You may remember the first book trailer Gary Shteyngart put together to promote his bestselling novel, Super Sad True Love Story (now out in paperback.) It starred James Franco and revealed the sad truth that, though he's published three highly acclaimed novels and teaches courses in creative writing, Gary can't read. Now, in a brand … Continue reading Super Awesome Funny Shteyngart Book Trailer
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Q&A with the Editors of American Short Fiction
Liz Wyckoff works as an Events Host at BookPeople, and as Outreach Coordinator at American Short Fiction, the nationally renowned literary magazine based right here in Austin. She donned both hats to conduct this interview with ASF Editor Jill Meyers and Associate Editor Callie Collins in honor of National Short Story Month. ASF publishes short … Continue reading Q&A with the Editors of American Short Fiction
What We’re Reading This Week
_____________________________________________________ Elizabeth, our Adult Book Buyer - The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje (author of The English Patient) "This book comes out in the fall and I think it's going to be huge. It's about two boys on a ship to England in the early 1950s. They go through the Indian Ocean, Suez Canal, Mediterannean, … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
As the Book World Turns…
Here's what got us talking in the book world this week, short and sweet: Nevada steps up the fight to make Amazon pay sales tax in the state. Officials in the state of Texas estimate that Amazon owes the state $269 million in unpaid taxes. In the latest development in the Three Cups of Tea … Continue reading As the Book World Turns…
Hook ’em!
University of Texas baseball coach extraordinaire Augie Garrido was at BookPeople for the launch of his book Life is Yours to Win. He talked about winning, failing, and those home-run-ruining new bats. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF-8eAb0E94&feature=channel_video_title We've got signed books here, perfect gifts for the UT fan in your life. Go Horns!
Teen Reviews: Eona
Sequel to the popular Eon book, Eona continues the saga of Eona, the Mirror Dragoneye. Here are what some of our teen reviewers think of the book: Eona By Alison Goodman "Eona is a heart-stopping adventure that has found the perfect balance of action, romance, and suspense; making it perfect for a huge variety of … Continue reading Teen Reviews: Eona
Review: ‘A Moment in the Sun’ by John Sayles
“You see how they grow,” Don Nicasio would always point out when they passed a tree where the carabao were allowed to ripen on the stem. “See how they are red on the side that faces the sun and yellow on the side that faces the tree?” “Yes, Father,” Diosdado would say, mango-colored … Continue reading Review: ‘A Moment in the Sun’ by John Sayles
Happy Birthday, Roger Hargreaves!
Did you check out Google's home page today? The Google Doodle is in honor of Roger Hargreaves, author of the Mr. Men and Little Miss children's books, who turns 76 years old today. So who are you? Mr. Bump? Little Miss Bossy? Little Miss Busy? Little Miss Sunshine? Mr. Clumsy? Mr. Cool? Here's a list … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Roger Hargreaves!
Teen Reviewers
We've had an awesome response to our request for teen reviewers. Moments after yesterday's post, The Last Little Blue Envelope and Where She Went were claimed for review. We've had so many people respond that we're now digging through our piles of advances to find more books for everyone. SO - if you've already volunteered … Continue reading Teen Reviewers
MysteryPeople’s Scott Montgomery Now Writes for The Weekly Lizard
MysteryPeople's own Scott Montgomery is now writing for The Weekly Lizard, the blog created by classic crime fiction publisher Black Lizard. His first article is up, check it out: This Ain’t Sherlock Holmes: Dashiell Hammett’s Continental Op. If you're a fan of crime and mystery novels, Scott's your man here at BookPeople. He knows virtually … Continue reading MysteryPeople’s Scott Montgomery Now Writes for The Weekly Lizard
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