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~post by Julie W. I don't often beg, but please, please, read Benediction. Everyone should know Kent Haruf. The emotional power he packs into deceptively simple sentences left me crying into cocktail napkins on a crowded airplane as I tore through the end of this wonderful novel. If you read Plainsong then you know what I'm talking … Continue reading Read this book: BENEDICTION by Kent Haruf
~ Post by Marie. Original Artwork by Alex Rosental “Mawage. Mawage is what bwings us togeva, today.” This is perhaps one of my favorite movie quotes of all time. So much so that I requested my best friend and maid of honor to consider incorporating it into her toast at my wedding, maybe, if she … Continue reading Sci Friday: Mawage is What Brings Us Togeva. And also, THE PRINCESS BRIDE.
Only a few more days until Timmy Failure is introduced to the world! We're honored to host the national launch event for this funny new book from acclaimed Pearls Before Swine cartoonist Stephan Pastis. If you or a young reader you know is a fan of Diary of a Wimpy Kid or Big Nate, you must meet … Continue reading It’s Almost Time for TIMMY FAILURE!
Hillary-Anne recommends The Feminist Ryan Gosling.
Hand In Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America by Andrea Pinkney By exploring the profound impact these particular African American men have each had within ten different eras of American life (from the 18th century through the present), Andrea Pinkney provides young readers with a fascinating perspective on the broader topic of America … Continue reading Great Children’s Books to Celebrate Black History Month
Just received a shipment of these awesome Scrabble mugs. We love them!
Check out Michael Sieben's awesome illustrations in the brand new edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, on sale today. We're stoked to welcome him here tonight at 7p to speak about his work and sign copies of the book. The Austin Chronicle chatted with him recently about his work and his Austin love: "I … Continue reading New Work from Artist Michael Sieben
~post by Meghan G. Every week our team of children's booksellers gathers to talk about upcoming books, events, displays, and anything else that's going on in the world of kids' books. We also chat about what we're currently exited about handselling (both brand-new releases and older favorites). Here's what we are talking about this week: … Continue reading Notes From the Kids Staff
~post by Consuelo I was born and raised in Pampa, Texas – a town in which Woody Guthrie lived several years during that definitive time of The Dust Bowl, when he was first learning that he had something to say and that he wanted to say it with music. As a child, us elementary school … Continue reading This Land is Our Land: Woody Guthrie’s Texas
~Post by Tommy Over the years there has been a lot of talk and complaint that Science Fiction is very much a boy's club. One only has to look at the ABCs of Sci Fi to see that: Asimov, Bradbury, Clarke. Look at some of the other “classic greats” of the genre and you'll see … Continue reading Sci Friday: Lois McMaster Bujold
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