Tuesday night: Nightmare Factory Book Club reads 77 Shadow Street by Dean Koontz

Once every month, the sphere of reality that encompasses the cafe at BookPeople fragments and novas before collapsing in on itself and, to all but the most practiced eyes, seeming to return to normal. If you can read this message, though, you know that appearances can be deceiving, that time is sometimes more malleable than … Continue reading Tuesday night: Nightmare Factory Book Club reads 77 Shadow Street by Dean Koontz →

Stephen King Is Coming to BookPeople!

Stephen King, one of the bestselling novelists of all time, is coming to BookPeople to sign his new novel, Revival. We are enormous fans of King's work and are honored to host this event. Tickets are required to join the signing line and include a copy of Revival. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, September 16 at … Continue reading Stephen King Is Coming to BookPeople! →

LOVE ME BACK: Brutal, Piercing, and Poetic

Love Me Back by Merritt Tierce ~post by Katie P. There are few novels more aptly titled than Love Me Back, the unflinching debut novel from Dallas writer Merritt Tierce. It's a critical statement for Tierce's protagonist, Marie, but it just as easily summarizes the fundamental plea of this novel itself. Love Me Back is … Continue reading LOVE ME BACK: Brutal, Piercing, and Poetic →

Siobhan Adcock Guest Post: A Texas Ghost Story

A Texas Ghost Story ~post by Siobhan Adcock Ever been to Oma's Haus in New Braunfels? When I was in college, on a road trip from Dallas to San Antonio, my friend and I stopped for dinner there. We ate schnitzel, and while we were eating, the dessert cart rolled ominously toward us on its … Continue reading Siobhan Adcock Guest Post: A Texas Ghost Story →

What We’re Reading This Week

JOHN G. Space Case by Stuart Gibbs "Space Case is the story of a boy who is among the first people to live on a colony on the moon. It turns out that moon living is not all it's cracked up to be. The food is horrible, there's only one bathroom for everyone, none … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week →

Photo Gallery: Wendy Davis Comes to BookPeople

Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting Texas Senator and Democratic candidate for governor, Wendy Davis, in the store to sign her new memoir, Forgetting To Be Afraid. Hundreds of people turned out to meet Davis, including one of the women whose letter Davis read during her famous 2013 filibuster. As a bookstore within walking distance … Continue reading Photo Gallery: Wendy Davis Comes to BookPeople →

New Releases – 9/9/14

HARDCOVER FICTION The Inaugural Pick of the BookPeople Trust Fall: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel SIGNED COPIES AVAILABLE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST Elizabeth says: "I didn't want this book to end! Emily St. John Mandel has created an entirely plausible apocalypse and placed her fully realized characters right at the center of it. She … Continue reading New Releases – 9/9/14 →

Event Announcement: Amanda Palmer Comes to BookPeople!

Amanda Palmer, world-renowned singer, songwriter, activist, director, and blogger, announced dates for her upcoming book tour for The Art of Asking: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help and we're happy to say we're on it!, Austin fans, mark your calendars for Monday, November 24th at 7pm when Palmer will be here … Continue reading Event Announcement: Amanda Palmer Comes to BookPeople! →

Trust Fall #1 Pick Revealed!

We are very excited to announce the inaugural pick of our brand new Trust Fall book club is the fabulous new novel Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel! “I wanted to write a love letter to the modern world, and a way to write about all these things we take for granted was to write about … Continue reading Trust Fall #1 Pick Revealed! →

THE BONE CLOCKS: Epic and Infectious

The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell ~post by Ben The Bone Clocks, like its creator, David Mitchell, is already swarmed by preconception and public opinion. Widely regarded as one of the most talented writers producing today, Mitchell is perhaps known best for his work Cloud Atlas, along with The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, … Continue reading THE BONE CLOCKS: Epic and Infectious →