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This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz Reviewed by Colleen If there is one author who knows how to simultaneously make me fall head-over-heels in love and break my heart, it's Junot Diaz. This Is How You Lose Her sent me on such a roller coaster of an emotional ride that, upon closing … Continue reading BookPeople Review: THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE HER
Lucky you, it’s Thursday! This is our 5th week in the count down to the Austin Teen Book Festival. BookPeople is a proud sponsor of the ATBF. Join us in celebrating all things YA. The Austin Teen Book Festival is Saturday, September 29th from 9:30am to 5pm. There will be book signings, author panels, photo … Continue reading Teen Thursday – The Thrill of the Chase
FLIPPO The Miniature Wife and Other Stories by Manuel Gonzales "The Miniature Wife and Other Stories reminds me a lot of Matthew Derby's Super Flat Times. The bizarre nature of all of it, and the infusion of these sort of science fiction scenarios into otherwise realistic plots - it's fantastic. The book opens with a story about … Continue reading What We’re Reading
The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin Reviewed by Jessica Amanda Coplin’s The Orchardist is a rare and beautiful gem. With breathtaking scenery unfolding in the background of a sad, yet hopeful story of three lost souls at the turn of the twentieth century, The Orchardist is a moving piece of literature that will be sure to … Continue reading BookPeople Review: THE ORCHARDIST
We continue to get to know our Tolkien Trivia Teams in advance of our big Tolkien Trivia Night this Friday, September 21 at 7pm. The evening is a fundraiser for Save Our Springs and a celebration of the 75th anniversary of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Meet our second band of intrepid Tolkien scholars, Troll Boners. Team Name: … Continue reading Tolkien Trivia Team #2: Troll Boners
It's Tuesday, which means it's time for another round of brand new books! Here are some of our picks. As usual, blurbs provided by the publishers. YOUNG ADULT HARDCOVER FICTION The Diviners by Libba Bray Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New … Continue reading New Releases
This Friday, September 21 at 7pm we play host to our first ever Tolkien Trivia Night. Courageous teams will convene on our second floor in a battle of Tolkien wits, all in support of Save Our Springs and in celebration of the 75th anniversary of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Meet our first band of intrepid Tolkien … Continue reading Tolkien Trivia Team #1: THE EXILES
"Ken Kesey was a central figure in the counter-culture movement of the late 1960s. While working as a night aide at a psychiatric hospital, he volunteered to take part in the now infamous CIA-financed study of psychoactive drugs. It was this experience that inspired One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, an incredible story of the power … Continue reading The Power of a Good Book
As Tuesday evening approaches like so many rogue Langoliers, devouring the fabric of our obsolete yester-world as they skate through the void, a sinister and steadfast consortium of morally ambiguous Tommyknockers is all that stands between the remains of reality and certain doom. Armed only with a talisman blessed by Peter Struab and a book … Continue reading The Nightmare Factory is Growing Horns
Lucky you, it's Thursday! This is our 4th week in the count down to the Austin Teen Book Festival. BookPeople is a proud sponsor of the ATBF. Join us in celebrating all things YA. The Austin Teen Book Festival is Saturday, September 29th from 9:30am to 5pm. There will be book signings, author panels, photo … Continue reading Teen Thursday – What Would You Do For Love?
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