Austin Food & Wine Festival Announces Full Schedule of Events

Attention foodies! The Austin Food & Wine Festival announced its full schedule of events for the 2013 festival today. Included are demonstrations from acclaimed national chefs like Marcus Samuelsson, Graham Elliot Bowles and Susan Feniger; the world’s largest hands-on grilling demo with Tim Love and special guest chefs like Andrew Zimmern; wine and cocktail tastings from … Continue reading Austin Food & Wine Festival Announces Full Schedule of Events →

It’s Total Insanity!!!!!

Insane City, the first solo novel (in almost a decade) from funny man Dave Barry, hits shelves TODAY. Things to look forward to from this Pulitzer Prize-winning writer in the new book include: Russian gangsters; an eleven foot python named Blossom; a pirate ship that shoots chicken nuggets. In other words, everything you'd expect from … Continue reading It’s Total Insanity!!!!! →

The Caldecott Committee Honors Some of Our Favorite Books of 2012

~post by Children's Book Buyer Meghan G. Every year, as we await the announcement of the American Library Association's prestigious Youth Media Awards, we talk amongst ourselves here at BookPeople about what books we'd love to see on the various lists. So when we tuned in for the big reveal this morning, we all had … Continue reading The Caldecott Committee Honors Some of Our Favorite Books of 2012 →

ALA Youth Media Award Winners

MICHAEL L. PRINTZ AWARD In Darkness by Nick Blake Printz Honor Books: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Dodger by Terry Pratchett The White Bicycle by Beverley Brenna _____________________________________________________________________ CALDECOTT MEDAL This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen Caldecott Honor Books: … Continue reading ALA Youth Media Award Winners →

George Saunders Reading from TENTH OF DECEMBER

Thanks to the LA Review of Books, we now have this nifty video of George Saunders reading from Tenth of December here at the store last week. We fell in love with this collection of short stories (along with a good portion of the reading public, we know). And we absolutely fell head over heels … Continue reading George Saunders Reading from TENTH OF DECEMBER →

Stand Up Sit Down and This Time Do It Right

~post by Steven “So the hosts of the Stand Up Sit Down Book Club walk into a bar, and the bartender says 'What's the matter, fellas? Your mid-afternoon cocktails wear off? Need to get your post-afternoon-pre-early-evening buzz going before you can start seriously considering your post-mid-evening-pre-night binge?' Get it? Get it? They're drunks! Filthy drunks!” … Continue reading Stand Up Sit Down and This Time Do It Right →

Teen Thursday on Friday

Another week has passed and there is more YA news to celebrate. Life is good! Today we are taking a look at upcoming films being made from some of our favorite YA titles. Here is news hot off the presses about the not so big screen. According to Publishers Weekly, "The Fox Network has ordered … Continue reading Teen Thursday on Friday →

The Elusive, Fractal Truth of Scientology

Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright Reviewed by Joe T. (After threats of lawsuits from the law firm of Wolfram & Hart, representing their client The Church of Scientology, my lawyers from the offices of Nelson & Murdock have advised me to keep a neutral tone when discussing the … Continue reading The Elusive, Fractal Truth of Scientology →

Sci Friday: Venture Into the Worlds of Ursula K. LeGuin

~Post by Marie; Original Artwork by Alex Rosental All of my childhood summers were spent in the small coastal town of Manzanita, Oregon, the town where my mother grew up. My grandmother lived in the same house for many years after my mother left home, and it was full of interesting artifacts from my mother’s … Continue reading Sci Friday: Venture Into the Worlds of Ursula K. LeGuin →

Last Day to Sign up for World Book Night!

Attention benevolent book lovers! Today is the last day to sign up to be a giver for World Book Night US 2013! To apply to be a giver, visit the World Book Night US website, where you’ll also find more information about what exactly World Book Night US is and the full list of titles givers … Continue reading Last Day to Sign up for World Book Night! →