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Another week in the book world has come and gone, and here's a smattering of what went down: Biggest News of the Week: The BookPeople Filthy Animals beat South by Southwest in the Alternative Softball League playoffs and will advance to the Championship Game against Liberty! Dennis Lehane has been given his own imprint by … Continue reading As the Book World Turns
This week, something unexpected arrived in the mail. William Shatner. In case you haven't heard, William Shatner has a new book out. It's called Shatner Rules. So I guess this is him going on tour. Funny he didn't just take an airplane like everyone else. But hey, Shatner's Shatner. You don't question the methods. So … Continue reading Shatner Rules.
~Post by MysteryPeople Crime Fiction Coordinator Scott M. When the film Winter's Bone came out, fans of the book were happy for two reasons. First, it was a rich, well made, and faithful adaptation of the novel, and second, we all thought "Finally, everybody will know Daniel Woodrell." Daniel Woodrell's writing came to my attention … Continue reading Getting to Know Daniel Woodrell
John Hodgman has quite a nice mustache. Very full, well-groomed, and a dapper addition to his upper lip. So fine is his mustache, in fact, that we've been inspired. During our event with John on Tuesday, November 8 at 7PM, we're encouraging all mustachioed individuals to enter our Mustache Contest! Co-sponsored by the good folks … Continue reading Show Off Your Mustache
~Post by MysteryPeople Crime Fiction Coordinator Scott M. Tuesday night MysteryPeople had the honor of hosting one of the top authors in the thriller field, John Sanford. He signed his latest book, Shock Wave, which features Virgil Flowers, the character he spun off from his popular Lucas Davenport series. John talked for almost a full … Continue reading John Sandford Visits MysteryPeople
Have you met our new friend Marcel the Shell? No? Check it out, the little dude's got shoes on: If you like that, then you'll love what we have happening here on Wednesday, November 9, 7p with Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp.
Brand new today! Get 'em while they still have that fresh-out-of-the box smell! HARDCOVER FICTION The Marriage Plot by Jeffery Eugenides We'll give you the publisher's description, but for a gen-u-ine bookseller opinion of this book, check out Liz W.'s review posted to the blog earlier today. And if you really want to get serious … Continue reading New Releases
The Murakami Project: Each week leading up to October 25th, the on-sale date of Haruki Murakami’s long-awaited 1Q84 in its English translation, a different BookPerson will review one of Murakami’s previous titles. Folks who haven’t read Murakami yet can familiarize themselves with what the book world will be buzzing about come October (and maybe discover a new favorite book), … Continue reading The Murakami Project: Danny G. Reviews ‘after the quake’
Book: The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides Reviewed by: Liz W. _________________________________________ Jeffrey Eugenides’ long-awaited third novel begins with an epigraph from the Talking Heads’ song “Once In a Lifetime”: And you may ask yourself, Well, how did I get here? … And you may tell yourself, This is not my beautiful house. And you … Continue reading Book Review: ‘The Marriage Plot’ by Jeffrey Eugenides
Kester Bone by Jeff Smith "I picked this up to see if my seven year old son could read it, and found that while he could and would completely enjoy it, I really enjoyed it, too. It's absolutely one of the best adventure stories I've ever read." _____________________________ Nolan Empire Falls by Richard … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
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