Get It While It’s Still Hot: Steve(n)’s Summer Reading List

Summer vacation, though technically irrelevant since high school, nonetheless always conjures visions of yard work, irresponsible parties in abandoned houses, over-chlorinated public swimming pools, punk rock shows in beer-splattered VFW halls, and the worst sunburn of your life.  Now, years out from those heady days of mayhem, Summer means a good book on a good … Continue reading Get It While It’s Still Hot: Steve(n)’s Summer Reading List →

The Nightmare Factory Book Club Gets Lost In Area X and NOBODY MAKES IT OUT ALIVE!!!!

The Southern Reach Trilogy (also known as Area X) by Jeff VanderMeer is a hypnotic incantation that transmutes subtlety into a literary universe as it builds itself inside your skull over the course of three books. Annihilation introduces us to Area X --  a pristine, alien landscape that has unfolded onto an unsuspecting fishing village for no … Continue reading The Nightmare Factory Book Club Gets Lost In Area X and NOBODY MAKES IT OUT ALIVE!!!! →

Austin Events for the Literati – August

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.  The Great Fables Wake  Austin Books and Comics - This weekend … Continue reading Austin Events for the Literati – August →

What We’re Reading This Week

MOLLY Missing Person by Patrick Modiano "I'm reading this one for the Murder in the Afternoon book club, meeting at BookPeople this upcoming Tuesday. Ever since I found out that Modiano had won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2014, wrote the screenplay for Lacombe, Lucien,and primarily wrote detective novels, I've been anticipating reading his … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week →

Tickets Now On Sale: John Irving – November 12

We're thrilled to announce we'll host John Irving, bestselling author of The World According to Garp and A Prayer for Owen Meany, with his new novel, Avenue of Mysteries, at Riverbend Centre on Thursday, November 12 at 7PM. Tickets are on sale now and include a copy of the new book. ABOUT AVENUE OF MYSTERIES John Irving returns to the … Continue reading Tickets Now On Sale: John Irving – November 12 →

Coming Soon!!! The Authors & Auteurs Book Club!!!

COMING ATTRACTION: The Authors & Auteurs Book Club!!! Books adapted into movies invariably cause a diverse reaction from audiences. How many times have we hailed that the book was better? We spend more time with books. Subplots, inner monologues, and an author’s unique use of words intrigue us over the days or weeks we spend … Continue reading Coming Soon!!! The Authors & Auteurs Book Club!!! →