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What with all the holiday hubbub we haven't had new releases for a few weeks now. We missed them dearly, and at last they've returned. We praise the book gods. And if Steve is excited, you know they're good. As always the books' descriptions are provided by their publishers. HARDCOVER FICTION A Memory of Light … Continue reading New Releases
Happy Thursday YA lovers! This week we it's all about our January's YA Buzz Book. We couldn't be more excited for Just One Day by Gayle Forman. There is a lot of well deserved buzz around this title, and we can't wait to host Gayle Friday, January 18. About Just One Day: When sheltered … Continue reading Teen Thursday
JULIE 11/22/63 by Stephen King "I bought this book for my mother for Christmas, but she already had it, so it became my airplane reading over the holidays. I started it going, "Okay, whatever, this'll be kind of entertaining while I'm tens of thousands of feet in the air." And now I cannot stop reading … Continue reading What We’re Reading
If you're a bibliophile, you are likely well acquainted with the symptoms of book lust. When confronted with an extraordinarily specimen of book-hood, the pulse quickens, the pupils dilate, beads of sweat form on the brow, admissions of undying love cross the lips. In 2012, there were so many gorgeous books released that I lived … Continue reading Stephanya’s Top 5 Reads of 2012
Hello YA lovers! Today we celebrate all the sweet things life has to offer, like NEW BOOKS! With a year a great as this one in the publishing world it's going to be heard to beat. We're already making our must-read lists for 2013. Here are three you don't have to wait too long for. … Continue reading Teen Thursday on Friday
January 1st nearly everything* in the store is 20% off! As a way to say thank you for your support this year, nearly everything* in the store is 20% off January 1. Now you can get what you REALLY wanted for the holidays! Thank you for making 2012 an incredible year here at BookPeople. Here's … Continue reading Customer Appreciation Day
GRACE How to Think More About Sex by Alain De Botton "I love the way Alain De Botton writes. I read almost the entirety of How to Think More About Sex in one sitting. Botton explores modern sexuality and some of it's many complications in an honest, thought provoking, and humorous way that is so … Continue reading What We’re Reading
Tonight's Hard Word Book Club will not only be the last of the year, but will be the last for Co-host Joe Turner. In his honor we're discussing a favorite of his Fredrick Forsyth's The Dogs Of War. One of the first mercenary novels, The Dogs of War follows the detailed planning and execution of … Continue reading Hard Word Says Goodbye to 2012 and Hello to Christopher Walken and Platinum
Happy Thursday YA lovers. With the weekend so close today is beautiful! Time magazine recently named it's top 10 fiction books of 2012, and two YA titles made the list! One of which came in at number ONE! So here we have it- 10. This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz 9. Where'd … Continue reading Teen Thursday
~Post by Admiral Shappy Seasholtz 2012 was a big year for Star Trek fans. It was the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation which saw the release of Seasons 1 & 2 on Blu-Ray and, for those of us lucky enough to get tickets, a live cast reunion here in Austin during the … Continue reading Trek the Halls! A Logical List of Books to Give the Trekkie in Your Life!
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