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Many of us have little ones heading back to school soon, or heading to school for the very first time. Here are some of our favorite books for young readers preparing to make the big transition to the classroom. (Blurbs provided by the books' publishers. The love and recommendation are all ours, though.) Pete the … Continue reading Back to School Books
Book: Triburbia by Karl Taro Greenfeld Reviewed by: Spencer Triburbia is easily my favorite book of the year. Told through a series of vignettes, Karl Taro Greenfeld slowly weaves multiple stories into a single, cohesive stream. The writing is masterful, strong, tight as a drum, and keeps the reader glued to the page to the … Continue reading BookPeople Review: TRIBURBIA by Karl Taro Greenfeld
Book: A Million Heavens by John Brandon Reviewed by: Steven When I first encountered A Million Heavens on our bookshelves, I thought to myself, “Oh, awesome. Another McSweeney's book is trying to impress me with its fancy binding.” Then I saw who the author was, and my jaw dropped. Over the past few years, John … Continue reading BookPeople Review: A MILLION HEAVENS
In honor of Julia Child's 100th birthday, PBS made this remix tribute. Just one more reason to love and support your local public radio station. Happy Birthday, Julia! __________________________________________________________________ Keep on cooking with Julia: Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volumes I and II The French Chef Cookbook Baking with Julia: Sift, Knead, Flour, and … Continue reading Happy Birthday Julia Child! Here’s Your Remix
This fall, we are honored to welcome legendary author Lois Lowry to BookPeople to speak about and sign the final book in The Giver quartet, Son. Mark your calendars: Monday, October 15 at 6p. The Giver earned a Newbery Medal in 1994, is a staple on school reading lists across the country, and is absolutely one of our most beloved classic … Continue reading Lois Lowry is Coming to BookPeople!
Book: Some Remarks by Neal Stephenson Reviewed by: Joe T. One of the things I love most about reading a new Neal Stephenson novel is the detailed digressions that he often makes. Whether it’s having Eliza from The Baroque Cycle explain how money works or, in Reamde, describing how an MMO game (such as Warcraft) … Continue reading BookPeople Review: SOME REMARKS
Here's a little look at those books we're reading, craving and getting excited about for the Fall 2012 season. The list is by no means comprehensive. We read so much, we read everything, a never ending river of books. Here's what we have for you today, this warm (so warm) day in early August. More … Continue reading BookPeople Fall 2012 Preview
~Post by Joe T. To coincide with the visit of Mr. Neal Stephenson to our little shop, BookPeople, on Saturday, August 11th, we were given the opportunity to email him a handful of questions for him to answer. So, I gathered my little think tank of Stephenson fans and came up with a mess of … Continue reading BookPeople Q&A with Neal Stephenson
~Post by Kester & Harrison A long time favorite of mine, and Harrison’s number two pick from our summer selections, is Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. While we both read each of the books from this list, Treasure Island was the only book that we read aloud together, and it certainly enhanced the experience and … Continue reading Kester & Harrison’s Summer Reading: TREASURE ISLAND
We had a blast Saturday at our Wonderful Waldo Wrap-Up Party, celebrating our month-long Find Waldo Local scavenger hunt across Austin! Thanks so much to all of the families of intrepid Waldo seekers who joined us for the party. Virtually everyone had spotted Waldo in every single Austin spot he was hiding - good work! … Continue reading We Found Him!
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