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by Eugenia Vela “I have come to believe that food is a history of the deepest kind. Everything we eat tells a tale of ingenuity and creation, domination and injustice— and does so more vividly than any other artifact, any other media.” I love food. I mean: I. LOVE. FOOD. It’s such an interesting way … Continue reading Booksellers Review: Sourdough
Here at BookPeople, we LOVE signed books. As avid readers and collectors, we're constantly looking for beautiful books to add to our shelves, to our homes. We also love giving signed books as gifts-- what's the point in finding a book you love if you can't share it with someone who would appreciate it as … Continue reading Introducing our NEW Kids Books by Mail!
by Consuelo Hacker The best way for me to describe Sing, Unburied, Sing is to say that it is full of a devastating hunger. The characters struggle with physical hunger, but also hunger for a connection with each other. The main action takes places only over a couple days, and yet Ward captures the full … Continue reading Top Shelf: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
A Conspiracy in Belgravia Sherry Thomas In A Study in the Scarlet Woman, Sherry Thomas crafted an amazing new Sherlock, beautifully fleshed out with her thorough research of Victorian England and historical expertise. Charlotte Holmes has been outcast by society, and, in fending for herself, has taken on the mantle of Consulting Detective Sherlock Holmes, … Continue reading New Releases: 9/5
by Molly Moore In the three novellas of The Diving Pool, a word pops up with frequency -- ‘sour.’ Sour feelings in guts, sour smells from breast milk, sour words from lonesome landlords. Ogawa is preoccupied by the rot that occurs from the neglected. Uneaten food and waterstained wood rots with time and … Continue reading Found in Translation: The Diving Pool by Yoko Ogawa
LAST CHANCE TO ENTER!!!! SUBMIT YOUR ESSAY TO THE WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS CONTEST BY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN!! NEW RELEASES WONDER WOMAN: WARBRINGER LEIGH BARDUGO She will become one of the world's greatest heroes: WONDER WOMAN. But first she is Diana, Princess of the Amazons. … Continue reading Have a Wonder-ful Teen Thursday!
Intro by Jason Mohsin Hamad's Exit West came out in March 2017. Since then, it has had a significant impact on the world of fiction. Here at BookPeople, booksellers were so excited about the book that there was a lot of dodging and weaving for the few available advanced reader's copies and a spirited contest … Continue reading Exit West: A Personal Narrative
by Melissa It’s rare to find a book that accurately depicts the friendships between young girls the way Claire Messud does in The Burning Girl. Nothing is more important than your best friend when you are young. I specifically remember feeling like no one would understand and appreciate me more than my absolute best friend … Continue reading Top Shelf: The Burning Girl by Claire Messud
Glass Houses Louise Penny Best-selling author of the Inspector Gamache series and a BookPeople favorite, Louise Penny's latest mystery is on shelves today! Inspector gamache, now Chief Superintendent of the Sûreté du Québec, sees a mysterious figure appear on the village green that fills him with suspicions, but legally he can do nothing but wait...and … Continue reading New Releases: 8/29
by Sunny Sone "Science fiction," says Yoss, "is the only literature today capable of capturing not only the decisions we're making in the present, but also the consequences these decisions can have on our future." Cuban science fiction writing has become more prevalent in the past several years, and at the head of the movement … Continue reading Found in Translation: Super Extra Grande by Yoss
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