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Last night we played host to the one and only August Burroughs. He's currently on tour for the paperback edition of This is How: Surviving What You Think You Can't (signed copies available to order right over here). He gave us a lot of wonderful, inspiring advice. He also, when asked, suggested we read these … Continue reading Augusten Burroughs Recommends….
Top Shelf in May: The Prophets of Smoked Meat: A Journey Through Texas Barbecue by Daniel Vaughn Reviewed by: Joe T., BBQ-Lovin' Assistant Buyer Growing up in Central Texas, my grandfather always liked to tell me (and anyone else within earshot) that God gave Texas to the Texans so that Texans could give to the … Continue reading Top Shelf in May: THE PROPHETS OF SMOKED MEAT
April shot by in a whirlwind of Demetri Martin, drunken botany, David Sedaris and Italian cooking. Now here we are in May. And what a month it is. Here are a few of the event highlights on our horizon..... Thursday, May 2 7p - ERICA GRIEDER Big, Hot, Cheap and Right: What America Can Learn … Continue reading The Marvelous Month of May
A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar ~post by Raul M. Chapa There are many books written about the love of books, and I want to celebrate the arrival of another to the genre: Sophia Samatar's A Stranger in Olondria. Though set in a totally imaginary world, it is the author's beautiful use of language … Continue reading Haunted in the Best Way: A STRANGER IN OLONDRIA
~post by Marie Earlier in the month of April, unexpected news struck the science fiction community. Well-known, loved, and respected author Iain M. Banks announced he has late stage gallbladder cancer and may not live out another year. His last book, The Quarry, is now on a rush schedule to hit shelves as soon as … Continue reading Sci Friday: Remembering Iain M. Banks
Texas PBS is launching a brand new book club devoted to Texas history. We're happy to see the first book they picked is one of our favorites of 2012 (published right here in town by our friends at the University of Texas Press): Let the People In: The Life and Times of Ann Richards by … Continue reading New Texas PBS Online Book Club
A huge thanks to all of the incredible volunteers who gave out books all over Austin yesterday! Thank you also to those of you who called yesterday asking if we had any extra boxes you could give out. Your enthusiasm to jump in and help out on the spot was inspiring. If you want to … Continue reading World Book Night 2013 Recap!
HARDCOVER FICTION Paris: The Novel by Edward Rutherfurd In this breathtaking saga of love, war, art, and intrigue, Rutherfurd has set his sights on the most magnificent city in the world: Paris. Moving back and forth in time across centuries, the story unfolds through intimate and vivid tales of self-discovery, divided loyalties , passion, and … Continue reading New Releases
~Q&A by Stephanya A couple of months ago, my co-worker Joe handed me a advance copy of a book about the circus called The Ordinary Acrobat and said, "This looks like something you'd be interested in." I didn't look at the book too closely before I said, "Thanks! You know, I had this friend back in … Continue reading THE ORDINARY ACROBAT: Q&A with Duncan Wall
~post by Merrilee I bet if Mary Roach wrote textbooks, you could get a lot more high school students interested in Biology. I say this because I'm three-fourths of the way through her new book, Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, and even the parts that are too disgusting to repeat here (and trust me, … Continue reading GULP: All the Fun & Ick of the Alimentary Canal in One Handy Volume!
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