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We noticed quite a bit of praise popping up this week for Kate Atkinson's Life After Life. We just put the cover blow-up in our Mystery section and those bright red roses are indeed attention-grabbing, though of course it's what's inside that counts. Atkinson tells the story of Ursula Todd, a girl born with a … Continue reading Looking Forward to LIFE AFTER LIFE
~post by Marie The Sci Fi/Fantasy genre is a genre that is actually two genres that is actually way more genres than that, like a dream inside a dream inside a dream. There are a lot of sub genres that fall broadly under Sci Fi or Fantasy, and there are quite a few books that … Continue reading Sci Friday: Steampunk Invasion
Is it too early to buzz about a book? Jessica JUST finished The Silver Star, the forthcoming novel from Jeannette Walls, and she is positively gushing about it! When she calms down we're going to get a few composed words (perhaps even paragraphs) out of her about it. But right now, we just want to … Continue reading Early Bookseller Love for THE SILVER STAR
Hey book lovers, look at the pleasant surprise that arrived this morning: signed first edition copies of The Burgess Boys, the new novel from Elizabeth Strout (bestselling author of Olive Kitteridge.) Available on our shelves and via our website, while supplies last. (We ship all over the globe, for those friends who are far from … Continue reading Signed First Edition Copies of THE BURGESS BOYS
Day One of the Voyage Out Book Group Tournament is up! BLOOD MERIDIAN v LOOK AT ME.
As mentioned before, The Voyage Out Book Group Tournament is happening! I thought I’d take a minute to introduce the group to anyone who may not know what we do.
We are a public reading group that meets the last Sunday of every month at 5pm. We meet at the wonderful and generous BookPeople Bookstore in Austin. We’ve been getting together and doing this for over four years, and I can’t tell you how rewarding it has been to read with the group members. Some people have been here from the beginning, some came shortly after, some have come by for a few months and left, and some came for the first time last Sunday. All of you have taught me something about reading.
Everyone is welcome, so come on by.
This tournament is a fun way to introduce you to the types of books we’ve been reading, and…
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If you were a fan of Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout's Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of linked short stories, then you'll want to get yourself down to a bookstore tomorrow and pick up The Burgess Boys, her new novel. Shelf Awareness gave it a great review: "Almost five years after winning a Pulitzer for the linked stories … Continue reading New From the Author of OLIVE KITTERIDGE
~post by Tommy So people often ask me how I got started reading science fiction and fantasy and like any good son, I blame my father. My parents read to me as a child and I learned to read by myself at a fairly young age. My favorites as a kid were always the adventure … Continue reading Sci Friday: Stepping Stones (Or, How a Sci Fi/Fantasy Fan is Born)
Here’s an awesome idea one of our books clubs is trying out – their very own Tournament of Books! They’ll be blogging as they go, so follow along. Check out the brackets and even fill out your own, if you want. Oh, book nerdom is the BEST kind of nerdom.
March Madness has infected me. So I began to think, what would happen if we had a tournament of our long literary voyage? Well, we’re gonna go for it!
Go here to see our bracket. If all goes well, I (and others) will be posting results and reasoning on this blog. The blog posts will be linked to our Facebook page.
This is going to be a lot of fun.
Love, Eric Carle (and BookPeople)
"Louisa Hall deftly explores the notions of romantic and familial regret in her debut novel, “The Carriage House.” And it’s already getting plenty of attention. Oprah has selected it as one of the top reads in March for her influential book club. Hall probably attracted Oprah’s attention — and will probably attract the attention of … Continue reading Statesman Selects Book Review: THE CARRIAGE HOUSE
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