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One thing I like is finding a book by a new author that totally blows me away, and then sharing that title with as many people as I can. It does not happen as often as you'd think – I can't begin to tell you how many new books I get about fifty pages … Continue reading Top Shelf in August: THE SUMMER THAT MELTED EVERYTHING
A recent article in the Atlantic heralded the value of independent publishers as vehicles for promoting creative and original literature, and honestly, we couldn’t agree more! It seems a natural fit for an independent bookstore to be enamored with independent publishers, but allow us to reiterate a few of the points from the article and … Continue reading In Praise of Indie Presses: NYRB
Ellen's pick of the week: Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers who Changed the World written & illustrated by Rachel Ignotofsky "From Hypatia to Maryam Mirzakhani, this is a wonderful and informative introduction to women who are left-brain thinkers (mostly) and the contributions they have made to our knowledge & understanding of the world. The author … Continue reading New Books! 7/26/16
Monterey Bay by Lindsay Hatton “Plunge right into 1940s Monterey, and the Cannery Row made famous by John Steinbeck, in this historical novel about famously charming biologist Ed Ricketts. In limpid prose and acutely captured sensual detail, Hatton tells the story of 15-year-old Margot Fiske, who arrives at Cannery Row with her entrepreneurial father, but snarls … Continue reading New Books! 7/19/16
We can't wait for Bronwen Dickey to bring her book Pit Bull to our store this Friday, 7/22 at 7PM. It's a hugely illuminating story that reveals how this infamous breed became the most demonized and supposedly the most dangerous of dogs—and what role humans have played in creating that myth. "Bronwen Dickey blew my mind … Continue reading Getting Excited for PIT BULL at Austin Animal Center
This post comes from our booksellers Jason and Griffin. The LdRc is a new BookPeople book club that will meet every month at Doc's Motorworks on 38th Street. Lexicon: the vocabulary of a language, an individual speaker or group of speakers, or a subject devil: it is all in the details Readers: books, made to be … Continue reading Introducing the LEXICON devil READERS club
Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn In this radiant, highly anticipated debut, a cast of unforgettable women battle for independence while a maelstrom of change threatens their Jamaican village. Capturing the distinct rhythms of Jamaican life and dialect, Nicole Dennis- Benn pens a tender hymn to a world hidden among pristine beaches and … Continue reading New Books! 7/5/16
We are looking for some part time event staff to help facilitate the author events we do at schools around Austin during the fall 2016 season. Ideal candidates are book enthusiasts with some knowledge of children's literature and an interest in meeting some of kid lit's most talented stars. You will be BookPeople's ambassador to these authors, … Continue reading We’re Hiring!
Coming Sunday, July 17th at 2PM: JOHN DOE of the legendary L.A. punk band X!! He'll be speaking about and signing Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk. EVENT DETAILS. "The true story of the Los Angeles punk scene. A set of vivid personal essays. The most artist-centered look yet at a … Continue reading Just Booked! JOHN DOE of the L.A. Punk Band X
Ollie thought of every trick he’d ever seen in every battle movie he and Billy had watched and in every book that had been read to them. “Okay!” he commanded. “Our plan is gonna be: do some Robin Hood, and some Use the Force Luke, and some Trojan Horse, and some...Yellow Submarine.” - Ollie’s Odyssey, … Continue reading Top Shelf in July: OLLIE’S ODYSSEY by William Joyce
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