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Book: A Million Heavens by John Brandon Reviewed by: Steven When I first encountered A Million Heavens on our bookshelves, I thought to myself, “Oh, awesome. Another McSweeney's book is trying to impress me with its fancy binding.” Then I saw who the author was, and my jaw dropped. Over the past few years, John … Continue reading BookPeople Review: A MILLION HEAVENS
In honor of Julia Child's 100th birthday, PBS made this remix tribute. Just one more reason to love and support your local public radio station. Happy Birthday, Julia! __________________________________________________________________ Keep on cooking with Julia: Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volumes I and II The French Chef Cookbook Baking with Julia: Sift, Knead, Flour, and … Continue reading Happy Birthday Julia Child! Here’s Your Remix
If you’d like to keep up with all of our BookKids news, subscribe to our monthly BookKids e-newsletter. We have all of our usual storytimes for your very young readers all summer long. _________________________________________________ EVENTS Saturday, August 25 at 4PM The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy by Nikki Loftin Lorelei is bowled over by Splendid … Continue reading What’s Happening in BookKids in August!
This fall, we are honored to welcome legendary author Lois Lowry to BookPeople to speak about and sign the final book in The Giver quartet, Son. Mark your calendars: Monday, October 15 at 6p. The Giver earned a Newbery Medal in 1994, is a staple on school reading lists across the country, and is absolutely one of our most beloved classic … Continue reading Lois Lowry is Coming to BookPeople!
Beautiful Friday, let us rejoice in book news! According to The LA Times, James Franco has begun casting for his new film adaptation of Faulkner's As I Lay Dying. Head down to Mississippi for your chance at fame! __________________________________________________ Joan Rivers handcuffed herself to a cart in Costco this week, when the store refused to … Continue reading As the Book World Turns
The results from NPR's top 100 teen books poll is in. Not surprisingly the Harry Potter series is number one. John Green made the list 5 times! There is some great stuff on there, so check it out and come in and get some new reads today! ___________________________________________________ R.L. Stine weighs in on his summer … Continue reading Teen Thursday
Book: Some Remarks by Neal Stephenson Reviewed by: Joe T. One of the things I love most about reading a new Neal Stephenson novel is the detailed digressions that he often makes. Whether it’s having Eliza from The Baroque Cycle explain how money works or, in Reamde, describing how an MMO game (such as Warcraft) … Continue reading BookPeople Review: SOME REMARKS
Here's a little look at those books we're reading, craving and getting excited about for the Fall 2012 season. The list is by no means comprehensive. We read so much, we read everything, a never ending river of books. Here's what we have for you today, this warm (so warm) day in early August. More … Continue reading BookPeople Fall 2012 Preview
Beautiful Tuesday is here with gifts from the publishing universe. Enjoy these gems! As always the blurbs are provided by the book's publishers. HARDCOVER FICTION Dog Stars by Peter Heller Hig survived the flu that killed everyone he knows. His wife is gone, his friends are dead, he lives in the hangar of a small … Continue reading New Releases
~Post by Joe T. To coincide with the visit of Mr. Neal Stephenson to our little shop, BookPeople, on Saturday, August 11th, we were given the opportunity to email him a handful of questions for him to answer. So, I gathered my little think tank of Stephenson fans and came up with a mess of … Continue reading BookPeople Q&A with Neal Stephenson
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