While its cover hints at its sensuality, don’t let the flowered sheets mislead you—Innocents and Others is a bold novel of subversive characters and eccentric technologies. Beginning in 1980s L.A., it follows Meadow and Carrie, best friends who grow up to be successful filmmakers (of very different varieties), and one of their sad and seductive … Continue reading Top Shelf in March: INNOCENTS AND OTHERS by Dana Spiotta
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Countdown to Lita Ford: 3 Days!
Only 3 days to go! 80s rocker and former Runaway Lita Ford will be here at BookPeople to speak about her new memoir, Living Like a Runaway, in conversation with Raoul Hernandez of The Austin Chronicle. We’re counting down the days to the February 27 event by looking back at life in music. Did you know that for years, … Continue reading Countdown to Lita Ford: 3 Days!
New Books! 2/23/16
Living Like a Runaway by Lita Ford In this long-awaited memoir, heavy metal's leading female rocker (Rolling Stone) opens up about the 70s and 80s music scene and her trailblazing life as the lead guitarist of pioneering band the Runaways and her platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated solo career. Lita Ford will speak & sign here at BookPeople … Continue reading New Books! 2/23/16
#ShareYourShelf: Bookseller Edition
Every shelf is different and every bookshelf tells a different story. Writer and historian Lydia Pyne finds bookshelves to be holders not just of books but of so many other things: values, vibes, and verbs that can be contained and displayed in the buildings and rooms of contemporary human existence. To celebrate our 2/18 event … Continue reading #ShareYourShelf: Bookseller Edition
New Books! 2/16/16
The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hamer Newly single mom Beth has one constant, gnawing worry: that her dreamy eight-year-old daughter, Carmel, who has a tendency to wander off, will one day go missing. And then one day, it happens: On a Saturday morning thick with fog, Beth takes Carmel to a local … Continue reading New Books! 2/16/16
Meike Reviews HOW NOT TO DIE by Michael Greger
This post come from Meike Alana. Dr. Michael Greger will speak and sign How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease Friday, February 19 at 7PM. At the beginning of the year, book stores are overwhelmed by new releases promoting weight loss. For most people, “losing weight” tops their … Continue reading Meike Reviews HOW NOT TO DIE by Michael Greger
New Books! 2/9/16
Shylock Is My Name by Howard Jacobson (Top Shelf in February!) “Shylock Is My Name, Howard Jacobson’s reimagining of The Merchant of Venice for the 21st century, is the second installment of the Hogarth Shakespeare series, in which many of today’s greatest writers will put their own spin on Shakespeare’s plays. The series launched last fall, with … Continue reading New Books! 2/9/16
Statesman Selects in February: EXIT RIGHT by Daniel Oppenheimer
BookPeople is proud to partner with the Austin American-Statesman for their monthly Statesman Selects program. Each month, BookPeople will highlight the Statesman’s top recommended read for Austin. February's pick is Exit Right: The People Who Left the Left and Reshaped the American Century by Daniel Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer will join us here at BookPeople Friday, February … Continue reading Statesman Selects in February: EXIT RIGHT by Daniel Oppenheimer
Wormholes & Indie Bands: An Interview with Mo Daviau
Mo Daviau will speak & sign Every Anxious Wave here at BookPeople next Wednesday, February 10 at 7! 1. What came first in the inception of this book - time travel or music? Time travel. The majority of my daydreams involve time travel. For most of my life, I've been impatient about getting to something … Continue reading Wormholes & Indie Bands: An Interview with Mo Daviau
New Books! 2/2/16
New in Hardcover The Vegetarian by Han Kang “The Vegetarian is about transformation: birthmarks bloom into flowers, trees alight with flames, arms stretch out into roots, a bird speaks with a mother’s voice, a piece of art transcends the piece itself to shatter several lives. Yeong-hye’s violent dreams are a product of a lifetime of … Continue reading New Books! 2/2/16
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