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The winners of this year's National Book Critics Circle Awards have been announced. Congratulations to the winners: Fiction Edith Pearlman - Binocular Vision: New and Selected Stories Nonfiction Maya Jasanoff - Liberty’s Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World … Continue reading National Book Critics Circle Award Winners
Lightning Rods by Helen DeWitt versus Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward The judge: Mark Binelli The winner: Lightning Rods !!! Read Binelli's thoughtful explanation of choice (along with commentary) on the official ToB website. See now folks, this is where the ToB gets interesting. Salvage the Bones seemed an easy pick, given the shiny … Continue reading Tournament of Books – Round 2
On behalf of BookPeople and American Short Fiction, bookseller Liz Wyckoff recently had the opportunity to ask one of our favorite authors, T. C. Boyle, a few questions about his latest novel, the writing life, and what books he recommends for literary Austinites. Boyle will be here on Monday, March 19, 7p to speak & … Continue reading Q&A with T. C. Boyle
The Tournament of Books begins today! In the first round, author Emma Straub has chosen The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes over The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollack. Read her careful decision, along with commentary. So let's see how our booksellers fared in this first round, worth one point. The … Continue reading The Tournament of Books Begins!
Austin has lost a local treasure today. Leslie Cochran succumbed to illness early this morning. We've been accepting donations for Leslie since Friday, March 2nd and will continue to accept donations for any remaining expenses and for future projects to honor our friend Leslie. We will also continue to give out Leslie magnet sets to … Continue reading Honoring Leslie
~Post by Jenn S. In my other life as an academic, most of what I read—fiction, criticism, philosophy, theory—has one thing in common: it isn’t trying to make itself too terribly clear. Just clear enough, maybe, if you work very hard as a reader, or not quite clear at all, when it comes to some … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Moonwalking with Einstein’ by Joshua Foer
Brand new books, on sale today! Blurbs courtesy of the books' publishers. HARDCOVER FICTION Carry The One by Carol Anshaw Carry the One begins in the hours following Carmen’s wedding reception, when a car filled with stoned, drunk, and sleepy guests accidentally hits and kills a girl on a dark country road. For the next … Continue reading New Releases
Thank you to everyone who has come in over the last few days to donate money to support Leslie Cochran. We're continuing to accept donations and will do so indefinitely. Donations of $10 or more will continue to receive a Leslie magnet set. We are only accepting donations in-store. We're keeping Leslie in our thoughts, … Continue reading Leslie Update
~Post by Robyn It’s an odd feeling. Working, planning and creating something so intensively for a month and then all of a sudden it’s over. It’s impossible to fathom the number of times the word “yarn” has been used in BookPeople over the past few weeks. I can’t say that I miss it, yet, but … Continue reading Bookstore Yarn Bomb! SUCCESS!
Book: Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon Reviewed by: Nolan I hate to say it, but I'm skeptical about the 'Creativity' section at our store. When I think of the books in there what comes to mind are books full of exercises, which are great for getting the juices flowing, but I see them … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Steal Like An Artist’ by Austin Kleon
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