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Welcome to our Book Club Corner, where each month we highlight books new to paperback we think would make perfect picks for your next book club discussion. If you’re looking to join a book club, we host a wide variety of free, bookseller-run book clubs right here at BookPeople. FEATURED BOOKS OF THE MONTH Fish in Exile … Continue reading Book Club Corner – November
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. Fantastical Fictions Presents: Robert Jackson Bennett Malvern Books Tuesday, November 1st … Continue reading Austin Events for the Literati – November
Two books down, three to go in our weekly tour of the National Book Awards fiction shortlist! This week I curled up with Paulette Jiles’ delightful historical novel News of the World. Laugh and cry with me as you read about reading about an old man and a little girl whose deep bond is forged … Continue reading NBA Countdown: News of the World
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! 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! Upcoming Events at BookPeople Jay Asher signing What Light Friday, October 28th at 7PM Join … Continue reading Teen Thursday (10/27/16)
It doesn’t take long to realize that Claire-Louise Bennett’s debut work of literary fiction Pond resists narrative structure. It is uncompromising in its immediacy within the physical world while at the same time viewing scenes from that world as through a window in a rainstorm--you can see the shapes of the world, but you cannot … Continue reading Much Ado About Nothing: New & Noteworthy Book Club discusses Claire Louise-Bennett’s Pond
Kelly Luce will be here on Wednesday, November 2nd at 7pm! Kelly Luce’s debut novel Pull Me Under has — no kidding — been one of my most anticipated books of the year. There is a little calendar hanging next to my desk with the November release date circled in bright yellow marker. And for … Continue reading Top Shelf in November – PULL ME UNDER
BETHANY Frantumaglia: A Writer's Journey by Elena Ferrante "The perfect prescription for your sense of loss upon finishing the fourth and final installment of the Neapolitan novels, The Story of the Lost Child. While it's still true, you have been forcibly ejected from this breathless, absorbing fictional world that feels more real and urgent than your … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Marina Abramovic - Walk Through Walls “I had experienced absolute freedom—I had felt that my body was without boundaries, limitless; that pain didn’t matter, that nothing mattered at all—and it intoxicated me.” Walk Through Walls is a memoir from Marina Abramovic, the world’s most celebrated performance artist; known for her extensive body of work, she’s led … Continue reading New Books 10/25!
Without Keith Morris aka Johnny Bob Goldstein aka Morty, Hardcore West Coast Punk Rock as we know it would not exist. Hell, hardcore punk rock in general would be what? Who knows. We do know Keith Morris brought drive, a thirst for something new and a dark, twisted sense of humor to help kick off the … Continue reading punk rock survivor KEITH MORRIS comes to BookPeople
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! 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! Upcoming Events at BookPeople Laurie Halse Anderson signing Ashes Monday, October 24th at 6PM Tonight BookPeople … Continue reading Teen Thursday (10/20/16)
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