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Favorite moments and memories from last night's event with Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor: The little girl who asked her to, "Say hello to Mr. Obama, please." The roar of applause as we parted the blue curtains and the Justice stepped up to our podium. The young woman who asked the Justice if she would … Continue reading An Evening to Remember
Tomorrow we have the honor of hosting Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor here at BookPeople (Wednesday, January 23 at 6:30pm). The response to this event has been tremendous. We're expecting a packed store tomorrow night. As a result, we've made a few revisions to our guidelines. If you plan to attend, please be aware of … Continue reading Updated Guidelines for Our Event with Sonia Sotomayor
Tenth of December by George Saunders Reviewed by Liz Wyckoff Short story collections don’t often make headlines. But less than a month ago, George Saunders’ fourth collection, Tenth of December, rocketed onto the literary scene accompanied by this boldly-titled New York Times Magazine article: “George Saunders Has Written the Best Book You’ll Read This Year.” … Continue reading TENTH OF DECEMBER (!)
~post by Tommy 2012 has come and gone and brought with it some wonderful Science Fiction and Fantasy books. It's soon going to be book award season, but before we get to official nominations let's take a look at ten books I think may end up on the list of nominees for the 2013 Hugo … Continue reading Sci Friday: Hugo Nominations, Part I
Going Clear, the new book from Lawrence Wright that digs deep into the mysterious world of Scientology, hits shelves today nationwide. Yesterday The Daily Beast singled out "15 Revelations" from the book, including this nugget about Ron Hubbard's early writing practices: "When he was 23, Hubbard married Margaret Louise Grubb, or Polly. To support his … Continue reading Now On Our Shelves: GOING CLEAR
Last night, Nerdfighting superstars John and Hank Green performed an incredible SOLD OUT show at Carnegie Hall in New York City to celebrate the one year anniversary of The Fault in Our Stars. The facebook/twitter/tumblr-verse has been humming all day with photos and love from last night. You can watch the whole thing here: … Continue reading An Evening of Awesome – And an Announcement
"Saunders' short stories have it all — the flexibility of language, the social criticism, the moral ambition, the entertaining dark humor. Check back with me at the end of 2013; if his collection isn't in this year's top 10, it will really have been an extraordinary year for books." -NPR's Maureen Corrigan promises that George … Continue reading George Saunders Live Up to the Hype
Hey there book lovers who are also music lovers - we have two pairs of tickets to give away to the Calexico show at Emo's East next Wednesday, January 23. Want them? Tell us your favorite Calexico lyric in the comments below (words are important to us, you know) and we'll draw a winner at … Continue reading Win Tickets to See Calexico at Emo’s East!
We've been answering many, many questions today about our upcoming event with Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday, January 23 at 6:30pm. Her new memoir, My Beloved World, is now on shelves. Here's everything you need to know if you plan to come out to see her: *Justice Sotomayor will speak about her book, then sign copies … Continue reading Sonia Sotomayor Event Information
Just confirmed: Khaled Hosseini, bestselling author of The Kite Runner, will be here at BookPeople Monday, June 10 at 7p with his new novel, And the Mountains Echoed! The Wall Street Journal has a bit more about the book today, including this synopsis: “In a multigenerational novel revolving around not just parents and children but … Continue reading Khaled Hosseini is Coming to BookPeople!
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