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Demi is the BookKids Event and Marketing Coordinator. Her favorite convention is HeroesCon in Charlotte, NC, where she spends her time hoping Kevin Wada will become her best friend. It's that time of year again! I'm heading to HeroesCon tomorrow, and San Diego Comic Con will be upon us before we know it, running from July … Continue reading It’s That Time Again! Summer Reading for the Con Season
If you've been following along with us, you know that this month we are putting the spotlight on independent publishers. The ones who pick up the talent that gets passed up by the big publishing houses. This week, in honor of our She Writes Press Tour event Wednesday, June 22 at 7PM we are pointing that … Continue reading PUBLISHER SPOTLIGHT: She Writes Press
The Girls by Emma Cline Northern California, during the violent end of the 1960s. A lonely and thoughtful teenager, Evie Boyd, sees a group of girls in the park, and is immediately caught by their freedom, their careless dress, their dangerous aura of abandon. Soon, Evie is in drawn into the circle of a soon-to-be … Continue reading New Books! 6/14/16
This year, four science fiction-loving booksellers will delve into Fantastic Planets, Forbidden Zones, and Lost Continents: The 100 Greatest Science-Fiction Films, the new book by film historian Douglas Brode. They’ll watch the movies, read Brode’s take, and tell you – point blank – how they feel about all of it. #35 on Douglas Brode's list of … Continue reading Fantastic Planets #35 – Fantastic Planet/La Planete Sauvage (1973)
It's summer now, and we know that means watermelon, lemonade, and vacation from all things school. But here at BookPeople, we wanted to take a moment and remember all our INCREDIBLE school visits from this past year! During the 2015-2016 school year, BookPeople facilitated more than 100 events at more than 50 schools in the … Continue reading What an Amazing School Year!
From one of the most interesting and iconic musicians of our time comes a piercingly tender, funny, and harrowing account of the path from suburban poverty and alienation to a life of beauty, squalor and unlikely success out of the NYC club scene of the late '80s and '90s. Moby has had his fair share … Continue reading MOBY’s Porcelain Playlist: A Memoir Soundtrack
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! We're bringing you YA news from around the globe and highlights from the BookPeople Teen Press Corps Blog! Don't forget to check out the blog for new reviews, event reports, and other teen news! TTBF16 Author Lineup! ICYMI, the Texas Teen Book Festival has released the full author … Continue reading Teen Thursday (6/9/16)
This month we are spotlighting independent publishers because we love them. They sift through the unheard of or the unwanted by big publishing houses. The ones that seem far, far away. On Monday we shined the light on A Strange Object, today we are putting that light on Unnamed Press. "The Unnamed Press publishes literature … Continue reading PUBLISHER SPOTLIGHT: Unnamed Press
Smoke has one of the most highly original premises of any novel I've read recently, and yet it also has elements of Dickens, Philip Pullman and Suzanne Collins, among others. Vyleta seems to pull from many ideas, but re-imagines them in a unique way. His style has much to do with it. At times his … Continue reading Top Shelf in June: SMOKE by Dan Vyleta
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (signed first editions!) "Both heart warming and heart wrenching, I was glued to the pages of Homegoing. Gyasi's tale of a family split apart is told through many generations of characters, each with a unique voice. I felt connected to each as their stories wove together to form a powerful novel … Continue reading New Books! 6/7/16
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