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The Plum Tree by Ellen Marie Wiseman Reviewed by Jessica Ellen Marie Wiseman’s The Plum Tree is a beautiful piece of historical fiction. I was captivated from the start. Wiseman deftly tells the heartbreaking coming of age story of a young German girl in love with a Jewish boy during the onslaught of Hitler’s takeover … Continue reading Love Devouring Darkness
Here's what the crew over at MysteryPeople was up to last week.... Craig Johnson took us to the Scene of the Crime, answering questions about how living and writing in Northern Wyoming has influenced his bestselling series (now and A&E show) featuring Sheriff Walt Longmire. "There are limitations to living in a place like northern … Continue reading Keepin’ Up with MysteryPeople
Sonia Sotomayor SlideshowNPR has a fantastic slideshow of photographs of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor growing up. Her new book, My Beloved World, hits shelves tomorrow. Sotomayor speaks about & signs copies of her book here Wednesday, January 23 at 6:30pm.
Laser guns, magic swords, space ships, and dragons. These are some of the things that make the Sci Fi and Fantasy section our favorite in the store. Books have always been an escape from the real world, but Sci Fi and Fantasy take it a step or two further and let us escape our entire … Continue reading Sci Friday: A Good Story, Told Well
Chances are, we would've been looking forward to The Miniature Wife even if we didn't already know and love Manuel Gonzales. A new collection of short stories - particularly of weird short stories - will always get us excited. But the fact that Manuel is a familiar face, that we've worked with him on events … Continue reading BookPeople Q&A with Manuel Gonzales
It may be a bit belated on our part, but we have to share this awesome work of art by Keith Graves, a local Austin children's author and illustrator. This little Elf of Mystery came along in a holiday e-greeting he sent for the new year. We love his books, we love his art, and … Continue reading Merry Everything!
Word is buzzing today about the soon-to-be released Lawrence Wright book, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood & the Prison of Belief. The book's UK publisher has dropped the title, according to the LA Times. (Knopf is publishing the book here in the U. S. on January 17th. You can pre-order a copy now.) The Hollywood Reporter posted … Continue reading Excerpt from New Book on Scientology
Are y'all aware that we have an entire blog dedicated to the genre of crime fiction? We do! Check it out. If you primarily read mysteries and crime fiction, you might also want to subscribe to our MysteryPeople enewsletter. Once a month, we send out a quick email with new books we recommend, Q&A's with … Continue reading Keepin’ Up with MysteryPeople
We're happy to announce that one of our favorite new books of 2013 is the official Statesman Selects pick for the month of January! Tenth of December by George Saunders has made the top of the Statesman's reading list, and we highly recommend adding it your list, as well. Copies of Tenth of December hit shelves tomorrow. … Continue reading Statesman Selects: TENTH OF DECEMBER
Eight Girls Taking Pictures by Whitney Otto Reviewed by Consuelo Although a work of fiction, Eight Girls Taking Pictures is inspired by a few true-life female photographers, mostly from the first half of the twentieth century. It is presented as a series of shorter stories, a set of character studies featuring each girl separately. I … Continue reading Eight Girls Taking Pictures
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