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MATT The Mountain Shadow by Gregory David Roberts "It lives up to the first one, picking up right where Shantaram left off. In The Mountain Shadow, Roberts continues to follow the adventures of an Australian fugitive living in Bombay. Roberts mixes mafia action with philosophy and personal experience for a really good read!" You can find copies of The Mountain Shadow on … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson "This book is as awesome as every other Bill Bryson book I've read (and I've read all of them). Coming back from his recent hits At Home and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, he returns to the travelogue, in this case describing his experiences … Continue reading New Books! 1/19/16
Come one, come all! Step right up into the healing spark of the Nightmare Factory Book Club! No matter the malady, regardless of ailment, if you accept the infernal circuitry of the Nightmare Factory, your problems will be forgotten, and the pure vision that is unspeakable chaos will be granted unto you. The secret electricity … Continue reading The Nightmare Factory Experiences The 5th Great Awakening With Stephen King’s REVIVAL
We're excited to announce the next pick in our Trust Fall subscription club..... drum roll please..... guitar solo please..... everyone get your lighters in the air for..... Every Anxious Wave by Mo Daviau! This big-hearted tale of indie rock and time travel is an adventure in memory, love and what happens when you try to … Continue reading Trust Fall #6 Revealed!
2015 was an incredible year for our store. We are so grateful for the support we get from readers who continue to make the decision to shop local and independent, and for those who come out to hear authors speak in our store. This year we had the honor of hosting historic figures such as President Jimmy Carter and Senator … Continue reading 2015: A Bookstore Year In Review
BookPeople is proud to partner with the Austin American-Statesman for their monthly Statesman Selects program. Each month, BookPeople will highlight the Statesman’s top recommended read for Austin. January's pick is No Baggage: A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering by Austin author Clara Bensen. Bensen will join us here at BookPeople Thursday, January 21 at … Continue reading January Statesman Selects: NO BAGGAE
In The Required Reading Revisited Book Club we focus on books considered “Required Reading” by most educational institutions, i.e. books you read (or were supposed to read) in school – either high school or university. In January we discussed Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. We had a number of new book club attendees (thanks, guys!), and … Continue reading Required Reading Revisited – February 2016
OMG we're so excited! The Texas Teen Book Festival announced their date for 2016! It's on Saturday, October 1, 2016 on the campus of St. Edward’s University in Austin. Circle the date and join us for another epic day of YA! We love being a part of this festival every year, so mark your calendars, and stay … Continue reading TTBF 2016 or Bust!
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: THE NIGHTMARE FACTORY
New in Hardcover The Only Pirate at the Party by Lindsey Stirling (Amy’s pick!) Join us here at BookPeople for a fabulous evening with dancing electronic violinist and YouTube star Lindsey Stirling this Saturday, 1/16! She'll be here to talk about her new book, The Only Pirate at the Party, and sign books. The speaking … Continue reading New Books! 1/12/16
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