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Let’s face it: the world is going to end...and we’re obsessed with it. It’s all over our news, our movies, our television shows, even--especially--our belief systems. Whether it’s eschatology (a theology concerned with the final events of human history, or the “end times”), millenarianism (a belief in a coming transformation), the end of certain ancient … Continue reading It’s the End of the World…and We Love It!
In An Interview with Celeste Ng, Nicole S. Chung discusses issues of race, family, representation, the writing process, and more with Celeste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told You. The interview centers on the Asian American experience, with Ng relating how her own childhood family and current family (with her husband and son) influence her work. Ng says, … Continue reading weekend reading
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring 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! Texas Teen Book Fest 2015 News! TTBF15 is less than one month away!!!!! … Continue reading Teen Thursday 9/3/15
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. One Page Salon @ The Whip In Tuesday, September 1st 7pm … Continue reading Austin Events for the Literati – September
In case you're keeping track of things BookPeople staff love, here's one more to add to the list - our pets! Pets are great. They love unconditionally, trust us 100%, exhibit unique personalities, provide us endless entertainment & companionship, and are definitely part of the family. Pets are also great for struggling, emerging, or reluctant … Continue reading BookPeople Pets!
Another Kind of Hurricane, is a debut middle grade novel by Tamara Ellis Smith. It is a moving and powerful novel about two boys - one in Vermont and one in New Orleans - during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Local author Chris Barton has allowed us to share his conversation with Tamara. To keep … Continue reading Chris Barton talks with Tamara Ellis Smith
New in Hardcover Purity by Jonathan Franzen Young Pip Tyler doesn't know who she is. She knows that her real name is Purity, that she's saddled with $130,000 in student debt, that she's squatting with anarchists in Oakland, and that her relationship with her mother--her only family--is hazardous. But she doesn't have a clue who … Continue reading New Books! 9/1/15
In Falconetti Drinks the Water of Anguish, by Garrett Saleen, Rene Falconetti is dying. An expatriate of Paris living and working in Rio de Janerio, Falconetti reminisces on her life as an underappreciated theater actress. This story is good. It is beautifully written, non-linear, and sad. Here's a line: "The landscape passes like a dream—everything is wet … Continue reading weekend reading
CRISTINA The Princess and the Pony by Kate Beacon "This week I am reading The Princess and the Pony to my daughter Luna. It's a funny and endearing tale starring the lovable princess-who-would-be-warrior, Pinecone. There are cozy sweaters and pony farts, what more could you ask for? How about a plethora of interesting characters, with … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
There is a reason that Judy Greer looks familiar. No. She isn't your dental hygienist. No. You probably didn't spit slurred game at her downtown last week after a few too many. No. She isn't the wacky ghost in your house that moves stuff around and makes the walls bleed when you're not looking. Judy … Continue reading Judy Greer’s I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW ME FROM Has Taught The Stand Up Sit Down Book Club What It Means To Be The Second Banana
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