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Check it out, y'all, Thomas Pynchon came out of hiding to make a book trailer: Okay, maybe not. It's okay, he can stay in hiding so long as he keeps writing, which he's doing. Exhibit A: None of us have read Bleeding Edge yet because advance copies of Pynchon novels are about as easy to … Continue reading Thomas Pynchon, At Last
Top Shelf in September: Night Film by Marisha Pessl Reviewed by Raul, First Floor Inventory Manager: "If I had to use one word to summarize the new novel by Marisha Pessl (author of Special Topics in Calamity Physics), it would have to be “creepy.” The book is not necessarily “horror” nor “mystery,” but fluctuates between the two … Continue reading Top Shelf in September: NIGHT FILM by Marisha Pessl
With so many new titles coming on the scene EVERY DAY, how's a good book ever going to find that perfect reader? Darling books, don't despair. Book Cupid has come to the rescue! Check out the tab up there at the top of the page. See that? "Book Cupid"? That's where we're rounding up profiles … Continue reading Don’t Let a Good Book Go Lonely Tonight
H A R D C O V E R F I C T I ON MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood - SIGNED COPIES AVAILABLE! The Maid's Version by Daniel Woodrell Never Go Back by Lee Child What Are the Chances by Kenny Rogers H A R D C O V E R N O N … Continue reading Notable New Releases 9/3/13
The new children's series by Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis, Recipe for Adventure, makes its debut on our shelves tomorrow, September 3rd. She recently talked to USA Today about her family's love of cooking and how books helped her adjust to life in the United States when she moved here from Rome at the … Continue reading Get Set for RECIPE FOR ADVENTURE!
~post by MarieRight now in San Antonio, just a short car trip away from Austin, the 71st World Science Fiction Convention is in full swing downtown at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. On Sunday September 1, is the pinnacle awards event of the science fiction and fantasy reading (and artwork and performance and podcast) … Continue reading Sci Friday: The Hugo Awards
We have a whole lot of magic on deck for you this fall. Here a few events we're particularly excited about (read: we've already made the fancy graphics for them). Books (& tickets, when applicable) for all of these events are currently available via bookpeople.com. If you can't make it to an event, you can … Continue reading Fall Event Preview
Yes, you want this. And this. And you really want all of this: Debbie Harry Lady Gaga Simon & Garfunkel And when we say "you" of course we mean "we".
The Stench of Honolulu: A Tropical Adventure by Jack Handey Reviewed by Steve(n) There is no conundrum so complex that Jack Handey can't solve it with some clever wordplay and a stick of dynamite. When it comes down to it, the most satisfying resolution to any conflict is an accidental explosion that splatters you with … Continue reading The Copernican Revolution of Slapstick Science
One of the great joys of the digital reading revolution is the accessible platform it's created for short fiction, essays and literary journals. Your Impossible Voice is one of the latest lit journals to debut for eReaders and we're happy to say it's available to download via our website. Your Impossible Voice "...publishes brash and … Continue reading New Literary Journal Launches for eReaders
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