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Today we remember Maurice Sendak, the man who took us to where the Wild Things are, and for that we are forever grateful. Master of the imagination, Sendak has taken us willingly into the dark of the wilds armed only with the fiercest of glares and up into the blackness of the night sky buoyed … Continue reading Remembering Maurice Sendak
The James Beard Awards were announced this week and among those honored (Christina Tosi, Heidi Swanson, Gabrielle Hamilton, and many others) is Austin's own Jeff Scott. Jeff's Notes From a Kitchen earned the prestigious James Beard Award for photography. We've been fawning over this incredible two-volume set ever since Jeff brought it into the store. … Continue reading BookPeople Q&A with James Beard Award Winner Jeff Scott
Tuesday, sweet Tuesday. It's here again, and that means NEW RELEASES! Here are this week's gems- as always the blurbs are provided by the publishers. HARDCOVER FICTION Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel The sequel to Hilary Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Wolf Hall delves into the heart … Continue reading New Releases!
Book: As the Crow Flies by Craig Johnson Reviewed by: Joe T. Craig Johnson’s ever-suffering Wyoming sheriff has a few problems to deal with in this, the eighth Walt Longmire mystery: a murder that is not in his jurisdiction, a new reservation police chief who has adopted him as her mentor and, on top of … Continue reading Book Review: ‘As the Crow Flies’ by Craig Johnson
Book: They Eat Puppies, Don't They? by Christopher Buckley Reviewed by: Joe T. Okay, this is a hard review to write. I want you to pick up this book and read it cold, like I did, and discover each and every joke on your own, to remember, or perhaps discover, just how funny Christopher Buckley … Continue reading Book Review: ‘They Eat Puppies, Don’t They’ by Christopher Buckley
~Post by Kate, BookPeople Intern My name is Kate. I am the newest BookPerson and first-ever BookPeople intern. I guess that makes me a BookBaby. I go to St. Andrew’s, where in order to graduate seniors must fulfill a “Senior Project” requirement, in which seniors spend three weeks doing anything from community service to book … Continue reading Diary of an Intern
Are you a young-ish person? Do you read Young Adult books? Then here are Five Things You Should Know About This Week 1. Insurgent, the new book by Veronica Roth, hit shelves. Divergent was a HUGE DEAL. Huge. Insurgent promises to be, "another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, … Continue reading Teen Thursday!
BookPeople is launching a brand-new summer reading program this year for readers entering grades K-2, 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8. The premise: Complete our six book reading challenge and come back at the end of the summer to claim your just reward and add your name to our wall of Summer Reading Stars! The program officially … Continue reading Give Me Summer! Give Me Books!
Book: Taco USA! by Gustavo Arellano Reviewed by: Joe T. In a widely circulated but little understood news story from around 1991, salsa and other “hot sauces” overtook ketchup as the number one condiment in America. Heralded as the threshold moment when “Mexican food” became “American food,” that time is both the culmination and jumping-on … Continue reading Review: TACO USA by Gustavo Arellano
It's Tuesday, and that means it's time for New Releases! This week's book list is an exciting one. As always, the blurbs are provided by the publishers. HARDCOVER FICTION Deadlocked: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel by Charlaine Harris It’s vampire politics as usual around the town of Bon Temps, but never before have they hit so … Continue reading New Releases!
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