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"[Call Me By Your Name], full of youth and passion and honor, is a brief glimpse into one summer; Find Me instead is a meandering journey for a spiritual home." After the devastatingly beautiful dive into first love that was Call Me By Your Name, your friendly neighborhood booksellers were both anticipatory and apprehensive to return … Continue reading Rachel R. Reviews Aciman’s FIND ME!
Literary-themed events happening in (and around) ATX for September 2019
A few of the amazing things we're looking forward to at Texas Book Festival! It's finally here!!!! We're ready for a weekend packed with all things BOOKS! We're continuing the TTBF celebration with more YA goodness at Texas Book Festival. Join us in downtown Austin for the ultimate book lover's dream fest... here are just … Continue reading Teen Thursday: We can’t wait for Texas Book Festival…
Beasts of Burden by Evan Dorkin and Jill ThompsonImagine the animal troupe from Disney's Homeward Bound solving supernatural mysteries in the dark and edgy world of Sabrina: The Teenage Witch. Enter Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites. With interspecies friendships, calls to adventure, and unflagging optimism, Beasts of Burden illustrates in bewitching watercolor and prose how … Continue reading What We’re Reading 10/23
October's coming to close real soon, but we've still got plenty of exciting titles for you to browse before we head into a week of exciting events and cap it all off with a spectacular weekend of books, books, books at The Texas Book Festival in and around the State Capitol here in Austin, TX! … Continue reading New Releases for 10/22 Comin’ In Hot!
Sky Without Stars by Jessica BrodyThis is the first of a sci-fi retelling of Victor Hugo's classic Les Miserables. It jumps between the stories of Chatine, a scavenger and a thief in the squalid slums of the 3rd Estate; Marcellus, heir to the general in the opulent 2nd Estate who struggles to fill the role … Continue reading What We’re Reading 10/16
This week's lineup of new releases is chock full of titles we've been waiting to share with you. Nearly every title featured here will be part of an in-store presentation or by an author that'll be gracing the Texas Book Festival grounds later this month. Read up on these reads that'll be creating a buzz … Continue reading The New Releases Don’t Stop Coming!
Will B. loves him some spooky reads! Here are a couple that he recommends for the best month of the year... The Dark Lord Clementine by Sarah Jean Horwitz It can be hard to live up to family expectations, but it gets a thousand times harder when you're living up to the expectations of a … Continue reading BookKids: Will’s Spooky Reads for the Season!
Some TTBF highlights to get you ready for the best day ever! This Saturday, October 12th we'll gather at Southwestern University along with some of the best, most exciting voices in the YA world for a day packed with interactive sessions, panels, author signings, and more! Here's a little bit of info to get you … Continue reading Teen Thursday: TTBF is upon us!
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo is the fall blockbuster title to read… It’s that magical time of year again when the weather actually does seem to finally be changing here in Austin and we’re looking to curl up with a page-turner that will keep us up at night. Your BookPeople booksellers were graciously sent an […]
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