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You may have heard that there's a new book on the shelves by perhaps the highest profile writer of all time - God. Veering from his traditional narrative format, wherein he inspires others with his Word and lets them do the work of writing it all down for him, this time God has gone ahead … Continue reading It Getteth Better. God Says So.
“The Man Who Never Died reminds us that it took a people’s movement to create America’s middle class, and that people must get moving pronto for the bosses, bankers, BS-ers, and bastards are going all out to kill it. Adler gives us an epic of investigative reporting and narrative history that will lift you … Continue reading Workers of the World, Awaken!
Google eBooks, the very eBooks we offer for sale via our website, http://www.bookpeople.com, launched in Australia. The Marketplace Fairness Act has been introduced in the Senate, which would authorize states to require the collection of sales tax by online retailers. The American Booksellers Association and Amazon are both on board. Bloomberg Businessweek has a terrific … Continue reading As the Book World Turns….
It was very exciting this week to go down the signing line at our John Hodgman event and see copies of Pulphead by John Jeremiah Sullivan in people's hands. The book has been moving off the shelf at a quick and steady pace as word gets around about Sullivan's talent. We're big, big fans of … Continue reading No Really, Read this Book
On November 11, 1970, two couples opened the door on Grok Books, a small bookstore located on West 17th Street that specialized in books on alternative politics, metaphysics, eastern religion, and political theory put out by small presses and little-known authors. In 1978, Grok was taken over by a man named Philip Sansone, who renamed … Continue reading 41 Years Young!
Lidia's new cookbook, Lidia's Italy in America, is a companion book to her brand new series by the same name airing on public television. Many of us here are long time fans of Lidia's earlier cooking show, Lidia's Italy (I'll never forget the first time I landed on the show - Lidia was making risotto, … Continue reading Lidia Bastianich Brings Italy to America – and Austin!
Attention, writers! The Austin Chronicle is now accepting submissions for its 2012 Short Story Contest. The deadline is December 15, 2011. For all of the very important guidelines, visit the Chronicle website. You've got 2,500 words to create a masterpiece. Five winners will be chosen and $1,500 clams divided between them. So get busy getting … Continue reading Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest
YOUNG READERS Inheritance by Christopher Paolini It's here! It's here! The final book in Paolini's mega-bestselling series that started with Eragon in now on our shelves! We had a line outside the door waiting to buy this book this morning, and to pick up their signing line ticket for our event with Paolini on Saturday, … Continue reading New Releases
All right, let's be honest from the get go. I didn't even use a hand mixer. The recipe instructs the baker to add ingredients to a standing paddle mixer, and, if that isn't in your kitchen, to just go ahead and use a hand mixer. In my case, I had a wooden spoon. That might … Continue reading Baking with the Spirit (if not the skill) of the Cake Boss
~Post and Q&A by Kester Make no mistake, I’ve enjoyed a lot of books in my lifetime. I would say that I enjoy the majority of the books I read, and I read a lot of books. But it’s a rare thing to discover an author whose voice moves me, whose thinking challenges me, whose … Continue reading In the End, There’s a Leap: Q&A with John Jeremiah Sullivan
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