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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 Seven Stories Press! Seven Stories began … Continue reading Indie Press Spotlight: Seven Stories
JASON Arizona Moon: A Novel of Vietnam by J. M. Graham Arizona Moon by J.M. Graham came out this past October and is on the shelves now. I read it as an Advanced Reader Copy and am going through it again. It's a harrowing tale of war set during the Vietnam Conflict; 1967 or … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Local author Chris Barton has allowed us to share his conversation with author H.M. Bowman about her novel A Crack In The Sea, a magical new middle-grade novel with illustrations by Yuko Shimizu. To sign up for Barton’s newsletter and be eligible for free book giveaways, click here! Chris: The starred review the book received from … Continue reading Chris Barton talks with H.M. Bouwman
Caitriona Lally - Eggshells EGGSHELLS is a beautiful new debut (and paperback original!) that's hitting all the honors lists! Inspired by Irish folklore, the story of Vivian is one of a young woman with a troubled childhood and without a friend in the world, trying to find her way back to the fairytale world her parents … Continue reading New Books 3/14!
As you could probably guess by now, Exit West is quickly becoming one of our favorite books of the year! Author Mohsin Hamid - who also wrote The Reluctant Fundamentalist and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia - was recently kind enough to answer some questions from our booksellers: BP: What effect do you believe a novel can have … Continue reading Q&A with Mohsin Hamid
Moshin Hamid's new novel Exit West is already shaping up to be one of our favorite books of the year! Telling the story of Nadia and Saeed, two young refugees escaping the violence of their home country, Exit West is as timely and important as it is beautifully written. We simply love this book. We also … Continue reading Our Booksellers Review Exit West!
Jenny Lawson - You Are Here Here at BookPeople, Jenny Lawson is pretty much our hero. Between having events for her books, to coming down and signing copies for us throughout the year, she's pretty much the greatest. We are so excited that, not only is her latest book YOU ARE HERE out today, but TOMORROW … Continue reading New Books 3/7!
Each month, we choose one book as our Top Shelf pick, the book you absolutely should not miss. This month, that pick is Exit West by Mohsin Hamid, out today from Riverhead books. And, in recognition of just how timely and relevant this book is, we're going to donate part of the proceeds from our sales of this … Continue reading March Top Shelf – Exit West
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. Fran Lebowitz Wednesday, March 8th @ 7:30pm The Long Center for … Continue reading Austin Events for the Literati – March
When I was nearly two, my mother brought my sibling into the world—which means she suddenly had considerably less time to read to me. But, because my mother is brilliant, I don’t remember ever feeling neglected or jealous of my baby brother (I probably was). Instead I remember hours and hours of playing the audiobooks … Continue reading Audiobooks Are Great and Libro.FM is the Best Thing Ever.
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