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Patriot Number One by Lauren Hilgers: Austinite Lauren Hilgers lived in Shanghai for 6 years, writing and reporting on local events. Now she’s investigating the lives of Chinese immigrants in America, and the result is the deeply reported and beautifully wrought Patriot Number One, detailing a world hidden in plain sight. We couldn't be more … Continue reading New Releases: 3/20
Twelve Steps to Normal by Farrah Penn: When Kira's father enters rehab, she's forced to leave everything behind--her home, her best friends, her boyfriend...everything she loves. Now her father's sober (again) and Kira is returning home, determined to get her life back to normal...exactly as it was before she was sent away. But is that … Continue reading New Releases 3/13
Closer Than You Know by Brad Parks: MysteryPeople presents an author event with CLOSER THAN YOU KNOW author Brad Parks! Scott heads our MysteryPeople sector and recommends Brad Parks' new book, out today! He says, "Parks delivers an engaging, well crafted thriller, with reversals and reveals that have you constantly going into the next chapter. … Continue reading New Releases 3/6
Educated by Tara Westover: The memoir of a woman who grew up in the mountains of Idaho with a separatist Mormon family who eschewed technology and education, instead teaching their children the survivalist skills of the pioneers. Tara Westover taught herself enough math and grammar to get into Brigham Young University and escaped to a … Continue reading New Releases 2/20
The Ambrose Deception by Emily Ecton: We're pretty excited for this new chapter book release! In The Ambrose Deception, three unlikely students are chosen to compete for a ten thousand-dollar scholarship, following clues that lead them to various locations around Chicago. At first the three contestants work independently, but it doesn't take long before each … Continue reading New Releases 2/13
The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú: Bookseller favorite coming through! We are so excited that not only is Francisco Cantú's book, The Line Becomes A River, finally out but we have an event with him next week on February 12! A memoir of what it's like to work on the border patrol, we're mesmerized … Continue reading New Releases 2/6
Into the Black Nowhere by Meg Gardiner: In southern Texas, on Saturday nights, women are disappearing. One vanishes from a movie theater. Another is ripped from her car at a stoplight. Another vanishes from her home while checking on her baby. Rookie FBI agent Caitlin Hendrix, newly assigned to the FBI’s elite Behavioral Analysis Unit, … Continue reading New Releases 1/30
Cowgirl Power: How to Kick Ass in Business and Life by Gay Gaddis: Founder and CEO of T3, one of the largest woman-owned advertising agencies in the world, owner of the historic Double Heart Ranch in the Texas Hill Country and renowned artist, Gay Gaddis is a powerful Texas woman. Her new book, COWGIRL POWER: … Continue reading New Releases: 1/23
Red Clocks by Leni Zumas: In RED CLOCKS, Leni Zumas imagines a future in which women's reproductive rights are fiercely regulated--abortion is illegal and dangerous, in-vitro fertilization has been criminalized, and no one may adopt unless partnered. Beautifully written, Zumas' story is perfect for readers of Margaret Atwood and Octavia Butler. Our booksellers are so … Continue reading New Releases 1/16
Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff: By now you've probably heard about the phenomenon that is Fire and Fury -- the tell-all book from Michael Wolff, a journalist who took advantage of the chaos and confusion to set up residence in the White House last year, recording interviews and revealing key players of the Trump presidency. … Continue reading New Releases: 01/09/18
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