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Joyous day it is, we have new books dropped fresh from the publishing storks. Thank you sweet birds, we'll cherish them. As always the blurbs are provided by the book's publishers. HARDCOVER FICTION Love Anthony by Lisa Genova Olivia Donatelli’s dream of a “normal” life shattered when her son, Anthony, was diagnosed with autism at … Continue reading New Releases
Lucky you, it’s Thursday! This is our 5th week in the count down to the Austin Teen Book Festival. BookPeople is a proud sponsor of the ATBF. Join us in celebrating all things YA. The Austin Teen Book Festival is Saturday, September 29th from 9:30am to 5pm. There will be book signings, author panels, photo … Continue reading Teen Thursday – The Thrill of the Chase
FLIPPO The Miniature Wife and Other Stories by Manuel Gonzales "The Miniature Wife and Other Stories reminds me a lot of Matthew Derby's Super Flat Times. The bizarre nature of all of it, and the infusion of these sort of science fiction scenarios into otherwise realistic plots - it's fantastic. The book opens with a story about … Continue reading What We’re Reading
"Ken Kesey was a central figure in the counter-culture movement of the late 1960s. While working as a night aide at a psychiatric hospital, he volunteered to take part in the now infamous CIA-financed study of psychoactive drugs. It was this experience that inspired One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, an incredible story of the power … Continue reading The Power of a Good Book
As Tuesday evening approaches like so many rogue Langoliers, devouring the fabric of our obsolete yester-world as they skate through the void, a sinister and steadfast consortium of morally ambiguous Tommyknockers is all that stands between the remains of reality and certain doom. Armed only with a talisman blessed by Peter Struab and a book … Continue reading The Nightmare Factory is Growing Horns
Lucky you, it's Thursday! This is our 4th week in the count down to the Austin Teen Book Festival. BookPeople is a proud sponsor of the ATBF. Join us in celebrating all things YA. The Austin Teen Book Festival is Saturday, September 29th from 9:30am to 5pm. There will be book signings, author panels, photo … Continue reading Teen Thursday – What Would You Do For Love?
ROBYN The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break by Steven Sherrill "A modern day minotaur finds himself working as a line cook, living a trailer in the south. He clearly does not fit in, and on top of that has to deal with no longer being able to consume human flesh. It sounds really funny, but … Continue reading What We’re Reading
Hip hip HOORAY, it's Thursday! This is the third week in our count down to the Austin Teen Book Festival. BookPeople is a proud sponsor of the ATBF. Join us in celebrating all things YA. The Austin Teen Book Festival is Saturday, September 29th from 9:30am to 5pm. There will be book signings, author panels, … Continue reading Teen Thursday – Creature Comfort
WIL The Fire Chronicle by John Stephens "The Fire Chronicle is the sequel to The Emerald Atlas, which was awesome! The story has dwarfs, an evil queen... all the right stuff. In the sequel we once again join Kate, Emma, and Michael on an adventure through time with their magic time traveling book. Their book … Continue reading What We’re Reading
A joyous Tuesday to you all. This week the publishing gods are truly smiling down upon us. There are a whole heap of new releases, and they're some amazing reads! As always the blurbs are provided by the book's publishers. HARDCOVER FICTION NW by Zadie Smith Zadie Smith’s brilliant tragi-comic new novel follows four Londoners … Continue reading New Releases
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