1/7/14
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