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The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero Reviewed by Steve(n) If the difference between a crime and an accident is intent, then the international cult phenomenon that is the famously terrible film The Room bridges the gap between an insidiously surreal performance art prank and a contemptible, cinematic atrocity. Ping-ponging between the two ends of the spectrum … Continue reading THE DISASTER ARTIST: Just Try to Look Away
We're long time fans of the fiction of Austinite Doug Dorst, whose most recent short story collection The Surf Guru, received attention in the New York Times when it was first published: "...the stories speak to an important literary pursuit: that of pushing limits, of embracing challenge..." How prescient the Times turned out to be. Dorst's latest novel, S., a collaboration … Continue reading Statesman Selects: S. by Doug Dorst
Katie "The Queen of Sweets" - Bargain Books Maven Book: Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh "I'm pretty sure Allie Brosh is a genius. She started her blog Hyperbole and a Half in 2009 and has a gift for storytelling. Her childhood and adult life are ripe with adventures. These aren't the sort of adventures … Continue reading Winter Catalog Feature: Katie & HYPERBOLE AND A HALF
Despite the over saturation of dystopian fiction in the past few years, it’s impossible to overlook Margaret Atwood’s unforgettable 1985 novel The Handmaid’s Tale. It’s one that I’ve meant to read for so long, and was very excited that we set ourselves the task to read it for the Required Reading Revisited Book Club. My … Continue reading Required Reading Revisited Book Club Discussing THE HANDMAID’S TALE
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun-Mi Hwang Translated by Chi-Young Kim Reviewed by: Katie B. This fable is about a hen who calls herself Sprout. Her life consists of laying eggs that she will never see again. She desperately wishes she could keep one egg to hatch a chick and become a … Continue reading Bestseller In South Korea Now On Our Shelves (And It’s Beautiful)
Here they are, in no particular order, our picks for Best Picture Books of 2013.......
John Sayles, acclaimed film director and author of such fine literary works as the novel A Moment in the Sun, has a new film out about friendship, crime and border issues, Go For Sisters. In honor of the film's release, we have a special prize pack to give away to one lucky winner that includes: A rare … Continue reading John Sayles Ticket Give Away!
BookPeople, AISD, and Random House have joined forces with local author Shana Burg to bring her moving novel about Malawi schoolchildren to life! Words Across the World is a community-wide literacy initiative that seeks to expose young readers to basic concepts of global philanthropy by directly connecting students in Austin with students in Malawi, Africa … Continue reading Help Us Spread Words Across the World!
We'll never be miserable again now that Autobiography, the highly anticipated bio by Morrissey, is here. You know it's an event when the first five copies out of the box are snapped up by booksellers. Autobiography is now available on our shelves and via bookpeople.com. Come join us in our happy haze. “Practically every paragraph has a line or … Continue reading It’s Here. AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Morrissey.
Here they are, in no particular order: our top ten books of 2013.
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