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Raul Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen "I'm liking the main character in this, Carl, a lot. He's a police detective involved in a shooting that killed one partner and paralyzed another. The Department doesn't want to deal with him, so he gets put on cold cases. He winds up getting into the story … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Obviously, BookPeople has tons of books. New releases, old favorites, signed books, kids books... you know to come here to pick up the books on your reading list. But have you ever shopped our awesome selection of gift items? I love our gift items, and I have a tendency to buy presents for … Continue reading Mugs! T-Shirts! Squirrel Underpants!
Every Holiday season, we offer local non-profit organizations the chance to gift wrap at BookPeople for donations. We provide the table, wrapping paper and other supplies, and you supply the wrappers. Our customers can then get their gifts wrapped for the holidays, and tip the volunteers a dollar or two for the service. If your … Continue reading Gift Wrap at BookPeople for your Non-Profit
Here are some books to look out for this month. For even more recommendations of new and notable titles currently on our shelves, check out this month's edition of The Independent, which you can also find free-of-charge in the store. Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire After the phenomenal success of The Wicked Years, Gregory … Continue reading New & Noteworthy in November
MysteryPeople welcomes bestselling author John Connolly to BookPeople next Sunday, November 6th, 4p. Scott recently had an opportunity to ask Connolly a few questions about his Charlie Parker novels, his Young Adult fiction, and his notions of good and evil. MysteryPeople: What made you think it was time to follow up The Gates? John Connolly: … Continue reading MysteryPeople Q&A with John Connolly
Whoa! It's a big on-sale day! Check it out! HARDCOVER NONFICTION That is All by John Hodgman John Hodgman-bestselling author, The Daily Show's "Resident Expert", minor television celebrity, and deranged millionaire-brings us the third and final installment in his trilogy of Complete World Knowledge. Like its predecessors, That Is All compiles incredibly handy made-up facts … Continue reading New Releases
Book: Blue Nights by Joan Didion Reviewed by: Jenn S. This summer, while you were all out swimming and eating sno-cones, I stayed in the a/c and read Joan Didion. Starting with Slouching Towards Bethlehem, I worked my way through all of her published nonfiction. I bought bigger sunglasses and learned to scowl. I knew … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Blue Nights’ by Joan Didion
MysteryPeople Pick for November: Ranchero by Rick Gavin Review by MP Crime Fiction Coordinator Scott M. "The Delta is different" is a repeated phrase in Ranchero, Nick Gavin's rollicking debut. He proves that statement time and again in a crime adventure with a satirical bent that takes us through a Mississippi that makes Carl Hiassen's … Continue reading MysteryPeople Pick of the Month: ‘Ranchero’ by Rick Gavin
Every so often, our friends over at Austin’s Pizza select a book to read and review. We're happy to sponsor this reading habit. Pizza and books, it's a happy marriage. This month, the book is Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris. Here’s J. D. Torian’s review: “My father always wanted to be the corpse at every … Continue reading Eat Pizza, Read Books: Austin’s Pizza Review of ‘Colonel Roosevelt’
It happens like this: A reader surfaces in EJ's office, or maybe it gets sent to Marketing because there's an event coming up, and someone reads the blurb and goes, "Hmm, might not be bad." And the bookseller takes it home, reads it, and starts speaking to his or her coworkers in hushed and reverential … Continue reading Read This Book: ‘Pulphead’ by John Jeremiah Sullivan
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