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Spoonbenders is a new novel from Daryl Gregory, author of Afterparty, The Devil's Alphabet, and more. Spoonbenders is already becoming a bookseller favorite here at the store. Check out some of our booksellers' reviews below and make sure to come see Daryl Gregory here on July 10th at 7pm! A fantastic and utterly hilarious look at family and what it … Continue reading Spoonbenders: new from Daryl Gregory!
It’s officially hot in Texas, and while we encourage kids to run outside and explore the wonders of our world, we also appreciate the gift of a shaded, comfortable spot to enjoy an awesome book. You know where we're going with this: summer reading season is here! The BookKids team celebrated with a summer kickoff … Continue reading Browsing BookKids in June
Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud Anne Helen Petersen Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud is an examination of the "unruly" woman--the embodiment of one of the most provocative and powerful forms of womanhood in pop culture today. Our booksellers are already buzzing about this new book that our buyer Claire is calling "EXCELLENT". From … Continue reading New Books 6/20
Quiet on the set! The Nightmare Factory is about to start shooting, and tonight we're going to make you a star. Join us at 7:00 p.m. at BookPeople for a lively discussion of Bradford Tatum's open casket look at classic movie monsters Only the Dead Know Burbank. It's bound to be a scare, so bring … Continue reading The Nightmare Factory Tours Classic Hollywood ‘Cause ONLY THE DEAD KNOW BURBANK!
They’ve Come for Your Guts I named my in-store display ‘They’ve Come for Your Guts’ because each of these writers took my guts in loving, weathered hands and twisted, tweaked, polished, pinched, and molded them into something a little different than what they were before. On one level, I’m saying that the experience of reading … Continue reading They’ve Come for Your Guts
By Cathy Maxwell Several years ago, Sarah MacLean (yes, that Sarah MacLean, the one whose new book The Day of the Duchess will hit the shelves June 27th (you can find an excerpt here), wanted to start an online book club that celebrated all she loved about Romance. She called it the Old-School Romance Book … Continue reading The Romance Bookshelves—A Get Together and Look Who is on the A List
We're hiring! BookPeople is looking for booksellers, baristas, and a gifts Inventory Manager! 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 … Continue reading BookPeople is Hiring!
We’re bringing you YA news from around the globe and highlights from the BookPeople Teen Press Corps Blog! Don’t forget to check out the blog for new reviews, event reports, and other teen news! IN THE STORE Boldy Bookish Tour We had a blast last week with authors Emery Lord, Tara Altebrando, Sarah Tolcser, and Brigid … Continue reading Teen Thursday 6/15
Sarah Tolscer - Song of the Current Caroline is destined for the river, following in the footsteps of her father and grandmother before her...all she needs is for the river god to whisper her name and she'll be the pilot of her own river wherry. But when her father is kidnapped Caro's world falls apart as … Continue reading New Books 6/6!
It's impossible to speak about Arundhati Roy without also speaking about The God of Small Things. Published in 1997, it won the Booker prize and has been translated into over forty languages, garnering worldwide acclaim. I first encountered it about a decade following that and immediately fell in love. The God of Small Things is … Continue reading Top Shelf: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
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