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Book Club Corner Picks: April Recommendations
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Simon Majumdar Brings FED, WHITE & BLUE to BookPeople!
Besides the official documents, what more is needed to form a true American citizenship? British food critic, travel writer and Food Network regular Simon Majumdar expands the requirements in Fed, White and Blue: Finding America with My Fork. Join us on Wednesday, April 22 at 7PM when he joins us in-store to discuss his travels … Continue reading Simon Majumdar Brings FED, WHITE & BLUE to BookPeople!
New Books! 4/14/15
HARDCOVER FICTION The Dream Lover by Elizabeth Berg New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Berg has written a lush historical novel based on the sensuous Parisian life of the nineteenth-century writer George Sand--which is perfect for readers of Nancy Horan and Elizabeth Gilbert. Paris in the nineteenth century comes vividly alive, illuminated by the story of … Continue reading New Books! 4/14/15
SEAMUS MCGRAW – Betting the Farm on a Drought
~post by Kaitlyn I come from three generations of farming families in Southwest Texas, and if there’s one thing I've learned about farmers, it’s that their mood is dependent upon the weather. You can imagine the crankiness I've endured over the last several years as our state has struggled through an extreme drought, inching closer … Continue reading SEAMUS MCGRAW – Betting the Farm on a Drought
NICK OFFERMAN Comes to BookPeople!
A cherry to top your Friday: Nick Offerman, know not only for his hilarious portrayal of Ron Swanson on NBC’s Parks and Recreation but also his best-selling books, will be will in-store Wednesday, June 3 at 7PM. Offerman will discuss his upcoming Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America’s Gutsiest Trouble Makers and will hang … Continue reading NICK OFFERMAN Comes to BookPeople!
ATTENTION READERS: You Have a New Home Online
This week was a big week in the literary world. There's been a magnificent convergence of the web’s rich, yet scattered literary content. In short, book lovers have a new and much needed virtual home that proves literary culture is alive online. It’s called Literary Hub, and in the ambitious site’s own words, “Literary Hub is … Continue reading ATTENTION READERS: You Have a New Home Online
Statesman Selects April 2015: DELICIOUS FOODS
BookPeople is proud to partner with the Austin American-Statesman for our monthly Statesman Selects program. Each month, we get together to select one book you absolutely must not miss. The Statesman Selects pick for April is James Hannaham’s new novel, Delicious Foods. Check out the Statesman’s review of the novel and join us here at BookPeople … Continue reading Statesman Selects April 2015: DELICIOUS FOODS
Demi Reads The West
Demi is the BookKids Marketing & Merchandising Manager, which is a lot of M’s. She just got a puppy named Beatrice, who has chewed the corners of all Demi’s books to cement her place in a reading family. I moved to Austin (and started work at BookPeople) about eight months ago, at the end of … Continue reading Demi Reads The West
New Books! 4/07/15
HARDCOVER FICTION I Refuse by Per Petterson Per Petterson's hotly anticipated new novel, I Refuse, is the work of an internationally acclaimed novelist at the height of his powers. In Norway the book has been a huge bestseller, and rights have already been sold into sixteen countries. In his signature spare style, Petterson … Continue reading New Books! 4/07/15
Book Review: THE FOLDED CLOCK by Heidi Julavits
The Folded Clock by Heidi Julavits Reviewed by Steven Julavits appears here at BookPeople Tuesday, April 21 at 7pm. The voice that Heidi Julavits cultivates in her prose is as fascinating to experience as it is fascinated by its subject. Her curiosity with the world indicates an unknown quantity hidden somewhere within the text or even … Continue reading Book Review: THE FOLDED CLOCK by Heidi Julavits
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