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BookPeople is proud to partner with the Austin American-Statesman for our monthly Statesman Selects program. Each month, we get together to select one book you absolutely must not miss. December's Statesman Selects pick is the novel How to be both by Ali Smith. Pick up a copy of the Statesman on Sunday, December 7 to read their review! … Continue reading Statesman Selects in December: HOW TO BE BOTH
We’re happy to announce that the Statesman Selects pick for November is The Peripheral by William Gibson. His first novel since the 2010's bestselling novel, Zero History, we are ecstatic to have one of the most exciting and visionary authors of our time in the store. A Hugo, Nebula, and The Philip K. Dick Award … Continue reading Statesman Selects: THE PERIPHERAL by William Gibson
We’re happy to announce that the Statesman Selects pick for October is Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle. Darnielle is the singer-songwriter behind indie-rock favorite The Mountain Goats and is considered to be one of our greatest modern lyricists. (One BookPeople staffer's personal favorite MG lyric: "I was having visions of sugar pastry cooked … Continue reading Statesman Selects: Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle
We're happy to announce that the Statesman Selects pick for September is Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David by Lawrence Wright. Delving into the historic meeting at Camp David, Lawrence Wright shows us again the insight and journalistic instincts which has made him one of the nation's best nonfiction writers. … Continue reading Statesman Selects: THIRTEEN DAYS IN SEPTEMBER
We’re happy to announce that the Statesman Selects pick for August is Lucky Us by Amy Bloom. Bloom is one of our favorite writers. Her new novel is an absorbing tale of two sisters who travel across 1940s America and into adulthood. Bloom follows Iris and Eva from coast to coast, lover to lover, at a riveting pace. We’re … Continue reading Statesman Selects: LUCKY US by Amy Bloom
We're happy to announce that the Statesman Selects pick for July is The Great Glass Sea by Josh Weil. An epic tragedy built upon beautiful prose, Weil's debut brings us the magic of folklore and the strength of brotherly bonds in an alternative present-day Russia. We're proud to partner with the Austin American-Statesman to bring Josh … Continue reading Statesman Selects: THE GREAT GLASS SEA
We're happy to announce the Statesman Selects pick for June is the beautiful new novel by author Megan Abbott, The Fever, a chilling story about guilt, family secrets and the lethal power of desire amidst the fear of a spreading contagion. We're proud to partner with the Austin American-Statesman to bring Megan Abbott to BookPeople tomorrow, … Continue reading Statesman Selects: THE FEVER
We're excited to announce this month's Statesman Selects pick is the forthcoming novel by Elizabeth Crook, Monday, Monday! Each month, BookPeople and the Austin-American Statesman highlight one book you simply should not miss. Read the Statesman's review of Monday, Monday on Sunday, April 27. Be sure to join us Tuesday, April 29 at 7pm when Elizabeth Crook speaks … Continue reading Statesman Selects: MONDAY MONDAY by Elizabeth Crook
We're happy to announce the Statesman Selects pick for March is the beautiful new novel by author Michael Parker, All I Have in This World, a story that sets two strangers up over the hood of a used car in Texas and sets them on the course of a different kind of love story. Pick up the Statesman this … Continue reading Statesman Selects: ALL I HAVE IN THIS WORLD
Gary Shteyngart, king of the book trailer, the book blurb, and author of our some of our favorite modern novels, emigrated to the United States from the Soviet Union in 1979, when he was seven years old. He recounts his journey from St. Petersburg to Queens to bestseller lists in his new memoir, Little Failure, the … Continue reading Statesman Selects: LITTLE FAILURE by Gary Shteyngart
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