Just when you thought it was safe to pick up a book with a cartoon squirrel and chipmunk on the cover..... The video was made by BookPerson Trevor William. David Sedaris appears courtesy of his awesome kindness.
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What We’re Reading This Week
Sam - The Ragged Edge of the World by Eugene Linden "Eugene Linden is amazing. I can't put this down! Every story sucks you in. The book is a collection of vignettes about the places that Linden, a journalist who wrote for National Geographic, has traveled and what he has seen there. I highly recommend … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
As the Book World Turns….
Okay kids, we're keeping it short and sweet this week. Demetri Martin's due in the store in a few hours and we have some running around to do. Here's the week's news in a nutshell: Natalie Portman's dad is self-publishing a thriller about fertility: Misconception. Amazon released its first-quarter earnings statement and it looks like … Continue reading As the Book World Turns….
Poetry Giveaway Winner #3! ‘Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines,’ by Pablo Neruda
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, we're pleased to announce the third and final winner of our Poetry Giveaway, held in honor of National Poetry Month......Sheree! Sheree's favorite poem is Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines, by Pablo Neruda. Sheree, you are now the owner of a signed broadside of the Billy Collins poem … Continue reading Poetry Giveaway Winner #3! ‘Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines,’ by Pablo Neruda
Mary Roach, We Love You
Last night we had the pleasure of hosting the incomparable Mary Roach as she tours the country for her book about outerspace and the people who go there, Packing for Mars, which is now out in paperback (we have signed copies, as well as signed copies of Stiff, Spook, and Bonk, FYI.) Here are some … Continue reading Mary Roach, We Love You
Poetry Giveaway – Winner #2! ‘Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird’ by Wallace Stevens
The second winner of our Poetry Giveaway is......Mark! Mark's favorite poem is Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird by Wallace Stevens. Tell them what he wins, Johnny - Mark is now the owner of a lovely broadside of the poem Aubade by Amanda Jernigan, which is paired on its thick paper with an original … Continue reading Poetry Giveaway – Winner #2! ‘Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird’ by Wallace Stevens
We Have a Winner! ‘Nirvana,’ by Charles Bukowski
The results are in and the first winner of our poetry giveaway is....drum roll please.....Becky L.! Her favorite poem is Nirvana by Charles Bukowski, which you can find in the collections The Last Night of the Earth (Ecco, 2002) and Run With the Hunted (Ecco, 1994.) Becky, please get in touch with us via online@bookpeople.com … Continue reading We Have a Winner! ‘Nirvana,’ by Charles Bukowski
Poem of the Day: ‘Girl In a Miniskirt Reading the Bible Outside My Window,’ by Charles Bukowski
It took all month, but we finally found a Bukowski poem clean enough to post in this public forum (there are kids out there, we like to be careful.) Today's poem of the day is Girl In a Miniskirt Reading the Bible Outside My Window, originally published in the collection Mockingbird Wish Me Luck and … Continue reading Poem of the Day: ‘Girl In a Miniskirt Reading the Bible Outside My Window,’ by Charles Bukowski
Poetry Giveaway! – Day 2
Thanks to everyone who's been sharing their favorite poems with us. We have a lot to choose from for our giveaway. We'll post our first winner tomorrow, so stay tuned! In the mean time, keep the poems coming! We’re giving away three different poetry broadsides (pictured above), including one signed by Billy Collins. It's easy … Continue reading Poetry Giveaway! – Day 2
Craig Johnson Talks to MysteryPeople
From the desk (or dark, dusty alley) of MysterPeople's Scott Montgomery: One of our most popular mystery authors, Craig Johnson, is working with A&E as they develop his Sheriff Walt Longmire series into a show. The pilot begins shooting in at the end of April in Las Vegas, which is filling in for Absoroka County, … Continue reading Craig Johnson Talks to MysteryPeople
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