Malice: A Mystery by Keigo Higashino The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino Salvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino ~review by Raul M. Chapa The rarest and most precious of mysteries are, in my opinion, the ones that twist the facts, make you scratch your head, and totally astound you when you finally … Continue reading Mind Blowing Mysteries from Japan!
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What We’re Reading This Week
TOPHER AND TANECIA Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas "This book has a strong female assassin character that I'm really coming to enjoy. Intelligent, witty, kind of like Hunger Games. I want to see it on the screen. It's funny." TOMOKO The Peripheral by William Gibson "I'm only about ten chapters in, … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Stephin Merritt’s 101 Two-Letter Words
by Mo What garish, ghoulish, droolish, schoolgirlish little words of love sputter forth from the mouth of a longtime fan of Stephin Merritt? I could tell you about my first encounter with his music, circa 1996, and how Mr. Merritt, alongside his best gal Claudia and a host of similarly-minded accomplices, made spun-sugar pop and … Continue reading Stephin Merritt’s 101 Two-Letter Words
R. L. Stine Comes to BookPeople!
Be afraid. Be very afraid. R. L. Stine, master of terror for readers old and young, is coming to BookPeople on Saturday, November 15 at 12pm with the first new book in his legendary Fear Street series in almost two decades, Party Games. This novel is classic Stine: Rachel's friends warned her not to go … Continue reading R. L. Stine Comes to BookPeople!
New Releases – 10/7/14
HARDCOVER FICTION Some Luck by Jane Smiley Signed copies available while supplies last! Some Luck delivers on everything we look for in a work of fiction. Taking us through cycles of births and deaths, passions and betrayals, among characters we come to know inside and out, it is a tour de force that stands wholly … Continue reading New Releases – 10/7/14
New From Marilynne Robinson, On “The Wildness of Things”
Lila by Marilynne Robinson Reviewed by Katie Presley Marilynne Robinson is one of the most careful writers working today, in the purest sense of the word: there is more care put into every syllable of a Marilynne Robinson novel than in many shelves put together. Her publishing history and subsequent awards prove the point. Her … Continue reading New From Marilynne Robinson, On “The Wildness of Things”
LeVar Burton Is Coming to BookPeople!
We are thrilled to welcome LeVar Burton, an icon of reading for generations of book lovers, to BookPeople to share his new picture book, The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm. In this poetic book-within-a-book, a happy little rhinoceros is overwhelmed by a storm that sweeps away everything he loves, until he is given a … Continue reading LeVar Burton Is Coming to BookPeople!
Explore the Pacific Northwest With Garth Stein’s A Sudden Light
"You can't talk about the Pacific Northwest without talking about trees." Garth Stein, author of the acclaimed novel The Art of Racing in the Rain, is back with a new novel called A Sudden Light, which he characterizes as a "Pacific Northwest family saga non-traditional ghost story." We at BookPeople are excited to see Stein's … Continue reading Explore the Pacific Northwest With Garth Stein’s A Sudden Light
THUG KITCHEN Comes to BookPeople! NSFW!
Thug Kitchen is coming to BookPeople! On Thursday, October 16th at 7PM, the Internet duo brings new recipes to us live and in-person so that you too can eat like you give a f*ck. Our staff has been buzzing about this event for some time, and the hype is only growing. After keeping their identities … Continue reading THUG KITCHEN Comes to BookPeople! NSFW!
Happy Birthday, Gandhi!
Mahatma Gandhi was born 145 years ago today. To mark the occasion, we're celebrating Austin children's author Bethany Hegedus's beautiful nonfiction picture book, created in collaboration with Gandhi's grandson, Arun Gandhi, Grandfather Gandhi. Bethany had a terrific launch party here earlier this year, with many touching moments addressing how we handle human anger and turn it into a … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Gandhi!
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