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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! April Buzz Book Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton Maddy says, "In the … Continue reading Teen Thursday! (4/14/16)
A Night of Queer Performance is an evening of live readings and performance art featuring members of the Central Texas LGBTQ community. Organized by ACC Professor Louisa Spaventa, this event will feature Paige Schilt (educator, activist, and author of Queer, Rock, Love—A Family Memoir); Katy Koonce (musician and psychotherapist); Crystal Bird Caviel (performer, writer, and … Continue reading Austin Event – A Night of Queer Performance
Here‘s selection of titles that are coming out this month that I’m really excited about! Of course there are more than just these being released so keep your eyes and ears open for other books that might tickle your fancy. All text is from publisher copy except where notated. Enjoy! April 5th 100 Bullets Book … Continue reading #2016ComicBookRenaissance: Joe T.’s April Pull List (4.11.16)
The Regional Office is Under Attack by Manuel Gonzalez "Like the best of the stories it satirizes so gently, it’s rollicking good fun on the surface, action-packed and shiny in all the right places; underneath that surface, though, it’s thoughtful and well considered. Gonzales has created a superheroic fighting force of the kind we’ve grown … Continue reading New Books! 4/12/16
Today is a special day in the world of children's literature as we're celebrating 100 years in the life of Beverly Clearly, whose work has been enjoyed by over three generations. Publishing almost fifty books before retiring, she's received the National Medal of Arts award (in the Oval Office), a Newbery Medal, and was named a Library of Congress … Continue reading Happy 100th Birthday, Beverly Cleary!
I recently read Kim Stanley Robinson's novel, 2312. Having never read Robinson's work before, not even his acclaimed Mars Trilogy, I was a little unprepared for how epic in scope this book turned out to be. Not only was the world he envisioned broad in spectrum - encompassing a solar system completely populated with humans … Continue reading Austin Event – Kim Stanley Robinson at UT
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. April’s pick is The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer by Skip Hollandsworth. Hollandsworth will join us here at BookPeople Thursday, April 14 at 7PM to … Continue reading April 2016 Statesman Selects: THE MIDNIGHT ASSASSIN by Skip Hollandsworth
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. #93 on Douglas Brode's list of … Continue reading Fantastic Planets #93 – Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Fellside by M.R. Carey "Orange is the New Black meets Ghost in this follow-up to M. R. Carey's 2014 novel The Girl With All the Gifts. Like his previous novel. I read this one in little over a day and was completely immersed in the narrative. I don't want to give anything away but if … Continue reading New Books! 4/5/16
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 – April
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