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This post comes from our former bookseller Steven Warren. There are a number of high water marks that a person hits on the way to actual, mental adulthood. Things like financial independence, the onset of bodily failure, and becoming genuinely annoyed by teenagers and their antics are all telltale signs of maybe kind of being … Continue reading Stephen’s Pick: DAVE HILL DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
This review comes from our event team member Meike. Temperatures are rising and it’s officially pool and beach season, so it’s time to lighten up our reading selections—even the most highbrow reader might want to throw in some less serious reading over the next few months. And The Weekenders by Mary Kay Andrews fits the … Continue reading Staff Review: THE WEEKENDERS by Mary Kay Andrews
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. May's pick is White Sands: Experiences from the Outside World by Geoff Dyer. Dyer will join us here at BookPeople Thursday, May 19 at 7PM to speak and … Continue reading Statesman Selects in May: WHITE SANDS by Geoff Dyer
R, our exchange intern from France, asked some of our booksellers what they're currently reading: Sarah H is reading: A Hundred Thousand Worlds by Bob Proehl [coming out in June] It took her a while to get into this story about a woman and her kid on a road-trip through the United States, but the further … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
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! TTBF 2016 Keynotes Announced! ICYMI, the TTBF keynote speakers have been announced! From TTBF: … Continue reading Teen Thursday! (5/12/16)
We post here about book after book, but rarely do we talk about the publishers behind the books. We are gearing up for a great event next week with Martin Seay (Monday, May 16th at 7pm) and his new book, Mirror Thief, which is the new hot release from independent publisher Melville House. Melville House is a … Continue reading Publisher Spotlight: Melville House
Welcome to our Book Club Corner, where each month we highlight books new to paperback we think would make perfect picks for your next book club discussion. If you’re looking to join a book club, we host a wide variety of free, bookseller-run book clubs right here at BookPeople. Join us! We love to talk books. FEATURED … Continue reading Book Club Corner – May
LaRose: A Novel by Louise Erdrich In this literary masterwork, Louise Erdrich, the bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning The Round House and the Pulitzer Prize nominee The Plague of Doves wields her breathtaking narrative magic in an emotionally haunting contemporary tale of a tragic accident, a demand for justice, and a profound act … Continue reading New Books! 5/10/16
In anticipation of the final book in Justin Cronin's The Passage trilogy, The City of Mirrors (May 24th), bookseller Sarah H. revisits the first two bestselling books. Justin Cronin will be at BookPeople on June 11th at 6pm! When Justin Cronin's The Passage was released in 2010, I only took notice because of the ravings … Continue reading The Passage Trilogy – Book 1
Terri Farley has always loved horses, riding, and the wide open sky. She has worked as a waitress, a journalist, and a teacher, and now writes books full time. She is the author of The Phantom Stallion series for young readers and Seven Tears Into The Sea, a contemporary Celtic fantasy YA. In September, she … Continue reading BookKids are Wild at Heart!
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