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Scott's getting ready for the crazy busy month of MysteryPeople events in October (and still trying to decompress from this year's Bouchercon), but he did take a moment to shoot us the three books he's looking forward to recommending when they go on sale next month: The Burning Soul by John Conolly PI Charlie Parker, … Continue reading Three MysteryPeople Picks for Fall
The Austin Teen Book Festival, taking place on October 1st, 2011 10am – 5pm at the Palmer Events Center, is a FREE festival with the mission of connecting teens with authors of books for teens. Panels of authors will discuss a wide variety of topics, sign their books, and celebrate all things teen fiction. To … Continue reading Rosemary Clement-Moore Asks, What Would Happen If….
It's The Day BookKids Has Been Waiting For!!! Every Thing On It by Shel Silverstein is ON SALE!!! From the publisher: Have you ever read a book with everything on it? Well, here it is, an amazing collection of never-before-published poems and drawings from the creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the … Continue reading New Releases
Book: Last Man in Tower by Aravind Adiga Reviewer: Raul, 1st Floor Inventory Manager When Dharmen Shah chooses to build in the Vakola slums, his monetary offer to the people living in Vishram Society's Tower A is more than generous, but one man, a retired teacher, refuses the money. In a world ruled by rupees, … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Last Man in Tower’ by Aravind Adiga
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 … Continue reading The Murakami Project: Jenn S. Reviews ‘The Elephant Vanishes’
~Post by Joe T. With the release of Neal Stephenson's Reamde (pronounced, I'm pretty sure, as "Read Me"), I've noticed a certain trend amongst the speculative fiction writers I've grown to enjoy the most: a preoccupation with World of Warcraft and other massive multiplayer online role playing games (or MMOs from this point onwards). These … Continue reading Neal Stephenson’s ‘Reamde’ & the Course of Speculative Fiction (Or, Joes Goes to Casino El Camino, Brings Pen)
~Post by MysteryPeople Crime Fiction Coordinator Scott M. The American West, as well as the western genre, has played a significant role in crime fiction. Dashiell Hammett's first novel had his Continental Op cleaning up a mining town. James Crumley's influential PIs put a lot of miles on their cars as they drove around the … Continue reading Crime Fiction Goes West
The Night Circus went on sale this week, to much fanfare here and in bookstores around the country. Read the reviews. Emma Thompson will pick up the torch for Beatrix Potter and pen a new Peter Rabbit tale. Levar Burton of Reading Rainbow and Star Trek fame announced this week that he's launching Reading Rainbow … Continue reading As the Book World Turns
Our intrepid CEO Steve Bercu returned from Russia this week, where he was attending the Moscow International Book Fair. He's been sharing his thoughts with us along the way. Here's his wrap-up: September 8--Book Fair The fair was packed with consumers buying books and crowding around the booths. We headed for the International Lounge where … Continue reading Steve Wraps Up his Russian Adventures
Review of: Adios, Happy Homeland! by Ana Menendez By: Brian C. I think Jennifer Egan is the best writer alive. She’s the perfect blend of tenderness, boldness, and intelligence. She’s good enough to rightfully be called the proper heir to Eudora Welty. My harshest, and maybe only, critique of Egan is what she chooses to … Continue reading Review: ‘Adios Happy Homeland’ by Ana Menendez
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