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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: Brian Reviews ‘A Wild Sheep Chase’
The fires taking place in Central Texas have been devastating to so many. In order to support our community, BookPeople will be donating a portion of our sales to the American Red Cross of Central Texas from Tuesday 9/6 though Friday 9/9. This applies to all sales, both in-store and online. Our cashiers can also … Continue reading Support the American Red Cross of Central Texas and Wildfire Victims
~Post by Joe T. 2nd Floor Inventory Manager & Employee of the Month! Twenty-five years ago, when I was a wee lad of 13, I purchased at a used book sale run by the nuns at my church a small paperback book titled The Survivor and Other Stories by H. P. Lovecraft and August Derleth. … Continue reading Horror Afficionados: Meet The Nightmare Factory Book Club
~Post by Brian C. This is the latest in a series of reviews of experimental fiction written by BookPeople Brian C. and Jenn S. Brian and Jenn have 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 … Continue reading The Penultimate Stop in Our Experimental Summer: Gertrude Stein’s ‘Three Lives’
If you're a fan of The Engine 2 Diet, then we've got the perfect workout for you - The Fire Athlete Fitness Program. Westlake firefighter Ryan Vacek has created a workout regimen for firefighters and fire athletes alike that promises to get you into shape. Check out his men at work: Ryan and his fit … Continue reading Engine 2 Dieters, Meet The Fire Athlete Fitness Program
Tonight at 7p bestselling crime thriller author George Pelecanos graces our second floor, courtesy of MysteryPeople. Pelecanos will be speaking and signing his latest thriller, The Cut. We'll also have copies of Chosen to hand out, the short story that first featured Spero Lucas and which inspired the full length novel The Cut. The reviews … Continue reading TONIGHT: MysteryPeople Welcomes George Pelecanos
Top Shelf this month in The Independent is a book to help the kids head back to school in style: Pete the Cat: Rocking In My School Shoes Written by Eric Litwin Illustrated by James Dean. Our Adult Book Buyer Elizabeth wrote about her son Oliver's fondness for the blue feline who stays cool … Continue reading Top Shelf: Pete the Cat, Rocking in My School Shoes
For the month of September, Random House is offering six of its ebook titles at sale prices. Buy 'em here.
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. … Continue reading Suspenseful, Sensual & Spooktacular: Cynthia Leitich Smith on the Austin Teen Book Festival
Simon Garfield, author of the new book Just My Type: A Book About Fonts, which asks the age-old question What does your favorite font say about YOU? analyzed the BookPeople logo and told us what our font says about us: “A maverick font for a maverick store. The BookPeople sign is a big, … Continue reading We’re Mavericks. In a Good Way.
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