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This month we launched a brand new blog dedicated to MysteryPeople, our mystery bookstore-within-a-bookstore, hence what you may have noticed as a lack of MysteryPeople posts here on the ol' BP blog. Scott's been busy posting away over at the new MP blog. Here's what you're missing if you haven't made a trip over there … Continue reading What You’re Missing Over at MysteryPeople
Check out our own fabulous, imaginative, crazy, wonderful Literary Camp Director Topher Bradfield talking to Kate Snow of MSNBC's Rock Center: Video of Topher being totally cool on national television. He's talking mainly about Camp Half Blood, which brings Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series to life. BP Lit Camps also offer a Ranger's Apprentice Camp … Continue reading BookPeople Literary Camps on MSNBC!
Book: The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson Reviewed by: Kester Here's your assignment. Write a novel about current events. It should be topical, but timeless. It should be specific, but universal. It should be about a place that you've never been, but capture that place perfectly. Oh, and that place should be North Korea. … Continue reading Review: ‘The Orphan Master’s Son’ by Adam Johnson
Book: Habibi by Craig Thompson Reviews by: Nolan It's been about seven years since we've seen a new work penned and inked by graphic novelist Craig Thompson. But after reading his new release, Habibi, it's clear to see this was no period of writer's block, but seven years of care and nourishment into 650+ pages … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Habibi’ by Craig Thompson
We've been looking forward to welcoming Robert Leleux back to the store to read from his brand new memoir, The Living End. His first book, Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy, his warm and witty story of being raised by an eccentric mother in East Texas, was a big hit here. Now we've been given an … Continue reading Sarah Bird to Join Robert Leleux at BookPeople!
Book: The Night Swimmer by Matt Bondurant Reviewed by: Consuelo When I picked up The Night Swimmer by Matt Bondurant, the premise of an American couple winning a pub on the Irish coast seemed unassuming enough. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that this is a gripping, richly layered work of fiction. Arriving in Ireland, … Continue reading Book Review: ‘The Night Swimmer’ by Matt Bondurant
Yesterday the Chronicle highlighted some of the wonderful ways our buddies at American Short Fiction are keeping themselves busy in the new year. One of the items on their to-do list is a brand new partnership with yours truly. Indeed, it's true! We've partnered with American Short Fiction! And we're rather jazzed about it. Beginning … Continue reading BookPeople & American Short Fiction
The Flame Alphabet, the new novel by acclaimed literary fiction author Ben Marcus, goes on sale later this month. A reader copy has been making the rounds here and all we'll say right now is: Whoa. A more loquacious review is forthcoming. For now, check out the short film based on the book above. Marcus … Continue reading ‘The Flame Alphabet’ Is Coming
Growgirl, the new memoir by Blair Witch Project star Heather Donahue, is on sale today. You'll remember her from one of the movie's more famous scenes: So what do you do after you've become an international celebrity overnight? You chill out. Leaving it all behind, Donahue moved to "Nuggettown", California and embarked upon a whole … Continue reading You Grow, Girl!
Book: The Living End by Robert Leleux Reviewed by: Sophia I am a big fan of memoir. I love reading about lives and how they are lived. Over the past month, my memoir of choice has been Robert Leleux’s The Living End, which details the author’s experience of struggling with his maternal grandmother’s approaching death. … Continue reading Book Review: ‘The Living End’ by Robert Leleux
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