You may remember the first book trailer Gary Shteyngart put together to promote his bestselling novel, Super Sad True Love Story (now out in paperback.) It starred James Franco and revealed the sad truth that, though he's published three highly acclaimed novels and teaches courses in creative writing, Gary can't read. Now, in a brand … Continue reading Super Awesome Funny Shteyngart Book Trailer
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As the Book World Turns….
Here are a few news tidbits from this the week in the book world, in brief: Liberty Media made a $1 billion bid to buy Barnes and Noble (contingent on Len Riggio staying put.) Philip Roth won the Man Booker Prize and one of the judges was none too pleased. In fact, author and publisher … Continue reading As the Book World Turns….
Q&A with the Editors of American Short Fiction
Liz Wyckoff works as an Events Host at BookPeople, and as Outreach Coordinator at American Short Fiction, the nationally renowned literary magazine based right here in Austin. She donned both hats to conduct this interview with ASF Editor Jill Meyers and Associate Editor Callie Collins in honor of National Short Story Month. ASF publishes short … Continue reading Q&A with the Editors of American Short Fiction
New Releases This Week
Here's what's hot off the presses and on the shelves this week (blurbs provided by the book's publishers): HARDCOVER FICTION Vaclav & Lena by Haley Tanner - Offering a new glimpse at the American immigrant experience, a stunningly gifted young novelist delivers a timeless love story set in New York's Russian migrant community. Embassytown by … Continue reading New Releases This Week
What We’re Reading This Week
_____________________________________________________ Elizabeth, our Adult Book Buyer - The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje (author of The English Patient) "This book comes out in the fall and I think it's going to be huge. It's about two boys on a ship to England in the early 1950s. They go through the Indian Ocean, Suez Canal, Mediterannean, … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
As the Book World Turns…
Here's what got us talking in the book world this week, short and sweet: Nevada steps up the fight to make Amazon pay sales tax in the state. Officials in the state of Texas estimate that Amazon owes the state $269 million in unpaid taxes. In the latest development in the Three Cups of Tea … Continue reading As the Book World Turns…
Review: ‘How the Two Ivans Quarrelled’ by Nikolai Gogol
BookPeople is a bookstore. Our goal is to sell books and to make money. We have other goals, but we always want to make sure we sell books and make money. Therefore, our online presence is also about selling books. With that in mind, the BookPeople blog is a positive place. I don’t really review … Continue reading Review: ‘How the Two Ivans Quarrelled’ by Nikolai Gogol
Review: ‘A Moment in the Sun’ by John Sayles
“You see how they grow,” Don Nicasio would always point out when they passed a tree where the carabao were allowed to ripen on the stem. “See how they are red on the side that faces the sun and yellow on the side that faces the tree?” “Yes, Father,” Diosdado would say, mango-colored … Continue reading Review: ‘A Moment in the Sun’ by John Sayles
New Releases Tuesday
_________________________________ Get 'em while they're hot! Here's what you can buy today that you couldn't buy yesterday: Hardcover Fiction The Snowman by Jo Nesbo _________________________________ Hardcover Nonfiction Life is Yours to Win by Augie Garrido ***Meet Augie here TONIGHT, 7pm!*** Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me by Chelsea Handler In The Garden of Beasts by Erik … Continue reading New Releases Tuesday
What We’re Reading This Week
_____________________________________________________ Danny - Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin "A lot of people lauded this book as unique to the fantasy genre and I was still expecting cliche fantasy, but was taken aback by how entertaining and different from normal fantasy novels it is. Full of bickering, backstabbing, politics, and people trying to … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
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