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It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring 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! Texas Teen Book Fest 2015 News! It's that time of year again - … Continue reading Teen Thursday 8/6/15
You are cordially invited to an evening of marvelous mischief, spectacular storytelling, and feats of bookish brilliance heretofore unseen in the city of Austin! Brian Selznick, bestselling author and illustrator of Wonderstruck and The Invention of Hugo Cabret, will take the stage at Westlake Performing Arts Center to present his latest creation, The Marvels. With the … Continue reading Announcing BRIAN SELZNICK with THE MARVELS October 24th!
~ post by children's book buyer Meghan G. Local author Liz Garton Scanlon has been giving us beautifully written picture books to sell for years, so I was intrigued to hear she was coming out with her first novel for kids. And, with an enchanting blend of science, faith, dreams, and adventure, I'm happy to … Continue reading Having a GREAT GOOD SUMMER with LIZ GARTON SCANLON
New in Hardcover The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman Growing up on idyllic St. Thomas in the early 1800s, Rachel's mother had never forgiven her for refusing to live by the rules. But Rachel's life is not her own as she’s been married off to save her father's business. When her husband dies suddenly … Continue reading New Books! 8/4/15
BookPeople is currently hiring event and birthday party staffers for our big, busy indie bookstore. We’re looking for eager, hard-working, friendly book enthusiasts who understand that bookselling and author events are fun, but they're also work. We do not sit around and read books all day (much as we’d like to). Bookselling, as anyone in the … Continue reading We’re Hiring! Event & Birthday Party Staffers Wanted
We're busy preparing the store for our event with President Jimmy Carter this Saturday, August 1st at 2:30PM. President Carter will be here at BookPeople to sign copies of his new book, A Full Life: Reflections at 90. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE. Tickets are available in-store and via bookpeople.com. If you will be attending this event … Continue reading President Jimmy Carter Event – Important Info & Updates
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring 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! Texas Teen Book Fest 2015 News! It's that time of year again - … Continue reading Teen Thursday 7/30/15
~Post by Demi, the BookKids Marketing and Merchandising Manager. She enjoys dramatic acts of heroism, complex and conflicted villains, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which has both. This month in BookKids we’re celebrating heroes and villains, good guys and bad guys. Some of my favorite heroes and villains come from children’s books--Harry Potter, Severus Snape, … Continue reading Are You a Good Witch or a Bad Witch?
This month's Top Shelf Pick (and the following review) came from Joe T., Assistant Buyer and Devout Miévillian. “I’m an urban guerilla I make bombs in my cellar” - Hawkwind “Urban Guerilla” Corporate-sponsored demolition forms logos from the explosions and debris. Icebergs suddenly appear, floating over London, creating microclimates that can take you from a … Continue reading Top Shelf in August: THREE MOMENTS OF AN EXPLOSION by China Miéville
Flippo Snakepit Gets Old: Daily Diary Comics 2010- 2012 by Ben Snakepit In his most recent collection (with a seventh, Manor Threat, coming soon), our baby boy's all growned up! I've read through all his comics about his daily life starting all the way back in 2001 so I feel like we're friends! Oh...wait.....Anyway, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, … Continue reading #2015ComicBookRenaissance: Staff Selections (7.29.15)
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