Finalists for this year's PEN/Faulkner Award have been announced. The winner will be announced on April 2, 2014 and the 34th annual PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Ceremony & Dinner, held at the Folger Shakespeare Library on Saturday, May 10th. Tickets are open to the public and available via their website. Congrats to all of the nominees! … Continue reading PEN/Faulkner Award Finalists Announced
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George Saunders Wins Story Prize
Bestselling author George Saunders took home the Story Prize last night for his collection, Tenth of December. In addition to honor and glory and yet more applause for these terrific, funny, strange stories, Saunders received a check for $20,000. From the judges: "George Saunders offers a vision and version of our world that takes into account the serious … Continue reading George Saunders Wins Story Prize
New Pixies Video – Josh Frank Coming to BookPeople!
Josh Frank, author, director and founder of Austin's Blue Starlite Drive-in, has released a brand new video for "Greens and Blues", a song featured on the Pixies current collection of new material, EP-2. The EP is the second in a series of releases from the recently re-formed band. We're taking note of the big announcement not … Continue reading New Pixies Video – Josh Frank Coming to BookPeople!
BookPeople Review: THE JESUS LIZARD BOOK – Odd & Beautiful
The Jesus Lizard Book by Jesus Lizard Reviewed by Stephanya Several months back, the BookPeople marketing department asked me if I had heard of a band called the Jesus Lizard and if we should do an event at the store for their forthcoming retrospective book. As a certifiable music obsessive, I could not stammer out, "Yes! … Continue reading BookPeople Review: THE JESUS LIZARD BOOK – Odd & Beautiful
Consuelo is Crazy About the Crescent City
~post by Consuelo New Orleans is my favorite city, It is like love - beautiful, mysterious, complicated - and you want to keep coming back for more. I try to visit as often as I can, but luckily there is no shortage of books about the Big Easy when that’s not possible. I share with … Continue reading Consuelo is Crazy About the Crescent City
BookPeople Review: AMERICANAH – A State of the Union Address
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Reviewed by Katie Presley We here at BookPeople were beside ourselves to welcome Ann Patchett to the store earlier this year, as we adore her as not only a favorite author but also a fellow independent bookseller. While she was here, Ann shared with us (and her packed audience) a list … Continue reading BookPeople Review: AMERICANAH – A State of the Union Address
BookPeople Review: B.O.Q. – Murder on a Marine Base
B.O.Q.: An NCIS Special Agent Fran Setliff Novel by N.P. SimpsonReviewed by RaulFor fans of military detective fiction, Simpson provides both a great new detective and a politically sensitive mystery. If you are unaware, there is a special agency that investigates crimes on Marine bases, namely the Naval Criminal Investigative Service – NCIS for short. There are … Continue reading BookPeople Review: B.O.Q. – Murder on a Marine Base
Bosco Blogs: Dwight Yoakam & Hardcore Honky Tonk
Dwight Yoakam: A Thousand Miles From Nowhere by Don McLeese ~post by Bosco Up in Northeast Texas, outside of Dallas, is a little town you never heard of called Commerce. I was raised there, a small college town with nothing much to it but reasons to leave. Just east of Commerce is Sulphur Springs. Our … Continue reading Bosco Blogs: Dwight Yoakam & Hardcore Honky Tonk
Book Vloggin’ with Jan: Favorite Debut Novels
~post by Jan "I find it very interesting that the voices of these three fictional young women, two in the 1970s and one in 2014, are so strikingly familiar to me. And ultimately that's what we love about debut works, the finding of the promise of familiarity." In this month's installment of Book Vloggin' with … Continue reading Book Vloggin’ with Jan: Favorite Debut Novels
Author Talk: Q&A With Owen Egerton
The incomparable Owen Egerton's first collection of short stories, How Best to Avoid Dying, is back in print with a fabulous new cover! Huzzah! The Chicago Tribune said of this collection, "...Egerton...applies a laser focus to our search for the sacred, with results that are both darker and more divine." Owen is a veritable staple in Austin's vibrant … Continue reading Author Talk: Q&A With Owen Egerton
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