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~post by Joe T. Welcome back, ghouls and ghasts, as we continue bringing you Bookpeople’s top selling horror novels since Halloween last graced our calendars. World War Z was tops in our charts and The Shining (in anticipation of the release of Doctor Sleep, perhaps) came in a solid middle place. Impressive for a nearly … Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween: Day 4 “Bestselling Horror – Part 2”
If you’d like to keep up with all of our BookKids news, subscribe to our monthly BookKids e-newsletter. We also have all of our usual fun & fabulous storytimes happening this month for your very young readers. All storytimes and events are free and open to the public. Join us! ______________________________________________________________ U P C O M I N G … Continue reading What’s Happening in BookKids?
~post by Joe T. From October to October is a 12 month period that defines the Horror Year. Halloween is a holiday that can act as both Christmas and New Year: some people only read nightmarish fiction during that one month, others use it as a celebration to kick-off a whole new list of books … Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween: Day 3 “Bestselling Horror”
We are SUPER excited to announce that this month's Statesman Selects pick is the fabulous new short story collection by Kelly Luce, Three Scenarios in Which Hana Sasaki Grows a Tail. The book is the first published by the fine folks at A Strange Object, the new Austin-based small press we may have mentioned one … Continue reading Statesman Selects: THREE SCENARIOS IN WHICH HANA SASAKI GROWS A TAIL
~post by Joe T. Ahhhhh, Day 2 of our 31 Days of Halloween continues our exploration of The Nightmare Factory Bookclub. Meeting the third Tuesday of every month, we journey into the heart of terror. Yesterday we gave you the books we read from January through June and now we close out the list with … Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween: Day 2 “The Nightmare Factory”
The cover of Burgundy's new memoir was revealed over on Entertainment Weekly today. Well done, Crown Publishing, well done. Let Me Off at the Top: My Classy Life & Other Musings will be on our shelves November 19. You can pre-order a copy right over here. The memoir promises "a rare glimpse behind the camera … Continue reading Ron Burgundy Cover Revealed!
~post by Joe T. "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear. And the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." - H. P. Lovecraft The Nightmare Factory is a horror-centric book club I started back in 2011 with my pal Steven Warren. Named after the collection of stories by … Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween: Day One “The Nightmare Factory”
Do you like doughnuts? How about bowling? Yes and yes? Stop right where you are and meet Arnie. Want to know more? Take a gander at: Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut: Bowling Alley Bandit by Laurie Keller.
Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution: From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad by Brett Martin Reviewed by Andrew Difficult Men by Brett Martin is a great exploration of TV's Third Golden Age, as it's come to be known. On the cover is Tony Soprano and Walter … Continue reading A Look at TV’s Third Golden Age
Carol Burnett once said, “Comedy is tragedy – plus time”. When asked to quantify the unqualified success of the Stand Up Sit Down book club with a similarly elegant equation, Flippo and Steven, the heroic hosts of the same, formulated the following function: “Book club meetings are equal parts calamity, regret, awkward romantic advances, punk … Continue reading Calamity, Regret & Awkward Romantic Advances. Join Us!
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