What We’re Reading This Week

______________________________________________________________________________ Bosco The Rest is Noise by Alex Ross "I don't like classical music and this book is forcing me to reconsider my opinion. So it's good. It's not something I'd find compelling, but I do. I'm reading this for the This Book Could Be Your Life book club meeting on July 17th." ______________________________________________________________________________ … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week →

For Your Sunday Viewing: Jeff Abbott and ‘Adrenaline’

If you were here for MysteryPeople's event with Harlan Coben earlier this year, then you'll remember seeing Austin mystery novelist Jeff Abbott bantering with his buddy up at the podium. Jeff will be flying solo at the BP podium this Wedneday, June 29th, 7pm to talk about his new thriller, Adrenaline. Jeff's a good friend … Continue reading For Your Sunday Viewing: Jeff Abbott and ‘Adrenaline’ →

As the Book World Turns…..

~Amazon, in a maneuver to avoid paying sales tax in the state of Texas, a state in which is has a physical presence and to which it would owe $269 million dollars according to Comptroller Combs if it were to cough up unpaid sales tax, offered the state government a deal by which it would … Continue reading As the Book World Turns….. →

MysteryPeople Videos: Craig Johnson & Ace Atkins

It's been a busy month here at the store for MysteryPeople. We've had one author after another coming in to talk crime, murder and intrigue. Our very first MysteryPeople newsletter went out. We'll be sending out the next one July 1st, so if you haven't signed up yet to receive all the latest news in … Continue reading MysteryPeople Videos: Craig Johnson & Ace Atkins →

Win An Original Drawing from Jeff Crosby, Author of ‘Wiener Wolf!’

The photos have been coming in for Costumed Dog Photo Contest. Check out some of the adorable submissions. While we could look at cute dog photos all day long, that's not the only reason we're conducting this contest. We're doing it in celebration of the release of Jeff Crosby's wonderful new picture book, Wiener Wolf. … Continue reading Win An Original Drawing from Jeff Crosby, Author of ‘Wiener Wolf!’ →

Texas Considers Granting Amazon A Sales Tax Exemption: BookPeople CEO Steve Bercu Responds

According to an article in the Statesman this week, Gov. Perry is considering legislation that would exempt Amazon and other online retailers from paying sales tax in the state of Texas in exchange for the creation of 5,000 jobs and a promise to invenst $300 million in Texas over the next three years. Comptroller Susan … Continue reading Texas Considers Granting Amazon A Sales Tax Exemption: BookPeople CEO Steve Bercu Responds →

First Stop on the Experimental Express: Jenn S. Reviews ‘Museum of the Weird’

Review: Museum of the Weird by Amelia Gray Reviewed by: BookPerson Jenn S. Amelia will be here at BookPeople speaking and signing Museum of the Weird on Friday, June 24, 7p. She'll be joined by poet Dan Boehl. Welcome to the first installment of Experimental Summer! Brian and I will be taking you along as … Continue reading First Stop on the Experimental Express: Jenn S. Reviews ‘Museum of the Weird’ →

New Releases

Here's what's brand new on the shelves today, check it out: HARDCOVER FICTION Storm at the Door by Stefan Merrill Block - This haunting love story about a wife devoted to her dark and manic husband, a veteran of World War II, and their volatile marriage shifts through time and reaches across generations. Along the … Continue reading New Releases →

Wine, Women, Live Music & Murder! (Mysteries, that is)

This Wednesday at 7pm MysteryPeople, BookPeople's mystery bookstore-within-a-bookstore, welcomes a fabulous duo, Sophie Littlefield and Juliet Blackwell. Sophie's popularity has skyrocketed with her Stella Hardesty series, about a middle-aged Missouri woman who moonlights as an avenging angel for women done wrong by the abusive men in their lives. Juliet will bring the latest in her … Continue reading Wine, Women, Live Music & Murder! (Mysteries, that is) →

What We’re Reading This Week

Kester Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Karl Malantes "It's really good. I'd put this on par with Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. It's going to be one of those definitive Vietnam novels." ________________________________________________________ Clint Zeno's Conscience by Italo Svevo "Svevo was a contemporary of Joyce and Thomas Mann. This … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week →