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Walking through the store the other day, a stack of books piled high in one arm and ready for reshelving, a bookseller's eye was drawn to the cover of a book that was faced out on a shelf. She set down her stack and pulled the book off the shelf and investigated. It's a story … Continue reading Around the Shop, On the Shelf 5/15/15
Welcome to Day Two of our exploration into all things Nick Offerman. As we approach the day (Wednesday, June 3 at 7pm) when Offerman is here at BookPeople, live and in person (with his new book, Gumption), we're digging up all of the information we can find (and that Wikipedia provides) on the Renaissance man … Continue reading Nick Offerman: More Than A Mustache
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 Festival 2015! It's that time of year again - time … Continue reading Teen Thursday 5/14/15
Bike to Work Day happens here in Austin TOMORROW, May 15. We're excited to be neighbors to REI, one of the many fueling stations you'll find around town to celebrate the day. After hydrating and snacking, swing by BookPeople and check out our big, beautiful display of bicycling books. Thanks to Austin's many active cyclists, we have … Continue reading Bike to Work Day: Books for Bicyclists
With comedian, bestselling author and Parks and Rec star Nick Offerman set to visit our bookstore on Wednesday, June 3 at 7pm with his new book, Gumption, we've been doing a bit of googling to get to know the man behind the book jacket. Boy howdy, have we learned a few things. From acting to boat building to … Continue reading Nick Offerman: More Than A Mustache
We continue with Part 2 of my wish list of books I want to see adapted to the screen. As of this writing, a few of these titles have been optioned, but no production information exists beyond that (except in the case of the last in the list, but again, this project is on hold … Continue reading Book To Screen Wishlist (Part 2)
New in Hardback Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs by Sally Mann In this groundbreaking book, a unique interplay of narrative and image, Mann's preoccupation with family, race, mortality, and the storied landscape of the American South are revealed as almost genetically predetermined, written into her DNA by the family history that precedes her. Sorting … Continue reading New Books! 5/12/15
There is a rumor whispered in the forgotten catacombs of BookPeople – a rumor that hints at the existence of an arcane order of depraved explorers. These phantom pilgrims are alleged to spelunk the haunted caverns of the world's most exquisitely terrifying fiction searching – always searching – for a more heightened state of horror. … Continue reading The Nightmare Factory’s Pinheads & Hellbound Hearts
Nemesis Games, the fifth installment in James S. A. Corey's bestselling Enterprise series, hits shelves June 2. We're excited to announce that, thanks to the kindness and cooperation of Orbit Books and Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck (the duo writing as Corey), we're now taking pre-orders for signed copies! HOW TO ORDER: Add Nemesis Games to … Continue reading Signed Copies of NEMESIS GAMES Available to Pre-Order!
I love movies almost as much as I love books. And few things are as heartbreaking, for me, than a novel poorly adapted into a film. To be clear right up front, I'm not the kind of person that thinks books should be adapted exactly as written or not at all. No, there are many ways … Continue reading Book To Screen Wishlist (Part I)
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