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Floating City: A Rogue Sociologist Lost and Found in New York's Underground Economy by Sudhir Venkatesh Reviewed by Doc A commemorative memoir of Sudhir Venkatesh's research in New York City, Floating City is a tale so true you'd have thought it was fiction. Previous author of Gang Leader for a Day and consultant for Levitt … Continue reading A Tale So True You’d Think It’s Fiction
Paul Harding's Pulitzer Prize-winning debut novel Tinkers was hailed as a "masterpiece" (NPR) and appeared on many bestseller and "best of" lists when it was published. His follow-up, Enon, returns to the same New England family and setting to follow a year in the life of Charlie Crosby as he tries to come to terms … Continue reading Statesman Selects: ENON by Paul Harding
They look like this: The beautiful sandy animation was done by artist Corrie Francis Parks. Three Scenarios in Which Hana Sasaki Grows a Tail is a new collection of short stories from Austin author Kelly Luce. You'll find it on our shelves October 1st. It's the first book to come from Austin's new small press, … Continue reading When Book Trailers Are Art
HARDCOVER FICTION Enon by Paul Harding From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Tinkers comes a new novel that follows a year in the life of Charlie Crosby as he tries to come to terms with a shattering personal tragedy. Statesman Selects Pick for September! Books & tickets available for 9/19 event … Continue reading New Releases
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Reviewed by Raul To this day, the story of Agnes Magnusdottir is known to Icelanders. Agnes is the last person executed in Iceland for murder. While there is no question as to her involvement in the killing, readers of Hannah Kent's new novel Burial Rites pick up that there may be … Continue reading BURIAL RITES: Poetic & Haunting
Jam by Yahtzee Croshaw Reviewed by Doc I first became a fan of Yahtzee Croshaw by watching Zero Punctuation, his animated video game review blog. Since 2007, Yahtzee has talked about every important game to cross any gaming console or PC, and as advertised, he doesn't stop for air. He's known for descriptions like this … Continue reading For Gamers, JAM Is a Novel For the Win
If you’d like to keep up with all of our BookKids news, subscribe to our monthly BookKids e-newsletter. We also have all of our usual fun & fabulous storytimes happening this month for your very young readers. All storytimes and events are free and open to the public. Join us! ______________________________________________________________ S U S A N C O O … Continue reading What’s Happening in BookKids?
~post by Tommy While there is always much to be said for the classics (indeed, where would we be without the foundations laid by Asimov or the 20,000 leagues covered by Verne), the last ten years have seen some of their very own masterpieces. Here are my favorite modern masterpieces. Altered Carbon by Richard K. … Continue reading Sci Friday: Modern Masterpieces
Seriously, y'all. The Gambler is coming. This event is a bit different from our normal shindigs. Be sure to check our website for all the info.
This is the second year ABA (American Booksellers Association) members from around the country participated as first-tier readers for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize. The Center for Fiction just announced the shortlist: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra Eleven Days by Lea Carpenter Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi The Morels by Christopher … Continue reading Flaherty-Dunnan Shortlist Announced
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