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Bumble-Ardy, the new book by beloved (and proud-to-be-cranky) author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, went on sale this week. Sendak talked to the New York Times about his career, the controversial nature of some of his books, and what makes a children's book a children's book. A brand new collection of never-before-published poetry and illustrations by … Continue reading As the Book World Turns…
~Post by MysteryPeople Crime Fiction Coordinator Scott M. I'm holed up in a Steak & Shake forty-five minutes from the scene of the crime, physically drained from a four day cycle of coffee-fueled mornings, booze-induced nights, four hours of sleep, then repeating. My voice is shot, my mind bleary. Memories come into vague focus; being … Continue reading Fear & Loathing & A Lot of Books in St. Louis
Our good buddy J. D. Torian over at Austin's Pizza is a big fan of The Tiger, John Vaillant's true account of a man-eating Russian tiger and the efforts of one team to hunt down this deadly predator before he strikes again. Back in June, J. D. was fortunate enough to be granted an interview … Continue reading The Austin’s Pizza Q&A with John Vaillant
Scott's getting ready for the crazy busy month of MysteryPeople events in October (and still trying to decompress from this year's Bouchercon), but he did take a moment to shoot us the three books he's looking forward to recommending when they go on sale next month: The Burning Soul by John Conolly PI Charlie Parker, … Continue reading Three MysteryPeople Picks for Fall
The Austin Teen Book Festival, taking place on October 1st, 2011 10am – 5pm at the Palmer Events Center, is a FREE festival with the mission of connecting teens with authors of books for teens. Panels of authors will discuss a wide variety of topics, sign their books, and celebrate all things teen fiction. To … Continue reading Rosemary Clement-Moore Asks, What Would Happen If….
It's The Day BookKids Has Been Waiting For!!! Every Thing On It by Shel Silverstein is ON SALE!!! From the publisher: Have you ever read a book with everything on it? Well, here it is, an amazing collection of never-before-published poems and drawings from the creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the … Continue reading New Releases
Book: Last Man in Tower by Aravind Adiga Reviewer: Raul, 1st Floor Inventory Manager When Dharmen Shah chooses to build in the Vakola slums, his monetary offer to the people living in Vishram Society's Tower A is more than generous, but one man, a retired teacher, refuses the money. In a world ruled by rupees, … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Last Man in Tower’ by Aravind Adiga
The Murakami Project: Each week leading up to October 25th, the on-sale date of Haruki Murakami’s long-awaited 1Q84 in its English translation, a different BookPerson will review one of Murakami’s previous titles. Folks who haven’t read Murakami yet can familiarize themselves with what the book world will be buzzing about come October (and maybe discover … Continue reading The Murakami Project: Jenn S. Reviews ‘The Elephant Vanishes’
~Post by Joe T. With the release of Neal Stephenson's Reamde (pronounced, I'm pretty sure, as "Read Me"), I've noticed a certain trend amongst the speculative fiction writers I've grown to enjoy the most: a preoccupation with World of Warcraft and other massive multiplayer online role playing games (or MMOs from this point onwards). These … Continue reading Neal Stephenson’s ‘Reamde’ & the Course of Speculative Fiction (Or, Joes Goes to Casino El Camino, Brings Pen)
~Post by MysteryPeople Crime Fiction Coordinator Scott M. The American West, as well as the western genre, has played a significant role in crime fiction. Dashiell Hammett's first novel had his Continental Op cleaning up a mining town. James Crumley's influential PIs put a lot of miles on their cars as they drove around the … Continue reading Crime Fiction Goes West
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