Our Teen Press Corp set out in search of our wandering red and white striped friend Waldo last week. Waldo's hiding in independent businesses all over Austin in the month of July. The Press Corp tracked him down at Waterloo Records...
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New Releases
Happy Tuesday to all! Today we celebrate with new releases. As always the blurbs are provided by the book's publishers. HARDCOVER FICTION The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian The First World War is spreading across Europe, and Elizabeth Endicott has volunteered on behalf of the Boston-based Friends of Armenia to deliver food and medical aid to … Continue reading New Releases
Scaredy Cats Beware…
Ramsey Campbell's subtle horror suggests a timeless, hidden world whose sheer enormity could erase the entirety of society with the indifferent blink of a cyclopean eyelid. Established social conventions trespass against the ancient patterns that actually govern the landscape we thought we knew, and the Lovecraftian behemoths that serve the dark order will defy human … Continue reading Scaredy Cats Beware…
Kester & Harrison’s Summer Reads: SHAKESPEARE’S SECRET
~Post by Kester The second book that Harrison and I read for our shared summer reading was Shakespeare’s Secret by Elise Broach. Harrison quickly praised this as a “much better book than Dragonbreath” and I would hasten to agree. Both of us loved that there were multiple mysteries and the ways in which they were … Continue reading Kester & Harrison’s Summer Reads: SHAKESPEARE’S SECRET
We Only Know How Much We Love Elizabeth Crane
"While many authors are forced to make the choice between hilarious and heartbreaking, Elizabeth Crane pulls off an abundance of both within her latest novel, We Only Know So Much. What Franzen did for elites, Crane does for the rest of us; the Copeland's story is an engrossing and emotional book, filled with empathy for … Continue reading We Only Know How Much We Love Elizabeth Crane
Teen Thursday
Happy Thursday everyone! With the weekend so close you can almost taste it what could make today better? Your weekly teen update of course! We have some amazing things coming up in store. Laura from the Teen Press Corps can't wait for Eoin Colfer to come to BookPeople for his eighth and final book in … Continue reading Teen Thursday
In the Summertime, I Read Books
~Post by Jenn S. We’ve arrived at that point in the year when everyone suddenly realizes that summer is half over and they have nothing to show for it. No one is not surprised by the fact that we are at the midpoint of July and soon enough August will be upon us. In Austin, … Continue reading In the Summertime, I Read Books
Presenting Twelve Exciting Debut Authors
~Post by Meghan Dietsche Goel BookPeople's Children's Book Buyer Every year a committee of independent booksellers from around the country spends months reading all kinds of middle grade and young adult novels from debut authors. And from the many books nominated by publishers (over 170 novels in 2012), the committee chooses a list of the … Continue reading Presenting Twelve Exciting Debut Authors
New Releases
Tuesday, sweet Tuesday. Here it is with a bit of rain and plenty of fantastic new reads to check out. As always the blurbs are provided by the book's publishers. HARDCOVER FICTION Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Internationally acclaimed, "New York Times"-bestselling author Zafn creates a rich, labyrinthine tale of love, literature, passion, … Continue reading New Releases
Giveaway Time!
The new book from Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar, is on sale today and we have a special giveaway to celebrate the occasion! Leave a comment below about why you love Dear Sugar and/or Strayed's bestselling memoir Wild and you'll be entered in a random drawing to … Continue reading Giveaway Time!
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