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The C.I.A. is demanding cuts in the memoir of a former FBI agent who wrote about the September 11 attacks. The Decemberists released their new video which recreates the famous Eschaton scene from DFW's Infinite Jest. So now we know what to ask lead singer Colin Meloy when here's here on 9/21 - do you … Continue reading As the Book World Turns….
~Post by Jenn S. This is the latest in a series of reviews of experimental fiction written by BookPeople Brian C. and Jenn S. Brian and Jenn have made it their mission this summer to open up their reading lives to the weird, the odd, the curious, the avant garde, and the totally out-there in … Continue reading The Complexity of ‘The Cows’ (our experimental summer continues)
George Pelecanos is one of the most exciting writers out there. He has a feel for his DC city and the working class and criminals who live there. You don't doubt his authenticity. As his fellow novelist Scott Philips once said, "If I was gong to commit a crime, I'd talk to George first." The … Continue reading Sneak Peek at Scott’s MysteryPeople Pick for September: ‘The Cut’ by George Pelecanos
Here's what's on sale as of today. Book descriptions provided by the publishers. COOKBOOK The Casserole Queens Cookbook by Sandy Pollock and Crystal Cook We're loving this cookbook of tasty one-dish recipes. Sandy and Crystal will be here this Thursday, August 25th, 7p for a big launch party. They'll be mixing up a batch of … Continue reading New Releases
Flippo Rat Girl by Kristen Hersh "Culled and rewritten from Kristen's (of Throwing Muses fame) diary entries of her 18th year, the year her band was signed, she was diagnosed as bipolar, and found out that she was pregnant. I love this book for its intimate and very real accounts of somebody else's psychoses. And … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
~Posted by Julie Once upon a time, long before I realized my book selling destiny, I prepared food for a living. While I'm glad for the career shift (books don't quite pack the pounds the way all of that "taste-testing" did), I do still love to cook. My specialty these days (or what every dish … Continue reading We’re All Casserole Queens On the Inside
The big news this week was Disney's announcement of Rick Riordan's tour for the upcoming release, Heroes of Olympus, Book Two: Son of Neptune. Publisher's Weekly reports that the book will have a first printing of 3 million copies - the largest in the company's history. Riordan will stop here at BookPeople on Monday, October … Continue reading As the Book World Turns…
It's a short list of new releases today, but oh, it's quality: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline We've been loving this book around here. The advance copy has been a hot item among staff. Thankfully, the book goes on sale today, so there's finally plenty for everyone. Here's the publisher's blurb: At once wildly … Continue reading New Releases
Clint Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino "This is not so much a novel as a series of beautifully descriptive passages. The literary conceit here is - Don Juan sits in the palace of Kublai Kahn, telling him of his travels around the ruler's realm. These fantastic descriptions of imaginary cities take the reader on a … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
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