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~Post by Thomas ANNOUNCING OUR BRAND NEW WEEKLY SERIES, SCI FRIDAYS! Laser guns, magic swords, space ships, and dragons. These are some of the things that make the Sci Fi and Fantasy section our favorite in the store. Books have always been an escape from the real world, but Sci Fi and Fantasy take it … Continue reading Sci Friday: Hobbit vs. Hobbit
Happy Thursday YA lovers! This week we it's all about our January's YA Buzz Book. We couldn't be more excited for Just One Day by Gayle Forman. There is a lot of well deserved buzz around this title, and we can't wait to host Gayle Friday, January 18. About Just One Day: When sheltered … Continue reading Teen Thursday
JULIE 11/22/63 by Stephen King "I bought this book for my mother for Christmas, but she already had it, so it became my airplane reading over the holidays. I started it going, "Okay, whatever, this'll be kind of entertaining while I'm tens of thousands of feet in the air." And now I cannot stop reading … Continue reading What We’re Reading
Two Pulitzer Prize winners, a literary legend, a Supreme Court Justice - if our events calendar is any indication, 2013 is going to be an awesome year. Here's a smattering of what we're looking forward to. For a full list of our upcoming events, visit our website. JOHN & SHERRY PETERSIK Young House Love Tuesday, … Continue reading Events to Look Forward to in 2013
Marie, one of our wonderful booksellers, got up bright and early on Saturday morning to talk to KXAN about five of our favorite books. Watch the full video here. You can grab the books Marie talked about over on our website:
If you're a bibliophile, you are likely well acquainted with the symptoms of book lust. When confronted with an extraordinarily specimen of book-hood, the pulse quickens, the pupils dilate, beads of sweat form on the brow, admissions of undying love cross the lips. In 2012, there were so many gorgeous books released that I lived … Continue reading Stephanya’s Top 5 Reads of 2012
Hello YA lovers! Today we celebrate all the sweet things life has to offer, like NEW BOOKS! With a year a great as this one in the publishing world it's going to be heard to beat. We're already making our must-read lists for 2013. Here are three you don't have to wait too long for. … Continue reading Teen Thursday on Friday
January 1st nearly everything* in the store is 20% off! As a way to say thank you for your support this year, nearly everything* in the store is 20% off January 1. Now you can get what you REALLY wanted for the holidays! Thank you for making 2012 an incredible year here at BookPeople. Here's … Continue reading Customer Appreciation Day
Top Shelf in January: The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker Reviewed by: Marie, Master Bookseller and White Cat Wrangler The end seems imminent, but nobody imagined it would be like this. The earth is slowing its rotation; the days are becoming longer; gravity is becoming greater; crops are withering; the first day of … Continue reading Top Shelf in January: THE AGE OF MIRACLES
We're very excited to announce we have the honor of hosting Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor here at BookPeople on Wednesday, January 23 at 6:30pm. Sotomayor will be here to speak about and sign copies of her new memoir, My Beloved World. The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, … Continue reading Justice Sonia Sotomayor Comes to BookPeople!
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