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Book: Battleborn by Claire Vaye Watkins Reviewed by: Nolan Picking up a copy and looking at the back of Battleborn, it's hard not to be interested. How does a debut novel by a young writer have promotional quotes from Joy Williams, Donald Ray Pollock, and Pulitzer Prize winning author Paul Harding? Impressive to say the … Continue reading BookPeople Review: BATTLEBORN
Book: Big Day Coming: Yo La Tengo and the Rise of Indie Rock by Jesse Jarnow Reviewed by: Steven Like everyone else, I have a couple Yo La Tengo albums lying around that I'll throw on from time to time when I'm craving an extended fuzz rock guitar freakout. I'm not obsessed with them, and … Continue reading Book Review: BIG DAY COMING: YO LA TENGO & THE RISE OF INDIE ROCK
In August, we have not one, not two, not three but FOUR author events for the Sci Fi/Fantasy-minded. Just set up a cot and move in for the month. The cafe has great tacos, you'll like it. Can't make it and think you might die? Here's a salve: order a signed copy of the event … Continue reading Our Summer of Speculation
~Post by Kester & Harrison The Sisters Grimm by Michael Buckley Just a chapter or two into Michael Buckley’s The Sisters Grimm, Harrison dramatically declared, “this book is going to be my favorite of the whole summer!!” It is certainly a lot of fun. Buckley reimagines fairy tale characters living in something like our own … Continue reading Kester & Harrison’s Summer Reading: SISTERS GRIMM and THE GREAT BRAIN
~Post by Kester A little over 7 years ago, I was hired on as a bookseller for Texas' largest independent bookstore, BookPeople. I had no idea, at the time, that it was Texas' largest independent bookstore. I also had no idea that it was Texas' best. Having worked there for over 7 years now, I … Continue reading A Bookseller’s Farewell
Top Shelf in August: Dare Me by Megan Abbott Reviewed by: Scott M. Megan Abbott proves how malleable noir fiction is. In her first books, she approached the postwar setting and the genre's other tropes with a feminine perspective (and I don't mean "girlie"; you don't get any cute romances or crying with Megan's characters). … Continue reading Top Shelf in August: DARE ME by Megan Abbott
~Post by Julie W. It just so happens that I'm in the midst of a Mary Karr summer. Two nights ago I read the last page of Lit, and before that I swallowed Cherry whole. (Liar's Club still awaits; yes, I read them out of order, but hey, we had a discount copy of Cherry … Continue reading Right Here in the Middle of this Mary Karr Summer
~Post by Chris M. I don’t know about you, but it’s near impossible for me to read a book without some sort of musical accompaniment. I’m not sure why this is, but I suspect it has something to do with being easily distracted. In order for me to fully invest in a book, I need … Continue reading Chris M.’s Guide to Soundtracking Your Book
~Post by Joe T. If you would have asked me back in 1983, when it seemed I was the only person in the world who watched Doctor Who, how huge it would become in the 21st century, I would have laughed in your face. Daleks and the Tardis were words more foreign than Greek to … Continue reading Read Up on Your Doctor Who
Robyn Pure by Andrew Miller "This book is great. It's set in late 1700's Paris. There's a really old cemetery called Les Innocents that's poisoning the water and air in the neighborhood. 50,000 people who died in the Plague were buried there. An engineer from Normandy is contracted to excavate and get rid of the … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
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