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Recent-ish bits and bites from the world of books, as compiled by Sutter. In December, Merriam-Webster announced that "culture" is its 2014 World of the Year. Other words of the year include "vape" from the Oxford English Dictionary, and "exposure" from Dictionary.com. Also in December, Judy Blume revealed the plot for her highly anticipated new … Continue reading News From the Book Multiverse
HARDCOVER FICTION The First Bad Man by Miranda July Our Top Shelf pick for January! Katie P. says: "The First Bad Man, like all of July’s work, is a story of deepest, truest human desire, and how it gets fulfilled. In this case those desires are Cheryl Glickman’s; a middle-aged obsessive-compulsive woman whose life follows a thousand … Continue reading New Books! 1/13/15
We are thrilled to announce our second Trust Fall pick is the fabulous new novel Descent by Tim Johnston! This is a book that gripped us from the first page, not only for its riveting plot - a girl goes missing in the Colorado Rockies while on family vacation - but for Johnston's brilliant sentences. As Julie … Continue reading Trust Fall #2: DESCENT by Tim Johnston
Here are some short stories, essays, interviews, and reviews to satisfy your weekend literary craving: Mary Ruefle's essay, My Private Property, in The Kenyon Review. It's about shrunken heads. Or, is it about something else entirely? Also from The Kenyon Review, Natalia Theodoridou's short story, The Raven's Sister, a re-telling of the Seven Ravens folktale. … Continue reading Weekend Reading
Happy Friday! We're very excited to announce an event with founding member of Sonic Youth, Kim Gordon. Gordon will appear in conversation with Terry Lickona, Executive Producer of Austin City Limits, here at BookPeople on Friday, February 27 at 7pm. They'll discuss Gordon's new memoir, Girl in a Band. The speaking portion of this event is … Continue reading KIM GORDON Comes to BookPeople!
The subject of creativity - the how, why and what of making something from nothing - is a popular topic. Dozens of books are published every year that promise sure-fire advice on how to "unlock" your creativity, tap your "inner genius", and turn those "flashes" of brilliance into a meaningful work of art or The Next Big Thing. Kevin … Continue reading BookPeople Q&A with Kevin Ashton
~post by Joe T., BookPeople Assistant Buyer I’m finally putting together my top 10 list for 2014. It was a difficult task as I limit myself only to books I actually finished, thus leaving out a considerable number of works that are fully deserving of mention but are sadly left out due to getting sidetracked and never quite … Continue reading Joe’s Top Ten Books of 2014
HARDCOVER FICTION Descent by Tim Johnston Staff Pick! Staff Pick! Staff Pick! For eighteen-year-old Caitlin, the Rocky Mountains loom as the ultimate test of her runner’s heart, while her parents hope that so much beauty, so much grandeur, will somehow repair a damaged marriage. But when Caitlin and her younger brother, Sean, go out for an early … Continue reading New Books Out Today – 1/6/15
In her new novel, The Same Sky, Austin author Amanda Eyre Ward takes on the timely and relevant subjects of immigration and American privilege. Shifting by chapter between the story of Alice, an Austin woman struggling to adopt a child with her husband, and Carla, a twelve year old girl making the trip from Tegucigalpa, Honduras … Continue reading BookPeople Q&A with Amanda Eyre Ward
2014 was a record year for BookPeople. As Austin grows, so does the incredible support of its readers for its independent bookstore. We've crunched the numbers and are grateful to report that 2014 was our fifth consecutive best year in store history. Thank you for helping us thrive and allowing us to continue to do what we … Continue reading 2014: A Bookstore Year in Review
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