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In the Required Reading Revisited Book Club we focus on books considered “Required Reading” by most educational institutions, i.e. books you read (or were supposed to read) in school – either high school or university. Valentine's Day greeted the Required Reading Revisited book club with a lovely day on the BookPeople patio (our regular 3rd … Continue reading Required Reading Revisited – March
Only 5 days away! 80s rocker and former Runaway Lita Ford will be here at BookPeople to speak about her new memoir, Living Like a Runaway, in conversation with Raoul Hernandez of The Austin Chronicle. We’re counting down the days to the February 27 event by looking back at Ford’s career. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioiiMuKkMTU Let's kick this countdown off with Lita's signature … Continue reading Countdown to Lita Ford: 5 Days!
The #1 spot on Douglas Brode's list of 100 Greatest Science-Fiction Films is the 1927 Fritz Lang classic, Metropolis This is an incredible piece of cinema by any standard, and in order to pay it proper tribute we four booksellers held a private screening of Metropolis and would like to share our thoughts about it … Continue reading Fantastic Planets #1 – Metropolis
Every shelf is different and every bookshelf tells a different story. Writer and historian Lydia Pyne finds bookshelves to be holders not just of books but of so many other things: values, vibes, and verbs that can be contained and displayed in the buildings and rooms of contemporary human existence. To celebrate our 2/18 event … Continue reading #ShareYourShelf: Bookseller Edition
Thomas W. Recommends: Suicide Squad by Tom Ostrander & Luke McDonnell I'm sure I'm one of only a few people who have ever asked the question what if the Dirty Dozen had superpowers? Luckily for me one of the people who asked that question was John Ostrander, who also answered that question in 1987 when … Continue reading #2016ComicBookRenaissance Staff Selections (2.17.16)
The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hamer Newly single mom Beth has one constant, gnawing worry: that her dreamy eight-year-old daughter, Carmel, who has a tendency to wander off, will one day go missing. And then one day, it happens: On a Saturday morning thick with fog, Beth takes Carmel to a local … Continue reading New Books! 2/16/16
The skies over Austin are awash with phantasmagoria on the third Tuesday of every month. Like clockwork on some planet where clocks keep track only of the passage of Tuesdays, enigmatic shadows with burning, red eyes are seen floating in a most peculiar way before descending through the treetops to land at the entrance to … Continue reading The Nightmare Factory Book Club Met The Mothman And Lived To Tell About It!
This post come from Meike Alana. Dr. Michael Greger will speak and sign How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease Friday, February 19 at 7PM. At the beginning of the year, book stores are overwhelmed by new releases promoting weight loss. For most people, “losing weight” tops their … Continue reading Meike Reviews HOW NOT TO DIE by Michael Greger
JUST BOOKED! We're thrilled to announce bestselling author CASSANDRA CLARE will speak & sign LADY MIDNIGHT (The Dark Artifices Book 1) in the Mabee Ballroom at St. Edward's University Wednesday, March 16th at 7PM! Tickets are now available and include a copy of the book! If you can’t make the event, we are taking orders for signed copies of the book. We … Continue reading JUST ANNOUNCED! Cassandra Clare at St. Edward’s University!
We're getting ready to celebrate Valentine's Day with the one and only Pierce Brown! He'll speak and sign the finale of his Red Rising trilogy, Morning Star, in our store Sunday, 2/14 at 3PM. Books and tickets are now available. When and how did the original idea for Red Rising first pop into your head? … Continue reading An Interview with Pierce Brown
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