Mat and Jason curate a display in our cooking section and write a column about their favorite culinary books for the blog. Here it is, the second edition of "Crazy from the heat":  Ok ... This is not really a holiday issue of our cookbook/cooking/food/griping blog. It is, however, the holiday season, so we are … Continue reading Crazy from the heat: Holiday edition! →

What were the five best books you read this year? We posed that question to our staff and the responses came flooding in. Here’s the final batch!  Merrilee - Into: Kids books, non fiction and "trashy" genre novels Escargot by Dashka Slater After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again by Dan Santat … Continue reading The best books we read this year: Round 3 →

What were the five best books you read this year? We posed that question to our staff and the responses came flooding in. Here’s the second batch!  Hanna -  Into: Books about female dystopia/struggles of women. The Power by Naomi Alderman Crash Override by Zöe Quinn Hunger by Roxane Gay The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret … Continue reading The best books we read this year: Round 2 →

We are well into the midst of the holiday season!!! Which is great, if you've finished all of your shopping. But if you're like us and haven't even started yet ... well, you might look a little something like this: But don't worry!!! YA Specialist, Shannon, and Bookseller, Lola, took to the internet this week … Continue reading Teen Thursday: Shannon & Lola’s Holiday Gift Guide →

What were the five best books you read this year? We posed that question to our staff and the responses came flooding in. Here's the first batch!  Molly - Into: Emotionally resonant books concerned with the nature and expansion of reality The Idiot by Elif Batuman The Summer Book by Tove Jansson I Liked You … Continue reading The best books we read this year: Round 1 →

The Nightmare Factory book club meets the third Tuesday of every month to discuss the best in literary horror fiction. Join us, if you dare!  Lyrical vessel of eldritch horror and fountain of cosmic nightmares though he was, H.P. Lovecraft has never exactly been celebrated for his progressive social values. The New Weird literary movement, … Continue reading TONIGHT: The Nightmare Factory invites you to take a break from the merriness →

2Fish by Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo: From the 3-time Grammy nominated singer/songwriter and poet, Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo, comes her first collection of published poetry and short fiction. In 2Fish Chilombo has developed and refined a method of emoting through writing. A collection of intimate poems (and a few short stories) written by Chilombo from adolescence … Continue reading New Releases 12/19 →

A roundup of the internet’s best literary news to make your Monday morning more tolerable. Patti Smith and Salman Rushdie met up at the Whitney Museum recently to discuss writing, the Trump administration and more. Click here for Billboard's recap. Jason Reynolds, one of our favorite young adult novelists, believes kids who are spooked by … Continue reading Literary Links: Kristen Roupenian’s book deal, Jason Reynolds on poetry and more →

During the holidays, volunteers from various nonprofits take over our gift wrapping table. Here's the lineup, if you'd like to donate a couple bucks to a cause you care about: Austin Community Steelband: 12/15 (10 am - 2 pm), 12/18 (2 pm - 6 pm), 12/19 (2 pm - 6 pm), 12/20 (4 pm - … Continue reading Gift wrapping for a cause →