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2013 Nobel Prize Winner for Literature: Alice Munro Thursday, The Swedish Academy announced the winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature, and they picked the amazing short story writer Alice Munro. The 13th woman and the 1st Canadian, to be named a Nobel Prize-winner for literature, Munro is 82 years old and has 14 … Continue reading Book News Friday
~post by Joe T. H.P. Lovecraft, in his seminal essay on horror fiction, Supernatural Horror In Literature, devoted space to many of his favorite contemporary or near-contemporary writers. These writers, perhaps due to their now association with Mr. Lovecraft, remain in print to this day. Here is a small sampling of some of the authors represented … Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween: Day 10 “Pre-Lovecraft”
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring you the highlights from BookPeople Teens and our Teen Press Corp Blog this week! Don't hold your breath. It's almost here, I swear! Allegiant is less than 2 weeks away! Colette: I read the first two books and loved them. I really liked the action. … Continue reading Teen Thursday
~ post by Steve B. Yesterday was a very special day in the life of BookPeople gift certificates. After a 25 year rest in a bag at Alison Brause's house in Austin, a gift certificate from 1988 came home to BookPeople. Alison found the certificate a few days ago and decided to see if it … Continue reading A Gift Card, 25 Years in the Waiting
Our fabulous booksellers are embarking on new adventures in the written word every day here at BookPeople. Here are a few of the titles that some of our awesome peeps are exploring! ~ CONSUELO INVISIBLE MAN by RALPH ELLISON "I'm reading this book for the [Required Reading Revisited] book club." Consuelo is not one for … Continue reading What We’re Reading
~post by Joe T. Dan Simmons is a man who has made a strong name for himself in both the worlds of horror and speculative fiction. His Hyperion Cantos series has won numerous Locus awards, a Hugo, and has been nominated multiple times for the Nebula awards. His horror fiction career has spanned from … Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween: Day 9 “Dan Simmons”
_____________________________________________ HARDCOVER FICTION STORM FRONT by JOHN SANDFORD The thrilling new novel in the bestselling Virgil Flowers series. Virgil Flowers is at it again working with an Israli cop who happens to be tailing a smuggler of an extraordinary relic -- a copper scroll revealing startling details about the man known as King Solomon. "Wait … Continue reading New Releases – 10/8
Last Tuesday, Bestselling Author, Mike Lupica visisted Hill Country Middle School last week with BookPeople to speak about and sign his new book, QB 1. Close to 1,000 young readers made it out to the event. The day was energetic and fun. Mike Lupica was jazzed to be there as well. He said the kids … Continue reading Bringing Down the House with Mike Lupica!
_____________________________________________ HARD COVER FICTION Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert In The Signature of All Things, Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction, inserting her inimitable voice into an enthralling story of love, adventure and discovery. Spanning much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the novel follows the fortunes of the extraordinary Whittaker family as led … Continue reading New Releases – 10/1
JOHN G The Warrior Heir by Cinda William Chima "I'm actually listening to the audiobook." Audio, another great way to get your daily dose of literature in. John G is pleased with what he's heard so far out of The Warrior Heir, the first in the Heir series by Chima. "It's a great teen fantasy … Continue reading What We’re Reading
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