Howdy! We're the largest independent bookstore in Texas. This is our blog.
The fall books have started to arrive on the shelves in BookKids, and it's another great week for new children's books! We are getting so many new and great books, that it's hard to keep up. It's also very exciting. Over the course of the next several weeks, we will be sharing that excitement and … Continue reading New Kids Releases – 9/2/14
Acceptance, The final book in Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy is on shelves for the first time today. We lined 'em all up in our Science Fiction section. Joe and Raul have been highly anticipating the conclusion to this story. Joe: Jeff VanderMeer is a towering figure in contemporary speculative fiction. Whether it's editing … Continue reading Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy Concludes
Over the weekend, our Internet surfing (between bouts of reading, of course) yielded something cooler than a cat jumping into cardboard boxes! A new, PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED, chapter from Roald Dahl's beloved classic, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! Misbehaving ticket winners always get what's coming to them, this time in the Vanilla Fudge Room... Check out … Continue reading New Chapter from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!
HARDCOVER FICTION Ben and Raul's New Release Pick of the Day: The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell SIGNED COPIES AVAILABLE (Note to collectors: They are signed tip ins.) Raul says: “Mitchell has a marvelous way of describing characters who are willing to risk everything for friendship and love. His writing will grab your attention for … Continue reading New Releases – 9/2/14
Fans of Mr. Murakami are getting spoiled this season. Not only have we been busy reading his most recent release, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, but The New York Times reported yesterday that Knopf will be releasing the author's next title, The Strange Library, this coming December. Considerably shorter than some of … Continue reading New Murakami this December!
BookPeople is honored to welcome Texas State Senator Wendy Davis to BookPeople to sign her new memoir, Forgetting To Be Afraid: A Memoir, on Thursday, September 11 at 12:30pm. Davis became an overnight political sensation and a hero to women’s rights supporters across the country when she single-handedly filibustered Governor Rick Perry’s sweeping bill that … Continue reading Wendy Davis Comes to BookPeople!
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! Gearing Up for the Texas Teen Book Festival! This week, we are focusing on the festival opening keynote speaker, James Dashner, the best selling author of The Maze Runner series … Continue reading Teen Thursday
Here it is, as promised, the second half of our look at some of our most highly anticipated books of the Fall 2014 season. Check out Part One right over here. All books are now available to pre-order via bookpeople.com. More Books To Look For In The Final Quarter Of 2014: Our Secret Life in the … Continue reading Fall 2014 Book Preview – Part Two
~ by Joe Wearing a fantastic Washington Redshirts tee, John Scalzi gave a rousing and hilarious reading promoting his latest novel LOCK IN. His talk ranged from working at AOL in the 90s to how he's able to use his experience in the marketing industry for his novels. It was great to hear about … Continue reading John Scalzi Recommends
The fall books have started to arrive on the shelves in BookKids! We are getting so many new and great books, that it's hard to keep up. It's also very exciting. So starting with this week, we will be sharing that excitement and rounding up all the new kids books that hit our shelves during … Continue reading New Children’s Chapter Book Releases – week of 8/26/14
BookPeople 