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Bryan Washington's Lot is set in the city of Houston—a sprawling, diverse microcosm of America—following the son of a black mother and a Latino father, coming of age. He’s working at his family’s restaurant, weathering his brother’s blows, resenting his older sister’s absence. And discovering he likes boys. Washington has written for The New Yorker, The New … Continue reading Podcast with Bryan Washington
Eugenia's most anticipated titles for spring and summer, which you can pre-order through your local independent bookstore! One of the biggest perks of working at a bookstore is being able to get our grubby hands on books months before their release. Advanced Readers Copies (ARCs) are scattered all over our offices, the break room, the … Continue reading BookKids: What We’re Lovin’ – Early Readers Edition
Happy Teen Thursday, book friends!!! Don't miss our last YA event in April: Ashley Poston - Wednesday 4.17 @ 7PM Come geek out with us at BookPeople! Event details Of The Princess and the Fangirl, former BookPeople bookseller Shannon B. says, "No matter your fandom you will find your family in its pages." Y'all. We … Continue reading Teen Thursday!
Working By Robert Caro: From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Power Broker and The Years of Lyndon Johnson: an unprecedented gathering of vivid, candid, deeply revealing recollections about his experiences researching and writing his acclaimed books. He describes what it was like to interview the mighty Robert Moses; what it felt like to … Continue reading New Releases 4/9
Samantha Allen—GLAAD Award-winning journalist and the author of Love & Estrogen (Amazon Original Stories)—was in the store for an exciting talk about her new book Real Queer America. Ten years ago, Allen was a suit-and-tie-wearing Mormon missionary. Now she's a senior Daily Beast reporter happily married to another woman. A lot in her life has changed, but what hasn't … Continue reading Samantha Allen Podcast
A look into our stellar Kids events programming this month, including a high fiving contest with Adam Rubin, celebrating Mercy Watson's origin story, playing tunes with Rhett Miller & Dan Santat, Independent Bookstore Day, and more! No More Poems! with Rhett Miller & Dan Santat - Tues, Apr 15 @ 6:30 PM WEIRDOS OF THE … Continue reading BookKids: April Events for Young Readers!
Happy Teen Thursday, everyone! Below, the weekly roundup of event news, exciting releases, and bookseller recommendations! Did you hear the news?! Texas Teen Book Festival is back for its eleventh year! Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 12! Join us at Southwestern University for a day filled with author panels, signings, cosplay contests & more! … Continue reading Teen Thursday!
Death Prefers Blondes By Caleb Roehrig: Death Prefers Blondes, is a heist novel like you've never seen before. Seventeen year old socialite, Margo Manning and her cohort of highly skilled drag queens are professional cat burglars pulling off heist after heist, and every time the stakes become higher—until it all comes crashing down. This book … Continue reading What We’re Reading Wednesday
The Spectators By Jennifer duBois: In her most daring and multidimensional novel yet, Jennifer duBois vividly portrays the gay community in New York City, spanning from the heyday of gay liberation in the 70s to the grips of the AIDS crisis in the 80s, alongside a backstage view of 90s television in an age of … Continue reading New Releases 4/2
Last month, Thomas Mallon joined us to discuss his new novel, Landfall. If you missed it, check out our podcast recording of it here. You can also find The BookPeople Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Mallon is the author of ten novels, including Henry and Clara, Dewey Defeats Truman, Fellow Travelers, and Watergate. Fellow Travelers has been … Continue reading BookPeople Podcast: Thomas Mallon
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