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Student. Soldier. Addict. Bank Robber. Convict. All these labels describe one of the year’s most acclaimed debut novelists, Nico Walker. Written while in federal prison, Walker’s novel Cherry is a poignant, fictional account of all those things—and an important book with regards to the treatment of Veterans, mental health issues, and the addiction crisis that plagues … Continue reading Q&A with Nico Walker
Over the next few months, we’ll be hearing from different community voices about what a Modern First Library means to them! Below, BookPeople bookseller Razieh Araghi talks about the importance of literature in translation. Read more from the series here. When I think back to my childhood, I see myself in different characters of the books … Continue reading Modern First Library: Beyond the Borders of Imagination by Razieh Araghi
Heartland By Sarah Smarsh: An eye-opening memoir of working-class poverty in the American Midwest, Heartland has already been longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction and named one of Kirkus Reviews 12 Most Ancitipated Fall Reads. During Sarah Smarsh’s turbulent childhood in Kansas in the 1980s and 1990s, the forces of cyclical poverty and … Continue reading New Releases 9/18
We're hiring! BookPeople is looking for seasonal booksellers! Love BookPeople? Love books? Come work with us! BookPeople is the largest independent bookstore in Texas. During our more than forty-year history, we have gained national recognition and become an iconic Austin destination. From our beginnings in 1970 as a small new age bookstore in West … Continue reading Come work with us!
Imposters By Scott Westerfeld: Deception. Risk. Betrayal. Redemption. Master storyteller Scott Westerfeld is at the top of his game, and back to his most famous realm with a new series set in the world of his mega-bestselling Uglies series—a world full of twist and turns, rebellion and intrigue, where any wrong step could be heroine … Continue reading New Releases 9/11
Over the next few months, we’ll be hearing from different community voices about what a Modern First Library means to them! Below, Austin drag queen and storyteller Honey St. Claire shares her story. Read more from the series here. I’m Honey St. Claire, Austin’s most prominent gluten-free drag queen. During my time as a performer … Continue reading Modern First Library: Books for Current and Future Queens by Honey St. Claire
The Lying King By Alex Beard Can warthogs fly? Do tigers eat broccoli? Will the Truth catch up with the king? For answers, follow along as Warthog lies his way to the throne in this timeless, yet most timely, Tale from the Watering Hole as Alex Beard’s whimsical animals come to life to illuminate real … Continue reading New Releases 9/4
The last couple of years have certainly been tumultuous ones as the topic of migration and immigration has been hotly debated in this country. It's important when talking about issues like this to be informed not only about the statistics and facts, but the human side as well. Here at BookPeople, our inventory managers have … Continue reading Recommended Reading: immigration and migration
The Voyage Out Book Group has been meeting for quite a while. We are your basic book group in that we read a book a month and discuss it in an open forum—typically we read literary novels between 200 and 500 pages. What makes us a little different is that we choose three-month regions (mostly) … Continue reading Voyage Out Book Group-Literary Adaptations
Each month I'll be investigating events around town that might pique the interest of book nerds, the literature obsessed, and those who enjoy stimulating entertainment and socializing. Not surprisingly, Austin has a number of things going on every month the BookPeople community would enjoy. Meximericon Mexican American Cultural Center September 1st, 11am - 7pm Free and … Continue reading Austin Events for the Literati-September
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