I Know I Am, But What Are You?: The Stand Up Sit Down Book Club Asks The Important Questions

Samantha Bee's inexplicable neuroses, social misfires, and weird fears could fill a book, so they did. I Know I Am, But What Are You? is an unflinchingly candid cross-section of a Canadian coming-of-age crisscrossed with disturbingly affectionate fetishes for religious iconography, teenage crime sprees, and unlicensed Sailor Moon memorabilia. Destined to be either a comedian … Continue reading I Know I Am, But What Are You?: The Stand Up Sit Down Book Club Asks The Important Questions →

One Page Salon – hosted by Owen Egerton

It's Tuesday night, it's cold, it's raining, and while I know it's ill advised I have no choice but to take my scooter (decked in my stylish rain jacket and not-so-stylish motorcycle helmet) to the Whip In so I can finally experience what all my writer friends keep telling me about. Owen Egerton's One Page … Continue reading One Page Salon – hosted by Owen Egerton →

John Waters Ticket Giveaway

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, we are oh-so-happy to announce that we are giving away a pair of tickets to see the one, the only, Mr. John Waters on Monday, February 16th at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater. John Waters Mon, Feb 16th, 2015 ACL at the Moody Theater Tickets Available … Continue reading John Waters Ticket Giveaway →

News from the Book Multiverse

Hello Friends and Fellow Readers who traverse the vast and wondrous seas of the magnificent book multiverse! As ever, we endeavor to bring you the latest in news from said vastness each week, and this week, happily, is no exception: First and foremost in literary news this week, it was announced that after 55 years, a sequel … Continue reading News from the Book Multiverse →

What We’re Reading This Week

JAN This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen "It's about a tiny fish who collects hats. I'm pretty sure that he probably likes motorcycles and has the singing voice of an angel, but I can't know for certain. All I know is this book is adorable and makes me irrationally happy!" SARAH Kindred by … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week →

New Books! 2/03/15

HARDCOVER FICTION City of Savages by Lee Kelly After the Red Allies turn New York City into a POW camp, two sisters must decipher the past in order to protect the future in this action-packed thriller with a dual narrative. Hungry for the truth, the sisters set a series of events in motion that … Continue reading New Books! 2/03/15 →

Book Club Corner Picks: February Recommendations

Two debut novelists, a few authors from Texas and a story set in mid-20th century Texas. February seems to be Texas-centric!

Make A Blind Date with a Book!

This Valentine's Day, show your sweetie (or yourself) that you really care with the most romantic gift of all - a surprise book! We want to set you or your valentine up on a Blind Date with a Book. Answer a few short questions about your sweetie's reading desires and we'll personally select a book … Continue reading Make A Blind Date with a Book! →

An Unforgiving Story of Gnosticism and Loneliness: The Nightmare Factory Reads The Course of the Heart

The lights flicker and dim before failing, leaving the Nightmare Factory Book Club shivering in the dark. That's not how it happened, of course. The lights were never on, or was it that they were always off? Were we indoors, or did the trees just make it seem that way? Did it happen in the … Continue reading An Unforgiving Story of Gnosticism and Loneliness: The Nightmare Factory Reads The Course of the Heart →

President Obama Recommends REDEPLOYMENT

This weekend President Obama appeared on CNN and was asked for a book recommendation. His pick? Redeployment, the National Book Award-winning collection of stories about Iraq by US Marine Corps vet Phil Klay. Thanks to Shelf Awareness for extracting this quote: "Over vacation, I read a book of short stories by Phil Klay called Redeployment. It's a quick … Continue reading President Obama Recommends REDEPLOYMENT →