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This Friday, June 7 at 7PM Austin's own Lucinda Hutson will be here with her new cookbook, ¡Viva Tequila! Cocktails, Cooking and Other Agave Adventures. You know who else will be here? T1 Tequila Uno. They'll offer a tequila sipping featuring Lucinda's Sangrita. Also on hand will be refreshments courtesy of the ever-generous, always-adored Saint … Continue reading ¡Viva Tequila!
Crap Kingdom by DC PiersonReviewed by StevenOrdinarily, I have little interest in the presumably exciting world of teen literature, but, when it comes to bizarre masterstrokes of creativity, my arbitrary genre preferences know no suggested age range. Therefore, when it was brought to my attention that DC Pierson, the mad genius behind the mind-bending bildungsroman … Continue reading CRAP KINGDOM: A Bizarre Masterstroke of Creativity
The Voyage Out Book Group’s Reader’s Guide to Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson
Book Information:
Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson
Vintage
192 pages
9780679744474
Region:
Contemporary Female Novelists from England
Other Books From Region:
Pat Barker’s Life Class
Zadie Smith’s NW
Author Bio:
Jeanette Winterson is one of the most talented, controversial, and perplexing novelists of our time. Although she has held many labels, Feminist and Experimentalist pop to my mind first, her writing has found a difficult time being pushed into a clean, marketable box. Good.
Born August 27th, 1959, she was adopted by a Pentecostal working class family. Her childhood was spent with this vehemently devout family in a small, factory town. This rigid upbringing lead her to not only rebel, but to rebel by sneaking out back to read books. Books were not always…
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Top Shelf: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra Reviewed by: Liz Wyckoff, Events Host & Blogger Even before I finished reading A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, I knew that I loved it. But in the weeks since I’ve finished the novel, I’ve noticed an amazing thing: everyone who has read it has loved … Continue reading Top Shelf in June: A CONSTELLATION OF VITAL PHENOMENA
"Over the course of 11 novels, Mosley has made Rawlins into both an exceptionally memorable character and something of an everyman, a detective who, quietly and not so quietly, struggles against the casual, institutional racism of his age and the machinations of the situation he is handed with equal vigor." - The Statesman's Joe Gross … Continue reading Statesman Selects: LITTLE GREEN by Walter Mosley
If you had as much fun as we did finding Waldo around Austin last summer, then you'll be excited to know we're getting ready to launch Find Waldo Local 2013 REALLY SOON! We'll have a big announcement for you on June 5, so stay tuned. For now, start getting those eyes ready to spot those … Continue reading Get Ready for Waldo…..
We know many of you out there are as excited as we are to welcome Jackson Galaxy to BookPeople on Monday, May 27 at 7pm with his new book, Cat Daddy. This is going to an epic event! To ensure that we are all prepared for an awesome time, here's what you need to know … Continue reading Cat Lovers, Are You Ready For This?
You know how it goes. You're at work, maybe it's a slow afternoon, and you turn to the bookseller standing next to you and ask, "If you could be the main character of a totally fake book, who would you be and what would be your storyline?" And then the two of you start messing … Continue reading Sci Friday: Booksellers Gone Wild (with Photoshop)
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker Reviewed by Consuelo I definitely judged this book by its appearance. Simply stated, it’s gorgeous. It has a beautiful illustration of the Washington Square Arch on the cover and rich, navy blue edged pages. Just the look of the book made me excited to crack it open … Continue reading THE GOLEM & THE JINNI: Simply Gorgeous
~Post by Children's Book Buyer Meghan G. Here is another round-up of some great kids books (new and old) that we're excited about right now. I personally can't say enough about On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne (and illustrated to perfection by Vladimir Radunsky). This astonishingly accessible picture … Continue reading Notes From the Kids Staff
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