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We are honored and excited to host Isabel Allende this coming Monday, November 16 at 7PM, in conversation with Austin author Antonio Ruiz-Camacho. Allende’s books, all written in her native Spanish, have been translated into more than 35 languages and have sold more than 65 million copies. Many of them are magic-realist family sagas that … Continue reading Internationally Bestselling Author ISABEL ALLENDE Comes to BookPeople
The turn of the last century marked an explosion of continental European writing and a literary movement that would evolve into modernism, existentialism, and postmodernism. Many of the names in this scene comprise the familiar mainstays of the classics section at the bookstore, but then there is Robert Walser. More popular during his brush with fame than any … Continue reading STAFF PICK: Looking at Pictures by Robert Walser
We were absolutely delighted to have Mary Gaitskill in our store to speak about and sign her new novel, The Mare. While she was here, she left us with a list of books to read, and now we're passing that list on to you! Snow by Orhan Pamuk Dread, yearning, identity, intrigue, the lethal chemistry between secular … Continue reading Reading Recommendations from Mary Gaitskill
Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush by Jon Meacham (speaking & signing 11/17) Pulitzer Prize winning author Jon Meacham chronicles the life of George Herbert Walker Bush. Drawing on President Bush’s personal diaries, on the diaries of his wife, Barbara, and on extraordinary access to the forty-first president and his … Continue reading New Books! 11/10/15
~post by Children's Book Buyer Meghan G. Talking about our country's fraught relationship with race is never easy. Many of us struggle as parents and educators to know how exactly to talk about America's experiences with race and racial prejudice (past and present) with young kids. As "Black Lives Matter" is at the forefront of dialogue in … Continue reading New Children’s Books Tackle Race and History with Candor and Grace
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 Picks – November
Many moons ago, a man named Scott Montgomery rolled into town with a big idea: create a curated crime fiction bookstore right inside BookPeople. Scott had read it all, from police procedurals to thrillers; cozies to hardboiled noir. The powers that be took one look at his resume (and his bookshelf) and handed him the keys … Continue reading Celebrating Five Years of MysteryPeople
~post by Julie W. It must be fall because my kitchen is calling. These last few weeks, as central Texas temperatures have descended from their 90 degree heights and we've turned off our air conditioners and opened our windows, I've broken out the slow cooker, the rice cooker, the recipes that call for preheated ovens and … Continue reading A Quick Fall Feast From SIMPLY NIGELLA
The effects of Hurricane Patricia couldn't dampen our spirits when we had the great privilege of hosting Brian Selznick at Westlake Performing Arts Center in October for his first Texas tour. Although the weather unfortunately dampened our scheduled pre-show festivities, Brian's presentation about his latest book, The Marvels, dazzled attendees--as did his spiffy tuxedo. We were … Continue reading A Rainy Night Brightened by Brian Selznick
We love Mary Gaitskill for her gorgeous and daring short fiction and novels, such as Bad Behaviorand the National Book Award finalist, Veronica. Her latest novel, The Mare, is a no-holds-barred dive into the psychology of two women - one grown and living in the suburbs; one stepping into gritty adolescence in Brooklyn - as … Continue reading MARY GAITSKILL Brings THE MARE to BookPeople!
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