Photo Gallery: Wendy Davis Comes to BookPeople

Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting Texas Senator and Democratic candidate for governor, Wendy Davis, in the store to sign her new memoir, Forgetting To Be Afraid. Hundreds of people turned out to meet Davis, including one of the women whose letter Davis read during her famous 2013 filibuster. As a bookstore within walking distance … Continue reading Photo Gallery: Wendy Davis Comes to BookPeople →

Event Announcement: Amanda Palmer Comes to BookPeople!

Amanda Palmer, world-renowned singer, songwriter, activist, director, and blogger, announced dates for her upcoming book tour for The Art of Asking: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help and we're happy to say we're on it!, Austin fans, mark your calendars for Monday, November 24th at 7pm when Palmer will be here … Continue reading Event Announcement: Amanda Palmer Comes to BookPeople! →

Trust Fall #1 Pick Revealed!

We are very excited to announce the inaugural pick of our brand new Trust Fall book club is the fabulous new novel Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel! “I wanted to write a love letter to the modern world, and a way to write about all these things we take for granted was to write about … Continue reading Trust Fall #1 Pick Revealed! →

Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy Concludes

Acceptance, The final book in Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy is on shelves for the first time today. We lined 'em all up in our Science Fiction section. Joe and Raul have been highly anticipating the conclusion to this story. Joe: Jeff VanderMeer is a towering figure in contemporary speculative fiction. Whether it's editing … Continue reading Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy Concludes →

Wendy Davis Comes to BookPeople!

BookPeople is honored to welcome Texas State Senator Wendy Davis to BookPeople to sign her new memoir, Forgetting To Be Afraid: A Memoir, on Thursday, September 11 at 12:30pm. Davis became an overnight political sensation and a hero to women’s rights supporters across the country when she single-handedly filibustered Governor Rick Perry’s sweeping bill that … Continue reading Wendy Davis Comes to BookPeople! →

Fall 2014 Book Preview – Part Two

Here it is, as promised, the second half of our look at some of our most highly anticipated books of the Fall 2014 season. Check out Part One right over here. All books are now available to pre-order via bookpeople.com. More Books To Look For In The Final Quarter Of 2014: Our Secret Life in the … Continue reading Fall 2014 Book Preview – Part Two →

New From The Author of EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON – Pre-Order Signed, Personalized Copies of REBEL YELL!

We're excited to announce a special opportunity to pre-order signed, personalized copies of Rebel Yell by S. C. Gwynne, bestselling author of BookPeople favorite, Empire of the Summer Moon. BookPeople is the only bookstore in the country fulfilling orders for signed, personalized copies of Rebel Yell. We ship worldwide. PRE-ORDER SIGNED BOOKS HERE Empire of the … Continue reading New From The Author of EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON – Pre-Order Signed, Personalized Copies of REBEL YELL! →

Fall 2014 Book Preview – Part One

We tried to put all of the books we're looking forward to this Fall into one post, but, holy pajamas, there are just way too many. Call us gluttons. There's a lot to read this season. So here's Part One for now, Part Two shall be along shortly. All books mentioned in this post are … Continue reading Fall 2014 Book Preview – Part One →

Take A Chance With Us: The BookPeople Trust Fall

It’s no secret we read a lot of books around here. And it’s no secret that we love telling you all about them. The best part of our job is getting to share our love of books with you. Every once in awhile we all fall hard for a new author (or an author whose … Continue reading Take A Chance With Us: The BookPeople Trust Fall →

Review: Dear Committee Members

Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher reviewed by Andrew H. A novel full of letters of recommendation? I did not really know what to expect from Julie Schumacher's Dear Committee Members, but I'm glad I picked it up on a whim. The writer of these letters, Jay Fitger, is a hopeless, self-righteous narcissist whose life … Continue reading Review: Dear Committee Members →