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Here at BookPeople, we believe that there is nothing better to do on a lazy summer day than dig into a great book. And that's why our new motto is Carpe Librum! We say: Seize the summer, and seize the book! In this spirit, we are launching a brand-new summer reading program for all our … Continue reading Give Me Summer! Give Me Books!
Bright's Passage, the first novel from the very dear, very talented Mr. Josh Ritter, is now out in paperback. Here's a reprise of Hoyt's review from last summer when the hardcover edition first hit shelves: "As we follow young Henry across a burning West Virginia, we find Josh Ritter doing what he does best. As … Continue reading For Your Summer Reading List
~Post by Julie W. On Mother's Day, as my boyfriend and I sat down to lunch with his parents, his mother passed this book across the table. Printed in 1952, she had shared this book with her brothers growing up. A Hole is to Dig is still in print and it's on our shelves, so … Continue reading A Book is to Hold
On Tuesday, May 22 7p we'll welcome author Kevin Wilson to BookPeople to speak about and sign his acclaimed novel, now in paperback, The Family Fang. This reading is another in our monthly series with American Short Fiction. Liz Wyckoff, BP Event Leader and Outreach Coordinator for ASF, recently had the opportunity to ask Kevin … Continue reading BookPeople & American Short Fiction Q&A with Kevin Wilson
Greetings, ghouls and monsters! BookPeople's eeriest book club, The Nightmare Factory, will convene on Tuesday May 15th at 7p to discuss Peter Straub's mesmerizing, macabre masterpiece Floating Dragon. We'll meet in our third floor conference room, the unsettling architecture of which inexorably refuses to comply with the laws of Euclidean geometry. Steel yourselves for a … Continue reading Nightmare Factory Book Club discusses FLOATING DRAGON
Sometimes it happens. An author comes to visit, and we just...... .....we fall in love. Dan Rather was here Friday night (date night if there ever was one), and his kindness and wit won us over. Was it listening to him talk about how the conglomerates running our nation's news corporations ought to think of … Continue reading We’re In Love
Mother's Day is Sunday! Don't freak out, we're here to help. We have a lovely selection of Mother's Day cards and a whole table full of recommendations for the mama who likes to read (not to mention a store full of fun and unusual gift items, including scarves, jewelry and kitchen items). Of course there's … Continue reading Books for Mom
The new book from Daily Show co-creator and funny woman Lizz Winstead hits shelves today. Lizz Free or Die is a collection of essays about how Winstead came into her comedic voice, her role in developing The Daily Show, her experience co-founding and directing programming for Air America Radio, her childhood longing to be a priest, … Continue reading Lizz Free or Die!!!
We're very excited to welcome Dan Rather to BookPeople this Friday, May 11 7p. He'll be here to speak about and sign his new memoir about his long, remarkable career in journalism, Rather Outspoken. If you're planning on coming down to the store for this event, here's what you need to know: *The speaking portion … Continue reading Dan Rather Event Info
The James Beard Awards were announced this week and among those honored (Christina Tosi, Heidi Swanson, Gabrielle Hamilton, and many others) is Austin's own Jeff Scott. Jeff's Notes From a Kitchen earned the prestigious James Beard Award for photography. We've been fawning over this incredible two-volume set ever since Jeff brought it into the store. … Continue reading BookPeople Q&A with James Beard Award Winner Jeff Scott
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