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2015 has been a tremendous year for horror. Goosebumps finally got the film treatment it deserves, Stephen King released two new books, and Donald Trump briefly ran for president. Encapsulating the ghastly spirit of the year is editor extraordinaire Paula Guran's newest anthology The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2015. Within these pages lurks fresh and … Continue reading The Nightmare Factory Toasts 2015
This post comes from our manager Consuelo. At the beginning of the year, I decided I was going to take a photo of every book I read this year. And while it didn't really change my reading habits, a few books in, I did start to think more about how I would visualize each book … Continue reading Consuelo’s Top 5 Reads of 2015
This post comes from our party organizer and inventory manager Jan, who also co-manages our New & Noteworthy Book Club. I really cannot say this enough: our community is awesome. It really and truly is. At the beginning of the month, BookPeople book clubs decided to celebrate the collective with the First Annual Holiday Party … Continue reading Books, Booze, Blurbs, and…You: A Celebration of Our Book Club Community
The Familiar, Volume 1 by Mark Danielewski "The Familiar is an 880-word first volume to a 27 book series in which Danielewski challenges the capital N Novel and our minds (and puny nerd arms) with this insane and ambitious project. The Familiar: Volume 1, chronicles nine lives, each speaking in very different voices (and fonts). … Continue reading Claire’s Top 5 Picks of 2015
Do you love YA? Do you wish the magic forces of the book world would make sure you never missed a single new must-read, gotta-have-it YA novel ever again? GOOD NEWS! Each month, the BookPeople Teen Press Corps declares one brand new YA novel its official Buzz Book; a story so riveting, so unique, so … Continue reading Announcing Our New YA Subscription Club!
This post comes from our inventory manager Raul. A Fine Summer's Day by Charles Todd One of my favorite series, the Ian Rutledge mysteries are beautifully written and psychologically tense. In this new book, Todd takes us to the England Rutledge knew before the Great War. As an inspector for Scotland Yard, Rutledge is charged with finding … Continue reading Raul’s Top 5 Reads of 2015
This post comes from Scott Butki. Sarah Barnes has combined her storytelling skills learned as a newspaper reporter for various newspapers, most recently the Austin American-Statesman, with quite a story - about raising a daughter with an atypical brain - to produce a fascinating memoir. I'm going to steal a quote from the back of … Continue reading An Interview With Sarah Barnes
This post comes from our gifts inventory assistant and artist Tomoko. Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman (I am so stoked that one of my favorites won the National Book Award for Young Adults ) I love this book because it's incredibly and beautifully written. It tells the story of a young man who is starting to … Continue reading Tomoko’s Top 5 Books of 2015
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein "This shockingly candid memoir by the polymath creative engine behind Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag, and Portlandia scratches a nerve, revealing uncomfortable truths behind musical competition, the creative process, and the embattled humanity of this celebrated virtuoso. It can't all be rock and roll fun." Don't Suck, Don't Die: Giving … Continue reading Steven’s Top 5 Books of 2015
The post comes from our barista and bookseller, Christy Popp. All the Mitch Albom titles that I have chosen have been quick and satisfying reads. They are reliably enjoyable and induce a bit of above-and-beyond contemplation. His newest release, The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto does no less but felt entirely different in scope. This … Continue reading Christy’s Holiday Pick: THE MAGIC STRINGS OF FRANKIE PRESTO
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