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The Austin Texas Science Writers, known as ATXSciWri, invites lovers of science and nature writing to join the newest BookPeople book club, ATXSciRead. The first meeting is Sunday, October 7, at 4:00 pm in the café area on the first floor. BookPeople is pleased to have this exciting new group among our offerings. October’s book … Continue reading ATXSciRead: A Book Club Devoted to Science and Nature Writing
CAN'T MISS EVENT THIS WEEK AT BOOKPEOPLE TOMORROW Friday, September 7 at 7 PM KENDRA FORTMEYER Hole in the Middle Co-sponsored by the New Writers Project AND GET YOUR COPY OF Hole in the Middle OUT NOW! For every reader who grew up loving R.J. Palacio’s Wonder comes a hilarious, heartbreaking, and magical YA debut about what it … Continue reading Teen Thursday
The Bird and the Blade by Megan Bannen Beautiful and tragic, The Bird and the Blade is a tale that will not leave me soon. It is based on the opera Turandot by Giacomo Puccini! The writing in this book is melodic. It carried me along gently from page to page, until I found myself … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
The Lying King By Alex Beard Can warthogs fly? Do tigers eat broccoli? Will the Truth catch up with the king? For answers, follow along as Warthog lies his way to the throne in this timeless, yet most timely, Tale from the Watering Hole as Alex Beard’s whimsical animals come to life to illuminate real … Continue reading New Releases 9/4
The last couple of years have certainly been tumultuous ones as the topic of migration and immigration has been hotly debated in this country. It's important when talking about issues like this to be informed not only about the statistics and facts, but the human side as well. Here at BookPeople, our inventory managers have … Continue reading Recommended Reading: immigration and migration
The Voyage Out Book Group has been meeting for quite a while. We are your basic book group in that we read a book a month and discuss it in an open forum—typically we read literary novels between 200 and 500 pages. What makes us a little different is that we choose three-month regions (mostly) … Continue reading Voyage Out Book Group-Literary Adaptations
Each month I'll be investigating events around town that might pique the interest of book nerds, the literature obsessed, and those who enjoy stimulating entertainment and socializing. Not surprisingly, Austin has a number of things going on every month the BookPeople community would enjoy. Meximericon Mexican American Cultural Center September 1st, 11am - 7pm Free and … Continue reading Austin Events for the Literati-September
COMING SOON TO BOOKPEOPLE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 AT 7 PM KENDRA FORTMEYER SPEAKING AND SIGNING HOLE IN THE MIDDLE CO-SPONSORED BY: THE NEW WRITERS PROJECT Saturday, September 15 at 2 PM SCOTT WESTERFELD speaking & signing Impostors Sunday, September 23 at 2 PM NGOZI UKAZU speaking & signing Check, Please!: #Hockey NEW RELEASES … Continue reading TEEN THURSDAY
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan Wow. This book is an absolute roller-coaster. Susannah was a normal, successful 20-something when her world started falling apart. She suddenly began suffering from headaches, nausea, and hallucinations that quickly devolved into worse symptoms leading ultimately to a long stay at the hospital that she has … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Little Comfort By Edwin Hill: In a brilliantly twisted debut set among Boston’s elite, Edwin Hill introduces unforgettable sleuth Hester Thursby—a four foot, nine inches tall librarian with a beagle named Waffles and a side business tracking down the lost—and a missing persons case that uncovers a trail of vicious murder. Fans of Laura Lippman’s … Continue reading New Releases 8/28
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