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DOC What You Really Really Want: The Smart Girl's Shame-Free Guide to Sex and Safety by Jaclyn Friedman "The subtitle of this book is what really gets you. If shame is a trigger word, this book is for you. While Jaclyn Friedman does talk about sex, most of what she discusses is sexual expression. From … Continue reading What We’re Reading
"Saunders' short stories have it all — the flexibility of language, the social criticism, the moral ambition, the entertaining dark humor. Check back with me at the end of 2013; if his collection isn't in this year's top 10, it will really have been an extraordinary year for books." -NPR's Maureen Corrigan promises that George … Continue reading George Saunders Live Up to the Hype
Hey there book lovers who are also music lovers - we have two pairs of tickets to give away to the Calexico show at Emo's East next Wednesday, January 23. Want them? Tell us your favorite Calexico lyric in the comments below (words are important to us, you know) and we'll draw a winner at … Continue reading Win Tickets to See Calexico at Emo’s East!
We've been answering many, many questions today about our upcoming event with Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday, January 23 at 6:30pm. Her new memoir, My Beloved World, is now on shelves. Here's everything you need to know if you plan to come out to see her: *Justice Sotomayor will speak about her book, then sign copies … Continue reading Sonia Sotomayor Event Information
What a great start to the week we've had, and it's only getting better. Today we bring you New Releases and a fine batch of them. As always the book's blurbs are provided by their publishers. Enjoy! HARDCOVER NONFICTION My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United … Continue reading New Releases
Just confirmed: Khaled Hosseini, bestselling author of The Kite Runner, will be here at BookPeople Monday, June 10 at 7p with his new novel, And the Mountains Echoed! The Wall Street Journal has a bit more about the book today, including this synopsis: “In a multigenerational novel revolving around not just parents and children but … Continue reading Khaled Hosseini is Coming to BookPeople!
The Plum Tree by Ellen Marie Wiseman Reviewed by Jessica Ellen Marie Wiseman’s The Plum Tree is a beautiful piece of historical fiction. I was captivated from the start. Wiseman deftly tells the heartbreaking coming of age story of a young German girl in love with a Jewish boy during the onslaught of Hitler’s takeover … Continue reading Love Devouring Darkness
Here's what the crew over at MysteryPeople was up to last week.... Craig Johnson took us to the Scene of the Crime, answering questions about how living and writing in Northern Wyoming has influenced his bestselling series (now and A&E show) featuring Sheriff Walt Longmire. "There are limitations to living in a place like northern … Continue reading Keepin’ Up with MysteryPeople
Sonia Sotomayor SlideshowNPR has a fantastic slideshow of photographs of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor growing up. Her new book, My Beloved World, hits shelves tomorrow. Sotomayor speaks about & signs copies of her book here Wednesday, January 23 at 6:30pm.
~post by Steven Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. It has come to the attention of the Nightmare Factory Book Club that a grave threat to the Crown exists, and you are the only qualified parties to stifle this royal menace. As agents of the Nightmare Factory, consider yourselves activated. Go forth! Apprehend and destroy these … Continue reading The Nightmare Factory is Calling You
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