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Wednesday, January 27th 2010, was an interesting day for the literary world. As the president was preparing for his State of the Union address two literary giants passed away: J.D. Salinger died at 91 and Howard Zinn at the age of 87. Today I would like to remember one of my heroes. Howard Zinn has … Continue reading BookPeople remembers Howard Zinn
So, I thought Haslett wasn't gonna write anymore? I was told that after writing one of the most well received books of 2002, our good friend Adam would be finishing up at Yale Law, then becoming a lawyer. This was sad for me; don’t these authors know that they owe me something? I'm glad I was mistaken.
J.M. Coetzee is messing with my mind! In his newest installment of what some people are calling his memoirs, Johnny dealt us another heavy blow of tongue-in-cheek mind tricks. Is this all one big practical joke? What am I supposed to do when the world’s most critically acclaimed author is making fun of me like … Continue reading Staff Review: J.M. Coetzee’s SUMMERTIME
This post was written by Scott Montgomery, a BookPeople employee and host of the Hard Word Book Club. Hard Word focuses on crime and mystery novels. Their next meeting is on Wednesday, January 27th at 7PM. I wanted our Hard Word Book Club to kick off the year in a spirit of fun, since I … Continue reading Hard Word Book Club takes on a Hard Case
Brian Hart, local author and graduate of UT's Michener Center will be at BookPeople this Thursday night (1/21) at 7 PM to read from his debut novel Then Came the Evening . Hart spent time working as a carpenter, welder, drywall hanger, dishwasher, commercial fisherman, line cook, and janitor until he won the 2005 Keane Prize for Literature.
Ted Gioia is an author and musician, responsible for several scholarly, yet avidly readable chronicles on the history of blues, jazz and work songs. His most famous book, The History of Jazz, is an epic sprawling survey of this century's most dynamic genre. His new work, The Birth (and Death) of the Cool, is a cultural study of the social attitudes of the 20th century, how 'cool' became the prevailing style, and how advertisers use it to their advantage.
This great article by Larry Rohter popped up in the New York Times (click here). The article is about Open Letter Books, one of the best small publishers in the country.
On Friday, January 1st, 2010 come into BookPeople for a sweet deal on almost everything in the store! To thank our loyal customers and friends in the community, we're offering 20% on most items.
First Night Austin is raffling off a custom-painted Vespa (now on display on our second floor) to benefit Austin's downtown New Year's Eve celebration. For $25, you can buy a chance to win the scooter (provided by Vespa Austin), which is decorated by artist Sheri Mays and autographed by director Richard Linklater.
Still looking for that perfect gift? The clock is ticking. Luckily, we asked a few Austin-area authors for their holiday shopping suggestions:
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