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Jan is BookPeople’s second floor inventory manager. When she is not slinging books (or ravenously reading them), she buys too many beauty products, parks her eyeballs in front of an Asian cinema screen, and snuggles the stinkiest, laziest dog in Austin. Her happiness hinges on how geographically close she is at any moment to a … Continue reading Jan’s Summer Reading
The Reason for Flowers: Their History, Culture, Biology, and How They Change Our Lives by Stephen Buchmann Flowers, and the fruits that follow, feed, clothe, sustain, and inspire all humanity. They have done so since before recorded history. Flowers are used to celebrate all-important occasions, to express love, and are also the basis of global industries. … Continue reading New Books! 7/21/15
Harrison Scott Key will be speaking and signing his new memoir The World's Largest Man at BookPeople Wednesday, July 22 at 7PM. The World's Largest Man: A Memoir is the riotous, tender story of a bookish Mississippi boy and his flawed, Bunyanesque father, told with the comic verve of David Sedaris and the deft satire of Mark Twain … Continue reading THE WORLD’S LARGEST MAN comes to BookPeople this Wednesday!
Like an ooze of unknown origin, dribbling at first, then spurting volcanically through your mind, the horror takes you. So gradually you don't even notice, unease becomes dread becomes apoplexy, and, when the dam ruptures, and the bile runs crimson – that's when you know that the nightmare has noticed you. That's when you feel … Continue reading The Nightmare Factory Fears The Deadly Eyes of THE RATS!!!!!!!!!
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. July's pick is Armada by Ernest Cline. Come down to the store Tuesday, July 28 at 7pm when Cline reads from the novel here at BookPeople. Pick up … Continue reading Statesman Selects July 2015: ARMADA
Join us here at BookPeople on Friday, August 14 at 7pm for a Girls Night Out with Jennifer Weiner, queen of the bestseller lists and one of the most vocal writers in the conversation about modern American fiction! We'll celebrate her new novel, Who Do You Love, with champagne, nibbles and good conversation! With over 11 … Continue reading Girls Night Out with Jennifer Weiner!
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 7/16/15
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Reviewed by Bethany In Ralph Ellison’s 1952 novel Invisible Man, a nameless African-American protagonist tells us that “there are few things in the world as dangerous as sleepwalkers.” These words were called to mind as I devoured Ta-Nehisi Coates’ mesmerizing blend of memoir, history, and cultural criticism, Between … Continue reading Book Review: BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
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 – July
New in Hardcover Between the World and Me by Ta-nehisi Coates What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates’ attempt to … Continue reading New Books! 7/14/15
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