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HARDCOVER FICTION At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen After disgracing themselves at a high society New Year’s Eve party in Philadelphia in 1944, Madeline Hyde and her husband, Ellis, are cut off financially by his father, a former army colonel who is already ashamed of his son’s inability to serve in the … Continue reading New Books! 3/31/15
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring you YA news from around the globe and highlights from the BookPeople Teen Press Corps! March Buzz Book: We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach What the Teen Press Corps Is Saying: "Tommy Wallach does a superb job representing classic young adult figures and joining … Continue reading Teen Thursday 3/12/15
2014 was a record year for BookPeople. As Austin grows, so does the incredible support of its readers for its independent bookstore. We've crunched the numbers and are grateful to report that 2014 was our fifth consecutive best year in store history. Thank you for helping us thrive and allowing us to continue to do what we … Continue reading 2014: A Bookstore Year in Review
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring you YA news from around the globe and highlights from the BookPeople Teen Press Corps! Texas Teen Book Festival News! It was a big announcement week for the #TTBF14 - the full schedule and author roster was released! We are so excited to see that … Continue reading Teen Thursday
Happy Monday, book lovers!! Here's a look at the week of events here at the store: Monday 8/4 7pm Jesse Sublett & Broadus Spivey are here with their new book about a piece of Texas history, BROKE, NOT BROKEN: HOMER MAXEY'S TEXAS BANK WAR. Tuesday 8/5 7pm YA Author Jennifer Jennifer L. Armentrout is … Continue reading Author Events This Week at BookPeople
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
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