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THIS WEEKEND AT BOOKPEOPLE! Chandler Baker THIS SATURDAY!!! August 12, 2017 6 pm In Conversation with Christina Soontornvat and Signing About This Is Not The End: If you could choose one person to bring back to life, who would it be? Seventeen-year-old Lake Deveraux is the survivor of a car crash that killed her best … Continue reading Teen Thursday 8/10
Blackthorne Stina Lecht Local author Stina Leicht has a new book out in her Malorum Gates series, an epic fantasy historically inspired by the American Revolutionary War and the French and Indian War! Blackthorne is set in the kingdom of Eledore, beseiged by the neighboring Acrasians for fear of the magic Eledore possesses. But Eledorian … Continue reading New Books: 8/8!
Ahead of Odie Lindsey's visit to BookPeople next week, our Events Coordinator Lindsey reviewed his short story collection. We hope you'll join us Thursday night to hear him in conversation with local author John Pipkin. I have always delighted in the southern story: the quiet grotesqueness of Breece D'J Pancake's West Virginia, the dark edges … Continue reading Booksellers Review: We Come To Our Senses: Stories
OMG BOOK OF THE WEEK!!!! Miles Morales is finally here!!!! Miles Morales Jason Reynolds "Everyone gets mad at hustlers, especially if you're on the victim side of the hustle. And Miles knew hustling was in his veins." Miles Morales is just your average teenager. Dinner every Sunday with his parents, chilling out playing old-school video … Continue reading Teen Thursday 8/3 – The Hero We Deserve
The latest edition of our Trust Fall subscription box is here, available to order on its own or as part of a yearly subscription. The new box features The Readymade Thief, a novel by Augustus Rose. The Readymade Thief follows the story of Lee Cuddy, a seventeen-year-old who is on the run in the streets of Philadelphia … Continue reading Take a Trust Fall with us!
Solo Kwame Alexander Award-winning author and poet Kwame Alexander, together with Mary Rand Hess, has a brand new novel out today! We're so excited for this new hybrid story--part verse, part prose, and part social media--about 17-year-old Blade Morrison, the adversity he faces, and the courage he exhibits. Crushed between scathing tabloid coverage of his … Continue reading New Books: 8/1!
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 Beacon Press! Beacon Press is an independent … Continue reading Indie Press Spotlight: Beacon Press
Each month I'll be investigating events around town that might pique the interest of the book nerds, the literature obsessed, and those who enjoy stimulating entertainment and/or socializing. Not surprisingly, Austin has a number of things going on every month the Book People community would enjoy. The Dionysium Summer Show: Habit Alamo Drafthouse Village Wednesday, August 2nd … Continue reading Austin Events for the Literati – August
EPIC NEWS IS EPIC Texas Teen Book Festival has announced it's full line up and OMG are we freaking out!!!! Look at all of this author goodness!!!! Want to learn more about all the authors coming? Check out the site! And don't forget to save the date for Saturday, October 7! NEW RELEASES Everything All At … Continue reading Teen Thursday…and it’s a big one!!!
Lindsey We Come to Our Senses by Odie Lindsey Odie Lindsey's We Come to Our Senses is a rollercoaster of language. His sentences are oftentimes puzzingly poetic, which makes this short story collection one of those where I keep a pen in my hand, underlining moments that stun me, make me jealous, and remind … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
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