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Cathy Maxwell is the Austin-based author of over thirty best-selling historical romance novels. She writes a monthly column for BookPeople. Visit www.cathymaxwell.com to learn more. I heartily endorse February as being Heart Month. One thing we need in the world is more love. So, here are some books that I know you will love. Beyond Scandal and … Continue reading The Romance Bookshelves: February Edition
Enjoy a good mystery? Consider joining Murder in the Afternoon, our book club dedicated to crime and thriller fiction. The next meeting is Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. on BookPeople's third floor. Below, Scott shares a bit more about the group. Crimes don't always have to be committed at night. Our Murder in the Afternoon book club meets … Continue reading Book Club Spotlight: Murder in the Afternoon
Voyage Out is one of the store's most established book clubs. It's been around for almost ten years! We asked Brian to share a bit about the group's history and habits. Check out what he had to say below and don't miss the next meeting on February 25 at 5 p.m. on the third floor of … Continue reading Book Club Spotlight: Voyage Out
The Nightmare Factory Book Club meets the third Tuesday of every month to discuss the best in literary horror fiction. Join us February 20, if you dare! Legend has it that there is an enchanted table in the remotest corner of the BookPeople café that, when approached with the proper reverence, bestows tremendous restorative properties … Continue reading Book Club Spotlight: The Nightmare Factory
The Required Reading Revisited (RRR) Book Club meets the second Sunday of every month to chat about titles that regularly appear on school syllabi. Below, Consuelo recaps January's meeting and provides a glimpse of what's next. See you February 11! We met in January to discuss Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Published in … Continue reading Book Club Spotlight: Required Reading Revisited
The Uncomfortable Reads Book Club meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 PM in the BookPeople café. All those open to expanding their worldviews are encouraged to attend. Join Jason and Aleks for The Uncomfortable Reads Book Club on Tuesday, January 23. They'll be be talking about The Way to the Spring: Life and … Continue reading Get uncomfortable at BookPeople: Jan. 23
The Nightmare Factory book club meets the third Tuesday of every month to discuss the best in literary horror fiction. Join us, if you dare! Everyone knows Thanksgiving is the most evil holiday, and the kitchens in the Nightmare Factory have had a busy month churning out dish after dish of greasy, grimy gopher guts … Continue reading TONIGHT: Better wear a bib to the BookPeople Café
The Nightmare Factory book club meets the third Tuesday of every month to discuss the best in literary horror fiction. Join us, if you dare! As the world rolls haphazardly through space, ever closer to the Halloween Dimension, our Nightmare Factory book club prepares for the voyage home. Every October, we wait with bated breath, … Continue reading TONIGHT: Get the bejeezus scared outta you in the BookPeople Café
I’ve had the privilege of hosting BookPeople’s Required Reading Revisited book club since October 2013, when we read Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. Since then I’ve read 38 more titles with this group, trying to keep a variety of fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary. Some books I was reading for the very first time, … Continue reading Bon Voyage, Required Reading Revisited!
MONA Children of Paradise: The Struggle for the Soul of Iran by Laura Secor "Earlier this year, I picked up an advanced reading copy of Laura Secor’s Children of Paradise: The Struggle for the Soul of Iran. Of the many great reads in our Middle Eastern Studies section, this new release is especially important and timely given … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
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