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KATHLEEN Muck City by Bryan Mealer "Muck City is about Belle Glade Florida. Once a migrant town, Belle Glade is extremely poor but produces a high number of NFL players. The town has a crime problems, and drugs use is at an all time high. Muck City follows three Belle Glade citizens as they struggle … Continue reading What We’re Reading
BookPeople is proud to have hosted the amazing chef Lidia Bastianich last year. It was an amazing night and a great time was had by all. Now we are excited to share with you Lidia’s newest project, Lidia’s Favorite Recipes. Lidia’s Favorite Recipes is a book of 100 foolproof Italian dishes. From Baked Clams Oreganata, … Continue reading Lidia’s Favorite Recipes
Has your child ever expressed interest in defending the Republic? Do they long to battle with lightsabers? Perhaps to defeat dark lords? WELL, we still have space available in our Clone Wars Camp! Clone Wars camp makes an excellent present for the Holidays. Your child will spend a week living the Clone Wars books, and … Continue reading CLONE WARS CAMP
Happy Thursday to all of you YA lovers! In no particular order, our top picks for YA Readers (ages 13 and up)... Grave Mercy by R.L. LaFevers Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes a brutal arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of assassins – for a price. Packed with love, magic, and deadly games of courtly … Continue reading BookPeople’s Best of 2012: YA READERS (Ages 13 and up)
SALVADOR House by Diane Keaton "Often when I hear about actors following their other interests I don't think they'll be very good at them. Diane Keaton however has created a beautiful book. Her curation of houses is amazing, which only makes me believe she naturally has a great eye for design. For each house Keaton … Continue reading What We’re Reading
Lee Bacon, author of the new Joshua Dread series was nice enough to join a small reception for local school librarians at BookPeople last night. We're happy to report in addition to being a genuinely pleasant man, his new book is hilarious! As if middle school isn't hard enough, Joshua Dread has a huge secret. … Continue reading Lee Bacon, Not the Least Bit Dreadful
MICHAEL The Best American Short Stories 2012 "2012's Best American Short Stories are fantastic, it's a great sampling of some of the best short fiction being produced today. My two favorites are Beautiful Monsters and What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank. And if you ever don't like a short story, just … Continue reading What We’re Reading
~post by Grace I love food. I do. It's something that I thought I probably shouldn't say to the world but here I am. Deb Perelman loves food, and I love Deb Perelman. Deb is the creator of the wildly successful blog Smitten Kitchen. If you haven't checked it out, your life is about to … Continue reading It’s Clear Grace is Smitten with Deb Perelman
This week we have a very light Tuesday of New Releases, but we are thankful all the same. Check out what the publishing world is sending our way, and as always the book's blurbs are provided by their publishers. PAPERBACK FICTION Better Living Through Plastic Explosives by Zsuzsi Gartner Whether she takes on evolution and … Continue reading New Releases
~post by Steven Hey gang! Have we got a great show planned for you tonight or what? You know, the exalted hosts of The Stand Up Sit Down Book Club - the freshest new comedy memoir book club here at BookPeople - confided in me backstage that they're only doing this for the paid time … Continue reading Tonight We Stand Up AND… Sit Down
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