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Brrr! Our Texas readers know all about the truly unprecedented winter weather conditions that have swept our state. And while we're always asking for more time to read, this wasn't exactly the way we wanted it to happen Regardless, we're going to take it in stride and celebrate all the new books we have time … Continue reading N-N-New Books for Ch-Ch-Chilly Times
Valentine's Day is around the corner (have you noticed the bouquets, chocolates, and heart-shaped balloons literally everywhere?!) and you know what that means, right? Yup, it's time to get lost in your favorite literary love stories! Bookseller Bug joins us on the blog to recommend of their spicy faves! Hey there. Bug here, your favorite goblin … Continue reading Valentine’s Day Reading: Enemies to Lovers!
Bookseller Lilli F. joins us on the BookPeople blog for the second part of her limited series that focuses on manga and various sub-genres that full under that wide umbrella! This installment focusses on Shōjo! The second genre that I’m going to be talking about is shōjo manga! Shōjo typically encompasses romance, humor, and slice-of-life … Continue reading Jump Into Manga with Lilli (Part 2)
Another week, another round of reviews! Our booksellers have got suggestions ready to go to get you through the upcoming polar vortex temps. Grab a blanket and a warm drink and cozy up with some new reads! Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore Excited to read the latest from Kristin Cashore and return to the world … Continue reading What We’re Reading 2/10
Events Coordinator Uriel is kicking off Books I'm Excited About today, a series of weekly blog posts dedicated to spotlighting a novel or two that he can't wait to read/get into your hands. His inaugural post shines a light on a novelist you've definitely heard of... There's no skirting around the fact that I am … Continue reading Books I’m Excited About: ‘Beautiful World, Where Are You’
Lose yourself in the stories on display this week! Explorations into love, hope, and perseverance have their fair share of space on shelves, while the fiction invites us to seek the sensual, titillating, sometimes darker, side of ourselves. Read on for more... Walk in My Combat Boots by James Patterson & Matt Eversmann *Virtual Event … Continue reading Turn the Page: New Books This Week (2/9)
Last week we had the pleasure of hosting playwright and professor of African and African Diaspora studies at UT-Austin, Lisa B. Thompson, and bestselling author of Heavy, Kiese Laymon, for a candid, joyful, and inspiring conversation about Thompson's new book of plays. Underground, Monroe, & The Mamalogues: Three Plays features new plays by Lisa B. … Continue reading Virtual Event Replay: Lisa B. Thompson & Kiese Laymon
Bookseller Lilli F. joins us on the BookPeople blog for a limited series that focuses on manga and various sub-genres that full under that wide umbrella! The genre "Manga" is a very broad category, so I’m here to help you narrow it down a bit with genres within manga as a whole. This post is … Continue reading Jump Into Manga with Lilli (Part 1)
This week's new release treats include a healthy helping of fiction for the reader who questions everything—art, life, the degeneration of society via social media channels—and non-fiction that probes our past to better understand the present moment. Scroll down for more. A Bright Ray of Darkness by Ethan Hawke *Virtual Event 2/15* The blistering story of … Continue reading Is that Love in the Air? No, it’s Books!
We're back on the blog with another stupendous virtual event replay! Today we're looking back a few weeks to our too-pure-and-good-for-this-world virtual presentation with Andrew Cotter and a few of his furry friends. In Olive, Mabel & Me, Andrew Cotter tells the story of his Labrador retrievers (Olive and Mabel!) who rose to internet fame as … Continue reading Virtual Event Replay: Andrew Cotter
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