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This morning bestselling author Darren Shan brought his latest book in the Zom-B series, Zom-B Underground, to Hill Country Middle School. And something totally freaky happened. Zombie students took over the gymnasium. Thriller-style. Sources confirm the zombie students are not threatening, we repeat: Not Threatening. Darren made it out unscathed and is fully expected to … Continue reading Hill Country Middle School Gets Zom-B-Fied
Top Shelf in February: Dreams and Shadows by C. Robert Cargill Reviewed by Raul I picked up Dreams and Shadows because an urban fantasy novel set in Austin and the Hill Country intrigued me. Wow - I was amazed and entirely enraptured from the beginning to the end, for Cargill, a screenwriter creates a world … Continue reading Top Shelf in February: DREAMS AND SHADOWS
~post by Children’s Book Buyer Meghan G. I recently posted about how much I liked this year's Caldecott selections, but there were a lot more honors announced this week, including the prestigious Newbery, Printz, and Coretta Scott King awards. There are a ton of great books on these lists, but I wanted to highlight just … Continue reading More BookPeople Favorites From the ALA Awards
Attention foodies! The Austin Food & Wine Festival announced its full schedule of events for the 2013 festival today. Included are demonstrations from acclaimed national chefs like Marcus Samuelsson, Graham Elliot Bowles and Susan Feniger; the world’s largest hands-on grilling demo with Tim Love and special guest chefs like Andrew Zimmern; wine and cocktail tastings from … Continue reading Austin Food & Wine Festival Announces Full Schedule of Events
Insane City, the first solo novel (in almost a decade) from funny man Dave Barry, hits shelves TODAY. Things to look forward to from this Pulitzer Prize-winning writer in the new book include: Russian gangsters; an eleven foot python named Blossom; a pirate ship that shoots chicken nuggets. In other words, everything you'd expect from … Continue reading It’s Total Insanity!!!!!
~post by Children's Book Buyer Meghan G. Every year, as we await the announcement of the American Library Association's prestigious Youth Media Awards, we talk amongst ourselves here at BookPeople about what books we'd love to see on the various lists. So when we tuned in for the big reveal this morning, we all had … Continue reading The Caldecott Committee Honors Some of Our Favorite Books of 2012
MICHAEL L. PRINTZ AWARD In Darkness by Nick Blake Printz Honor Books: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Dodger by Terry Pratchett The White Bicycle by Beverley Brenna _____________________________________________________________________ CALDECOTT MEDAL This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen Caldecott Honor Books: … Continue reading ALA Youth Media Award Winners
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright Reviewed by Joe T. (After threats of lawsuits from the law firm of Wolfram & Hart, representing their client The Church of Scientology, my lawyers from the offices of Nelson & Murdock have advised me to keep a neutral tone when discussing the … Continue reading The Elusive, Fractal Truth of Scientology
~Post by Marie; Original Artwork by Alex Rosental All of my childhood summers were spent in the small coastal town of Manzanita, Oregon, the town where my mother grew up. My grandmother lived in the same house for many years after my mother left home, and it was full of interesting artifacts from my mother’s … Continue reading Sci Friday: Venture Into the Worlds of Ursula K. LeGuin
Attention benevolent book lovers! Today is the last day to sign up to be a giver for World Book Night US 2013! To apply to be a giver, visit the World Book Night US website, where you’ll also find more information about what exactly World Book Night US is and the full list of titles givers … Continue reading Last Day to Sign up for World Book Night!
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