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The Inconvenient Sequel Truth to Power Al Gore The follow-up to Al Gore's conversation-shifting breakthrough work, An Inconvenient Truth is finally here! Connecting the dots of Zika, flooding, and other natural disasters we’ve lived through in the last 10+ years, Gore exposes the reality of global climate change, human influence, as well as the consequences … Continue reading New Books: 7/25
Author Chris Barton has allowed us to share his conversation with fellow Austin author Jason Gallaher and Belgian illustrator Jess Pauwels about their picture book Whobert Whover, Owl Detective. BookPeople hosted Jason for this book launch on Saturday, July 22, and it was a WHO-OOT! We learned fun facts about owls, ate some delicious owl … Continue reading Chris Barton talks with Jason Gallaher and Jess Pauwels
Jason The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantu Coming in February 2018 from Riverhead Books is this memoir/meditation by a former member of the US Border Patrol who just happens to be a second generation Mexican/American. His father was a border crosser and his mother; who raised him; was a park ranger.. … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Blame Jeff Abbott Jeff Abbott's latest thriller BLAME is set in a quaint and seemingly peaceful locale, centered on the sole survivor of a mysterious car crash. Suffering from amnesia and the town’s pointing fingers, Jane Norton receives an anonymous message claiming to know the truth of what really happened that night. Best of … Continue reading New Books: 7/18
As you are locked into an eternity of solitary confinement, the prison guards stare sidelong with unchecked revulsion. Your days bleed into your nights as your dreams become indistinguishable from your waking purgatory. From this moment forward, you will have nothing to drown out the strychnine silence of your hollow thoughts but the protest of … Continue reading “FELLSIDE Is GHOST Meets ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK” So Sayeth The Nightmare Factory Book Club
Every month here at BookPeople we like to spotlight a smaller, independent publishing house that we love. These Indie Presses are helping to push the literary world forward with unique and adventurous work and we’re proud to showcase their titles in our store. This month check out the wonderful Open Letter! Open Letter--the University of … Continue reading Indie Press Spotlight: Open Letter
AND HERE'S WHAT YOU MISSED AT BOOK TEENS... Richelle Mead was here this past weekend, and it was awesome! She gave us a little insight into what's going on in the world of The Glittering Court to help us prep for Midnight Jewel, but then she let the audience take over asking all … Continue reading Teen Thursday 7/13
By Cathy Maxwell Here in Texas, we are SUNbound, when the best thing to do on a hot afternoon is stake out a spot on a beach or in an air-conditioned space and enjoy pleasure reading. With that in mind, let me introduce two books I could not put down: The Hating Game: Smart, sexy, … Continue reading The Romance Bookshelves—Great July Recommendations and Book Group is a GO!
DiverseCity Book Club's next meeting is tomorrow, 7/13, at 6:30pm on our third floor. We hope you'll join them! Here's a note from their leader, Charlotte Moore: While I argue technology is killing humanity, I also marvel at how it connects us. Here’s what I mean. The current selection for Austin’s DiverseCity Book Club is … Continue reading DiverseCity Book Club talks WAKING UP WHITE
Tropic of Kansas Christopher Brown The first full-length novel from Austin author Christopher Brown, Tropic of Kansas is the story of an America broken into warring territories by greed and exploitation and walled off as a danger zone. Brother and sister traverse a wasteland where capture means death, searching for each other and a way … Continue reading New Books: 7/11!
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