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In honor of International Museum Day, we sat down with Museum Educators Sabrina Phillips (School and Teacher Programs) and Monique O’Neil (Family and Community Programs) from the Blanton Museum of Art to chat about Art of the Book, a new collaboration between the Blanton and BookPeople, where we invite students to interact with authors and … Continue reading BookKids: Art of The Book (part 1)
How To Walk Away by Katherine Center: An exciting true story about one of the most succesful rodeo families in history, THE LAST COWBOYS is the latest from the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times, John Branch. All about the Wright family, this book tells the story of how, over the course of … Continue reading New Releases 5/15
We're thrilled to host local debut author Cate Berry on Sunday May 20th at 2 PM to share her picture book, Penguin & Tiny Shrimp Don't Do Bedtime! Mark your calendars and check out our Q&A with this wonderful author below. BP: What or who inspired you to write Penguin & Tiny Shrimp? CB: Although … Continue reading Q&A with Cate Berry
IT'S HERE Y'ALL!!!! AND THAT MEANS IT'S TIME FOR AN EPIC DANCE PARTY! TIME TO CELEBRATE! PUDDIN' IS FINALLY ON OUR SHELVES READY FOR YOU TO FALL IN LOVE! The irresistible companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller Dumplin’, soon to be a major motion picture starring Danielle Macdonald and Jennifer Aniston! … Continue reading It’s Teen Thursday, Puddin’
Less by Andrew Sean Greer This week I’m wrapping up Less, the novel that was awarded the Pulitzer-Prize for fiction this year. It’s a book that’s eluded me since its initial release and the announcement of it taking home one of literature’s most revered prizes shocked me. And while I had only seen it in … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
The Autoimmune Solution Cookbook by Amy Myers, M.D.: Nine in ten Americans suffer from inflammation or an autoimmune disorder—conditions for which conventional medicine has no cure. But as Dr. Amy Myers revealed in THE AUTOIMMUNE SOLUTION, there is something that can help. Food! In this invaluable cookbook, she now shows you how to repair your … Continue reading New Releases 5/8
We're so excited to host author Michael Fry on Sunday, May 6th at 2 PM to discuss his new book, How to Be a Supervillain: Born to Be Good. This is the follow-up to his hilarious middle grade novel, How to Be a Supervillain. Whether you're a longtime fan or a newcomer, this series is sure … Continue reading Q&A with Michael Fry
MAAS FREAK OUT!!!! ACOTAR fans, your moment has come! A COURT OF FROST AND STARLIGHT is here!!!! Narrated by Feyre and Rhysand, this book bridges the events in A Court of Wings and Ruin and the upcoming novels in the series. Feyre, Rhys, and their close-knit circle of friends are still busy rebuilding the … Continue reading Teen Thursday: A Court of New Releases
Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates by Tom Robbins A CIA-pacifist-anarchist is blackmailed by his own grandmother into freeing her blue parrot in the Amazon, where, of course, he slurps some Ayahuasca and falls victim to a shamanic curse. Need I say more? Toy boat racing with art school girls? 10 million Joyce and Rimbaud jokes?? … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
The first step in any change is knowing what needs to be changed. While this is usually a positive goal, taking that first step is not easy—especially when you're dealing with painful events, and the knowing, believing, and being there for each other is of paramount importance. Still, I dreaded reading Not That Bad. When … Continue reading May Top Shelf: Not That Bad by Roxane Gay
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