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BETHANY Snow Crash by Neil Stephenson "I've been meaning to pick up this sci-fi classic for years, so I'm glad that Neal Stephenson's upcoming event inspired me to finally read it now. Although I'm probably not the ideal target audience (never having been into computers, car chases, OR graphic novels, which this was originally envisioned as), … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
New in Hardback Dietland: A Novel by The diet revolution is here. And it s armed. Plum Kettle does her best not to be noticed, because when you're fat, to be noticed is to be judged. Or mocked. Or worse. With her job answering fan mail for a popular teen girls magazine, she is biding … Continue reading New Books! 5/26/15
Welcome to our Book Club Corner, where each month we highlight books new to paperback we think would make perfect picks for your next book club discussion. If you’re looking to join a book club, we host a wide variety of free, bookseller-run book clubs right here at BookPeople. Join us! We love to talk books. Featured … Continue reading Book Club Corner Picks – Paperbacks We Received in May
-- post by Meghan G. Are you a young writer looking to hone your craft and get some real world feedback about your work? If so, we a very exciting opportunity you should know about. As programming partners for the Texas Teen Book Festival, we are thrilled to announce an exciting new writing contest for teens. Thanks to a … Continue reading Calling All Teen Writers – #TTBF Writing Contest!
Welcome to Day Four of our exploration into all things Nick Offerman. As we approach the day (Wednesday, June 3 at 7pm) when Offerman is here at BookPeople, live and in person (with his new book, Gumption), we’re digging up all of the information we can find (and that Wikipedia provides) on the Renaissance man … Continue reading Nick Offerman: More Than A Mustache
Artie Lange should be dead. With the sheer volume of heroin he's shoveled up his nose, hydrocodone he's gobbled, and scotch he's waterfalled down his throat, the ratio of his overall cellular composition must heavily favor poison over human DNA at this point. Any one of his overdoses, crashed cars, or nervous breakdowns should have … Continue reading At Long Last! The Stand Up Sit Down Book Club Crashes And Burns!!!!!!!
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! Author Interviews! Our intrepid Teen Press Corps had the opportunity to sit down … Continue reading Teen Thursday 5/21/15
SARAH H. Carsick by John Waters "It starts with wishful thinking, then moves to worst case scenarios. Somewhere in between lies the truth about the John Waters' hitchhiking journey. It's hilariously funny, outlandishly absurd, and downright disturbing (especially the part about the exploding goiter, ick). So basically, it's just like his movies!" You can … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
The first event of the season is at Austin's Salvage Vanguard Theater on May 23rd, 8pm.
Elena Vanishing: A Memoir, is a book by Elena and Clare B. Dunkle. It tells the true story of Elena's struggle with anorexia. Co-written with her mother, Clare, Elena's story with this disease is honest and hopeful. The book is garnering glowing reviews -- “I was stunned by Elena Vanishing and have been thinking and … Continue reading Chris Barton talks with Elena Dunkle
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