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When an expedition of BookPeople scientists unearthed Flippo and Steve(n), the flatulent figureheads of the Stand Up Sit Down Book Club, in the Mojave Desert in the twilight months of 2012, they gave the dapper-duo pen and paper in a misguided attempt to communicate with these primitive prodigies. After seventeen months of painstakingly learning, forgetting, … Continue reading Free Book Club Discussion: HYPERBOLE & A HALF
~post by Joe T. (Warning: very minor spoilers below) So, if you’re anything like some of us at BookPeople, you might just be currently obsessed with the newest HBO drama, True Detective. The series, starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, is an eight episode police procedural that involves a ritual murder and the resulting investigation … Continue reading True Detective’s Literary Backbone: THE KING IN YELLOW (Part 1)
Today bestselling author James Patterson announced the beneficiaries of his $1 Million Indie Bookstore Campaign and we're thrilled and honored to announce BookPeople has been included! The grant we submitted asked for funds to help BookPeople work with local authors and Austin Independent School District to create book-based curriculum enhancements. We ran a pilot program … Continue reading BookPeople Included in James Patterson $1 Million Indie Bookstore Campaign!
~JAN The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath “I spent 12 years in Catholic School, so this is the first time I’m reading The Bell Jar. Everybody should read this book. I want everyone, men & women, to read this book so they can know how women think about sex. I’ve dog-eared about every other page … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Hey there book lovers who are also music lovers! Our friends at ACL Live are bringing Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings to town and we're giving away tickets! For over a decade, Sharon and the band have traveled the world blowing minds with their explosive live performances and their hand-crafted studio recordings. Tell us why you're a fan in … Continue reading Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Ticket Give Away!
FICTION Misadventure by Nicholas Grider "A debut that short fiction lovers shouldn't miss- or lovers of the fringe, the darkly funny, the raw glimpses of secret and flaw. Bold readers won't be disappointed & timid readers will be surprised." - Ben The latest book from Austin small press A Strange Object! The Museum of Extraordinary … Continue reading New Releases – 2/18/14
Misadventure by Nicholas Grider Reviewed by Ben I want to talk about something for a minute here. I’ve been in Austin since August, so I’m new to the scene and you’ll have to forgive me. It was a couple months after moving before BookPeople took me in from the cold(?), but it didn’t take me nearly … Continue reading MISADVENTURE: Urgent and Unflinching
~post by Steve(n) With the full moon this month coinciding with Valentine's Day this month, we of the Nightmare Factory Book Club were put in mind not of the transformative power of love but rather the necessary heartbreak and bestial desires of the werewolf. Every month, our lycanthropic brethren must divest themselves of their humanity, abandoning … Continue reading Nightmare Factory Book Club Howls At the Moon
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. _______________________________________________________ … Continue reading Book Club Corner: February Recommendations
~post by Ellen This past January, over 10,000 librarians, publishers, and book-industry people met for the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. If you want to read about the conference in more detail, you can do so here, but I’m going to tell you about my ALA Midwinter 2014. I’m not sure how many … Continue reading My Trip to the ALA Midwinter Meeting
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