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This post comes from our bookseller Mona. Last fall, I reported on seeing Mary Karr at our store when she came to talk to us about her latest book, The Art of Memoir. Karr’s book had me thinking deeply about the memoir form, particularly those books written by women. In 2014, I audited a course on … Continue reading Mona on Memoir
New in Hardcover Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up by Marie Kondo In this highly anticipated follow-up to the #1 New York Times best-selling book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (3M sold worldwide), sought-after Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo presents a detailed, illustrated manual to her … Continue reading New Books! 1/5/16
Hey Austin! One of our favorite songwriters / authors / people, JOSH RITTER, is coming to ACL Live at the Moody Theater on January 14th! If you've never seen him perform, we implore you not to miss this show. A few years back, we had the pleasure of hosting Josh here at BookPeople while he was on … Continue reading Josh Ritter @ ACL – Ticket Give Away!
This Saturday, January 9, 2016, Poets & Writers magazine will present a celebration of creativity at the Blanton Museum of Art. The magazine's editors will be joined by authors (many of them local) for a series of lectures, workshops and multimedia presentations "exploring the literary imagination, innovation on the page, writing in multiple genres, and uncommon … Continue reading This weekend: Poets & Writers LIVE at the Blanton Museum
Katherine Catmull is one of our favorite Austin writers. Her first middle grade novel, Summer and Bird, was a huge staff favorite and one of our bestsellers. Consuelo, one of our managers and an early fan of Summer and Bird, described it as, “The story of two sisters each trying to find her own way … Continue reading Top Shelf in January: THE RADIANT ROAD by Katherine Catmull
We're gearing up to welcome a ton of great authors to BookPeople in 2016. We attempted to put them all into one blog post, but there's a lot headed our way, y'all. Here are some of the highlights, with plenty more to come! For a full listing of upcoming events, check out our website, bookpeople.com. If … Continue reading BookPeople 2016 Author Event Preview
Our booksellers have been reading and reading and reading many of the new books hitting our shelves at BookPeople next year. We’ve compiled this list of our top picks of what to read in the first half of 2016. But wait - there's more! We couldn't fit every single book we're excited about into one … Continue reading Bookseller Picks: What to Read in 2016
This post comes from our children's inventory manager, Demi. Nimona by Noelle Stevenson She's not a girl, she's a shark! Nimona is a magical shapeshifter who has apprenticed herself to the malicious Ballister Blackheart against the do-good schemes of the knightly Ambrosius Goldenloin! Read on for a rollicking, charming adventure with several wonderful twists. Bitch … Continue reading Graphic Novel Gift Guide from your Friendly Neighborhood Feminist
This post comes from our inventory manager Jan. I am a expert list-maker. I can pack in a lot of information into a very short format. My secret: I cheat. You might think that there are six titles here for my favorite books of the year, but there are actually thirteen. That’s because I just … Continue reading Jan’s Favorite Books of 2015
Every year, our marketing department works with our booksellers and book buyers to put together our Winter Catalog, a collection of our favorite books of 2015 along with recommendations for holiday gifts. Booksellers submit competing essays about their favorite books and the winners are featured in the full-color, glossy pages of the catalog. Tons of brainstorming goes into … Continue reading Sarah’s Favorite Book of 2015: MILK BAR LIFE
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