Spotlight on International Fiction: THE VEGETARIAN by Han Kang

This post comes from our inventory manager Jan.    It all started with the nightmare. In the midst of Kim Yeong-hye and her husband’s mediocre, middle-class marriage, the dream about blood and meat and carnage. To make the dream stop, Yeong-hye stops eating meat. Then all food. Eventually, she becomes more plant-like than animal to … Continue reading Spotlight on International Fiction: THE VEGETARIAN by Han Kang →

This Again? How To Survive Valentine’s Day

This post comes from Jan, our second floor inventory manager and professional cynic. So you made it through another holiday season. You endured seemingly immeasurable hours under the same roof as people of questionable shared genetics (during a campaign season, no less). You fulfilled your obligatory expressions of love and gratitude--in varying degrees of sincerity … Continue reading This Again? How To Survive Valentine’s Day →

Fantastic Planets #56 – Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

This year, four science fiction-loving booksellers will delve into Fantastic Planets, Forbidden Zones, and Lost Continents: The 100 Greatest Science-Fiction Films, the new book by film historian Douglas Brode. They’ll watch the movies, read Brode’s take, and tell you – point blank – how they feel about all of it. #56 in Douglas Brode's Fantastic Planets, … Continue reading Fantastic Planets #56 – Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind →

Book Club Spotlight: DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HISTORY

Did you make a New Year's resolution to up your reading game in 2016? What better way to kickstart your reading life - and meet friendly new faces - than coming to one of our free book club meetings? We have a dozen bookseller-run, totally not at all intimidating, super-friendly groups that meet once a month … Continue reading Book Club Spotlight: DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HISTORY →

Austin Events for the Literati – February

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.  Sense & Sensibility Screening Monday, February 1st at 7pm - Alamo … Continue reading Austin Events for the Literati – February →

The Meaning of a Bookshelf: An Interview with Lydia Pyne

We spoke with writer and historian Lydia Pyne about her new book, Bookshelf, an installment of Object Lessons, an essay and book series about the hidden lives of ordinary things, a project of The Atlantic and Bloomsbury Publishing. She'll speak and sign the book in our store 2/18.  Why a book about bookshelves? What inspired your research? … Continue reading The Meaning of a Bookshelf: An Interview with Lydia Pyne →

What We’re Reading This Week

  JESSE Vermilion by Molly Tanzer "I'm reading Vermilion by Molly Tanzer. It's a weird western that incorporates Chinese folklore. The main character, Lu Merryweather, is a 19-year-old from San Francisco who is a psychopomp (kind of like an exorcist.) She's on her way to 19th century Colorado Territory to find out what happened to some missing boys from Chinatown. … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week →