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Orange World By Karen Russell: From the Pulitzer Finalist and universally beloved author of the New York Times best sellers Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove, comes a stunning new collection of short fiction that showcases Karen Russell’s extraordinary, irresistible gifts of language and imagination. In“Bog Girl”, a revelatory story about first love, a … Continue reading New Releases 5/14
Casey McQuiston, author of Red, White & Royal Blue, is coming to BookPeople! Every now and then, a book sweeps through the store that gets our staff positively buzzing with excitement. Proclamations of love and adoration fill the air, followed by the insistence that x coworker must be the next to enjoy this incredible story. … Continue reading Countdown for Casey
Heather B. Armstrong is widely acknowledged to be the most popular “mommy blogger” in the world. Her website, dooce®, has twice been listed as one of the 25 best blogs in the world by Time magazine and Forbes listed it as a top 100 website for women. In the eighteen years that Heather has been shaping the internet writing community, she’s … Continue reading New Podcast: Heather B. Armstrong
Here's what the Kids team is reading and loving lately. Every month we'll feature a few titles, from picture books to middle grade, graphic novels, YA fiction, fantasy & more! Check out more Kids bookseller recommendations on our Instagram (@bookpeople)! Savannah raved about Llama Destroys the World for months-- and it's finally out! She said: … Continue reading BookKids: What We’re Lovin’
Happy Teen Thursday, y'all! Below, some exciting upcoming events and new releases to add to your TBR piles... Looking forward to... Emma Berquist - Thurs May 30 @ 7PM Chilling tales for the mystery-seekers! Event details Sarah Dessen - Tues June 4 @ 7PM For the hopeless romantics... For our event with Sarah Dessen on … Continue reading Teen Thursday!
Strange the DreamerBy Laini Taylor: I just started Lani Taylor’s AMAZING novel, Strange the Dreamer. This book follows Lazlo Strange, a story teller and a dreamer. For most of his life, Lazlo has followed a trail of breadcrumbs to learn anything he can about the lost city of Weep and now he finally has a … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
The Peached Tortilla By Eric Silverstein: Chef Eric Silverstein was born in Tokyo, but when his family moved to the US, he became immersed in Southern and Southwestern cooking--his original food truck and now his restaurant, The Peached Tortilla is a fusion of all the foods he loves. Dishes like the Banh Mi Taco, or … Continue reading New Releases 5/7
For his biographies of Robert Moses and Lyndon Johnson, Robert A. Caro has twice won the Pulitzer Prize, twice won the National Book Award, three times won the National Book Critics Circle Award, and has also won virtually every other major literary honor, including the Gold Medal in Biography from the American Academy of Arts and … Continue reading New Podcast: Robert Caro
All the May happenings in BookKids including the 5 Book Dive Festival, a special guest at Kids Book Club, a 9-year-old author, & more! Kate Williams & Michelle Campbell - Sun, May 5th @ 2 PM What happens when Kate, an 8-year-old girl from Austin, meets Michelle, a professional wildlife guide, while on safari in … Continue reading BookKids: May Events & Highlights!
This interview was originally published in the Teen Press Corps blog. For more interviews, reviews, and events coverage from the BookPeople TPC, click here! TPC members Sofia and Xander interviewed author Christopher Paolini during his BookPeople event for his new book, The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm. TPC: What made you want to come back … Continue reading Teen Thursday: Q&A with Christopher Paolini!
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