George Saunders, veritable King of the Short Story at this point, has gone ahead and won yet another thing, this time in England. Moments ago, Saunders was announced the winner of the inaugural Folio Prize for his can't-beat-it-don't-even-try collection, Tenth of December (published by Bloomsbury Books over in the UK; Random House here in the US). From … Continue reading George Saunders Wins The Folio Prize
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Amy Hempel to Judge American Short Fiction Contest
(photo via ASF's blog, credit Vicky Topaz) Y'all, AMY HEMPEL is judging this year's American Short Fiction Short Story Contest! That is a Big Deal. If you haven't read Hempel's short fiction before, get ye a copy of her Collected Stories. Seriously, right now, get this book. And then after you've read everything she's published, if you're … Continue reading Amy Hempel to Judge American Short Fiction Contest
Review: ONE MORE THING by B. J. Novak
One More Thing: Stories And Other Stories by B. J. Novak Reviewed by Steve(n) Tightrope-walking between the heartfelt and the absurd, the short fiction of BJ Novak balances high above saccharine whimsy, but, when it does take a deliberate tumble into irreverrent silliness, it climbs back into its native, rarefied air with a guilty, knowing grin … Continue reading Review: ONE MORE THING by B. J. Novak
What’s New in the World of Books
An Author's Life: The Guardian took a hard look at what the life of an author is like, and how it's changed over the years. Rupert Thomson (The Insult) & Joanna Kavena (The Ice Museum) are the two authors they chronicle as they seek an answer to whether or not this career is viable for … Continue reading What’s New in the World of Books
SXSW at BookPeople
SXSW Books! No, it's not a real thing, and no, we're not an official SXSW venue or anything like that. But we do happen to have a few awesome events happening during the madness and we'd love to see you here. All authors will speak about and sign their books at these events. The speaking … Continue reading SXSW at BookPeople
PEN/Faulkner Award Finalists Announced
Finalists for this year's PEN/Faulkner Award have been announced. The winner will be announced on April 2, 2014 and the 34th annual PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Ceremony & Dinner, held at the Folger Shakespeare Library on Saturday, May 10th. Tickets are open to the public and available via their website. Congrats to all of the nominees! … Continue reading PEN/Faulkner Award Finalists Announced
George Saunders Wins Story Prize
Bestselling author George Saunders took home the Story Prize last night for his collection, Tenth of December. In addition to honor and glory and yet more applause for these terrific, funny, strange stories, Saunders received a check for $20,000. From the judges: "George Saunders offers a vision and version of our world that takes into account the serious … Continue reading George Saunders Wins Story Prize
New Pixies Video – Josh Frank Coming to BookPeople!
Josh Frank, author, director and founder of Austin's Blue Starlite Drive-in, has released a brand new video for "Greens and Blues", a song featured on the Pixies current collection of new material, EP-2. The EP is the second in a series of releases from the recently re-formed band. We're taking note of the big announcement not … Continue reading New Pixies Video – Josh Frank Coming to BookPeople!
What We’re Reading This Week
~ CINDY The One & Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate “I read this aloud with my daughter, and it is a great discussion starter. It’s about Ivan, a gorilla who lives in a mall, and he was content for a long time. He realizes that his life could be better, and he works hard to … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
BookPeople Review: THE JESUS LIZARD BOOK – Odd & Beautiful
The Jesus Lizard Book by Jesus Lizard Reviewed by Stephanya Several months back, the BookPeople marketing department asked me if I had heard of a band called the Jesus Lizard and if we should do an event at the store for their forthcoming retrospective book. As a certifiable music obsessive, I could not stammer out, "Yes! … Continue reading BookPeople Review: THE JESUS LIZARD BOOK – Odd & Beautiful
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