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The Devil's Detective by Simon Kurt Unsworth Reviewed by Raul It is uncanny how a writer can so easily create a work that revitalizes a genre and sends it in a new direction simultaneously leading the reader on a breathless chase after clues that reassert the book's place as a solid detective mystery. And this … Continue reading Book Review: The Devil’s Detective
Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera Reviewed by Ben Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera is nine chapters of slim and transgressive fiction. Shortlisted for the Romulo Gallegos Prize and translated into seven languages, Signs is a timely publication here in the United States. Migration and immigration, … Continue reading Book Review: SIGNS PRECEDING THE END OF THE WORLD
Top Shelf in March: Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson Reviewed by Raul The story of the sinking of the liner Lusitania is murky with the passage of more than a hundred years. While most people will remember the Costa Concordia tragedy or the illness that struck passengers on board the … Continue reading Top Shelf in March: DEAD WAKE by Erik Larson
After Birth by Elisa Albert Reviewed by Katie Presley My favorite book of the year arrived in the form of Elisa Albert’s vital new novel After Birth. Vital here means two things: One, it’s crucial: A grimly hilarious, wrenching narrative about pregnancy, birth, and child-rearing that will feel to new parents as necessary and welcome … Continue reading AFTER BIRTH: A New Narrative of Parenthood
Here are a few short stories, interviews, and reviews, most of which have absolutely nothing to do with love, to read this Valentine's Day weekend!! In We Contain Multitudes, Andrew Rose interviews trans author Thomas Page McBee (Man Alive: A True Story of Violence, Forgiveness, and Becoming a Man) about his female to male transition and how his views … Continue reading weekend reading
Top Shelf in February: Get in Trouble: Stories by Kelly Link Reviewed by Ben It’s always hard to review a book that has been so lauded. Karen Russell, Neil Gaiman, Sarah Waters, Michael Chabon, Yiyun Li, Peter Straub kick off a list of those who have already demonstrated their esteem for Kelly Link’s work, so adding my … Continue reading Top Shelf in February: GET IN TROUBLE by Kelly Link
We are thrilled to announce our second Trust Fall pick is the fabulous new novel Descent by Tim Johnston! This is a book that gripped us from the first page, not only for its riveting plot - a girl goes missing in the Colorado Rockies while on family vacation - but for Johnston's brilliant sentences. As Julie … Continue reading Trust Fall #2: DESCENT by Tim Johnston
~post by Joe T., BookPeople Assistant Buyer I’m finally putting together my top 10 list for 2014. It was a difficult task as I limit myself only to books I actually finished, thus leaving out a considerable number of works that are fully deserving of mention but are sadly left out due to getting sidetracked and never quite … Continue reading Joe’s Top Ten Books of 2014
Widow Basquiat: A Love Story by Jennifer Clement Reviewed by Ben My introduction to Jean-Michel Basquiat was an unusual one. The famed avant-garde street artist and painter created some of the most recognizable and impactful art of the twentieth century, but I, of course, only became familiar with his work after spending time on the second … Continue reading WIDOW BASQUIAT: A Story of Love, Art & 1980s New York
Consuelo has been with BookPeople long enough that we've all forgotten what this place looked like without her. She's one of our fearless Managers and a member of our non-stop, always shipping, always processing Internet Order team. Consuelo reads a LOT of books, which means that we take a LOT of pictures of her holding … Continue reading Consuelo’s Top Reads of 2014
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