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The day is fast-approaching: Tuesday, September 20th. What happens on this day? Well, the sun rises. The sun sets. And in between those two beautiful moments, when we open at 9am, The New Shel Silverstein Book Goes On Sale!!!! Every Thing On It, a collection of never-before-published poetry and illustrations from the one and only … Continue reading Only Six More Days Until New Shel Silverstein! And so we sing a song.
MysteryPeople's Crime Fiction Coordinator Scott Montgomery is currently in St. Louis fulfilling his duties as Stuntman at the big national mystery fest, Bouchercon. Before he left, he gave us this write up of one of the panels he'll be hosting while there: At the 2011 Bouchercon, I'll be hosting a special evening panel titled … Continue reading Scott Names His Sinful Six
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 I (Heart) the Austin Teen Book Festival (and FUN!)
Book: Lamb by Bonnie Nadzam Reviewed by: Nolan You'd be hard pressed to find a review for Bonnie Nadzam's debut novel(la) that doesn't draw comparrisons to Lolita. And judging from the premise, it's not unusual. Middle age David Lamb's minorly successful life seems to be falling apart. Meanwhile he befriends 11-year-old girl, Tommie, and in … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Lamb’ by Bonnie Nadzam
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: Jamie Reviews ‘Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World’
Book: Bright and Distant Shores by Dominic Smith Reviewed by: Raul This novel recreates the America that in its own age has come past its prime. The age of discovery is over but ambitions still reign high. The magic in this book comes from Smith's masterful storytelling. We are swept up in the hopes of … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Bright and Distant Shores’ by Dominic Smith
~Post by Alison Have you ever read a book that thoroughly transported you to another world? A world full of impossible things, where you could swear you can actually smell the caramel apples? That is the beauty found in The Night Circus. When some staff members went to Book Expo of America in New York … Continue reading Let’s Run Away and Join ‘The Night Circus’
~Post by Julie On Friday I swung by the Harry Ransom Center for the opening of their latest exhibition, Banned, Burned, Seized and Censored, which discusses the history of censorship in this country, from the Fig Leaf edition of Upton Sinclair's Oil, to the details of the trial regarding Ulysses, and much more. The exhibition, … Continue reading WANTED: Readers of Banned Books
~Post by MysteryPeople Crime Fiction Coordinator Scott M. Frank Bill's Crimes In Southern Indiana has become one of my favorite books this year. A strong mix of visceral pulp and real blue collar life, these connected short stories work as a snapshot of people living on the edge in today's rural America. No matter how … Continue reading MysteryPeople Q&A with Crime Fiction Author Frank Bill
Brian and Jenn made it their mission this summer to open up their reading lives to the weird, the odd, the curious, the avant garde, and the totally out-there in the world of fiction. We've reached the end of the series. Jenn is here to sum it all up for us. ~ Post by Jenn … Continue reading All Good Things Must End: Jenn Sums up Our Summer of Experimental Fiction
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