Employee doodles regularly pop up around the store, and we don't think that's a bad thing. In her book, The Doodle Revolution, Sunni Brown suggests that "doodling is deep thinking in disguise -- a simple, accessible, and dynamite tool for innovating and solving even the stickiest problems." Behold, a small sampling of impromptu sketches by … Continue reading BookPeople Doodles: March 2018
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New Releases 3/13
Twelve Steps to Normal by Farrah Penn: When Kira's father enters rehab, she's forced to leave everything behind--her home, her best friends, her boyfriend...everything she loves. Now her father's sober (again) and Kira is returning home, determined to get her life back to normal...exactly as it was before she was sent away. But is that … Continue reading New Releases 3/13
Reading Guide: ‘Jazz’ by Toni Morrison
Voyage Out meets the last Sunday of every month at BookPeople. On March 25 at 5 p.m. the group will discuss Toni Morrison's Paradise. You (and your friends) are invited to join! Below, Brian offers a reading guide to another Morrison novel, Jazz, which Voyage Out discussed last month. Voyage Out reads books in three-month, … Continue reading Reading Guide: ‘Jazz’ by Toni Morrison
BookKids en español: Recomendaciones para divertirnos en dos idiomas
Eugenia, coordinadora de eventos y marketing para BookKids, comparte sus recomendaciones en español. Durante un viaje reciente a la ciudad de México, visité la Feria Internacional del Libro del Palacio de Minería. Disfruté muchísimo ver a lectores de todas las edades comprando libros, cargando sus bolsas con las sorpresas que promete cada uno de ellos. … Continue reading BookKids en español: Recomendaciones para divertirnos en dos idiomas
Teen Thursday: It’s International Women’s Day!
THE BUZZ BOOK HAS ARRIVED! The Poet X is out now and we can't wait to share it with you! Here's what Teen Press Corps member, Olubunmi, had to say about it: "She learned to speak with fire on her tongue. A poem etched in tears and smiles. She learned to write poetry, and became … Continue reading Teen Thursday: It’s International Women’s Day!
Notes from the buyer’s desk: March 2018
Consuelo is a book buyer (professionally!) and therefore the envy of bibliophiles everywhere. Here, she fills us in on the latest literary news. It's the bicentennial of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and with it brings lots of fanfare and new editions, including this beautiful new Penguin Classics cover for the 1818 edition of Frankenstein (pictured above). Gorgeous! … Continue reading Notes from the buyer’s desk: March 2018
Michael Andreasen on sci-fi, crossword puzzles & ‘bizarre little video games’
Michael Andreasen's surreal short story collection, The Sea Beast Takes a Lover, just hit shelves, but it's already getting tons of buzz from places like Publisher's Weekly and the Chicago Review of Books. One of our Inventory Managers, Raul, calls it "Magnificent, enchanting, and full of literary verve.” Check out Andreasen's answers to The BookPeople Questionnaire … Continue reading Michael Andreasen on sci-fi, crossword puzzles & ‘bizarre little video games’
New Releases 3/6
Closer Than You Know by Brad Parks: MysteryPeople presents an author event with CLOSER THAN YOU KNOW author Brad Parks! Scott heads our MysteryPeople sector and recommends Brad Parks' new book, out today! He says, "Parks delivers an engaging, well crafted thriller, with reversals and reveals that have you constantly going into the next chapter. … Continue reading New Releases 3/6
You’re invited to Mickey Spillane’s unofficial birthday party!
Enjoy a good mystery? Consider joining Murder in the Afternoon, our book club dedicated to crime and thriller fiction. The next meeting is March 19 at 1 p.m. on BookPeople’s third floor. For March, our Murder in the Afternoon book club will celebrate the month that marks the hundredth year of hard boiled writer Mickey … Continue reading You’re invited to Mickey Spillane’s unofficial birthday party!
Top Shelf: ‘Census’ by Jesse Ball
Every month, we choose a new book to really get behind and display on our metaphorical Top Shelf. Our hope is that you’ll read this title and encourage others to do the same, creating a sort of ripple effect. Join us on our mission to build a community bound by books! Census begins with a … Continue reading Top Shelf: ‘Census’ by Jesse Ball
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