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We’ve Got a Job: Learning How the Children of Birmingham Saved the Civil Rights Movement

~GUEST POST by Austin Author CYNTHIA LEVINSON Exactly 50 years ago this month, in April 1963, the Civil Rights Movement was heating up in Birmingham, Alabama. A minister there, Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, had been trying for seven years to desegregate the city that his friend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called the most racially violent … Continue reading We’ve Got a Job: Learning How the Children of Birmingham Saved the Civil Rights Movement →

Statesman Selects Review: THE EYE OF THE MAMMOTH

"Through it all, Harrigan writes with ease, with a straightforward, friendly thoughtfulness that lures you in and makes you wonder how someone can be so nice, so modest, so self-deprecating at times, when it’s obvious that writing as concisely and clearly as he does is quite difficult. And, yes, the topics are usually related to … Continue reading Statesman Selects Review: THE EYE OF THE MAMMOTH →

Voyage Out Tournament : Day 6

brianreadstuff's avatarThe Voyage Out Book Group

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Day 6 is here, and the match-ups are starting to get pretty tight. How do you decide between these books that we’ve loved so much? I couldn’t, so I had Lindsey (the decided leader of the group) choose the winners. I’m glad I was able to side step these tough choices. If you have a problem with her winners and losers, she will be at BookPeople on the 28th of this month discussing Pat Barker’s Life Class. You can yell at her then.

I honestly don’t think the group would exist without Lindsey. She is our organizer, cheerleader, and quality control manager. Nothing happens without her. She is also one of the most passionate readers I have ever met. Reading is not something she chooses to do, but something that she has been chosen to do. It’s a need for her.

I’m glad she decided to come out…

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Statesman Selects: THE EYE OF THE MAMMOTH by Stephen Harrigan

We’re very happy to announce the Statesman Selects pick for April is The Eye of the Mammoth by Stephen Harrigan! We’re proud to partner with the Austin American-Statesman to highlight one title each month that you shouldn’t miss. If it’s a Statesman Selects pick, you know it’s bound to be a good read. Pick up the Sunday edition of the Statesman on … Continue reading Statesman Selects: THE EYE OF THE MAMMOTH by Stephen Harrigan →

For the Kiddos: Excitement for EXCLAMATION MARK!

We're always on the lookout for books that encourage us to Keep it Weird. We're particularly interested in those books that encourage our young readers to Keep it Weird and not be afraid to totally be themselves. Which is why we're big fans of Exclamation Mark by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld. Please, take … Continue reading For the Kiddos: Excitement for EXCLAMATION MARK! →

Top Shelf in April: THE DRUNKEN BOTANIST by Amy Stewart

Top Shelf in April: The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart Reviewed by: Joe T. Amy Stewart is a national treasure. She writes the kind of books that your inner 10-year old loves to read. Whether it’s detailing the stories of deadly nightshade, fatal fungus, or toxic blue-green algae in her book Wicked Plants or exploring … Continue reading Top Shelf in April: THE DRUNKEN BOTANIST by Amy Stewart →