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Last night we welcomed William Gibson back to BookPeople, this time to read from and discuss his new stand alone novel, The Peripheral. An author receives a true stamp of approval when booksellers show up on a day off to hear him speak. We had more than a few off-the-clock booksellers hang out last night to hear Gibson talk … Continue reading William Gibson Recommends GLOW, Cites Neko Case, Wins Our Hearts (Again)
We’re happy to announce that the Statesman Selects pick for November is The Peripheral by William Gibson. His first novel since the 2010's bestselling novel, Zero History, we are ecstatic to have one of the most exciting and visionary authors of our time in the store. A Hugo, Nebula, and The Philip K. Dick Award … Continue reading Statesman Selects: THE PERIPHERAL by William Gibson
The Peripheral by William Gibson Reviewed by Sarah H. William Gibson's work has never been easy. While his narratives are completely accessible, their concepts often reach into territory that is not widely understood. As popular as he is among the sci fi community, his stories are decidedly not mainstream. He works in subcultures, his main characters frequently … Continue reading THE PERIPHERAL: Elegant & Imaginative
Edward Carey is indeed a local-to-Austin author, but his new young adult series, The Iremonger Trilogy, couldn't have fewer breakfast tacos or intense moments of Texas sun. Indeed, Carey's Heap House, the first book in the trilogy, is blanketed in the delicious gray gloom of his native England, taking his readers to an unusual trash … Continue reading Edward Carey’s Heap House: Victorian London’s Most Unusual Mountain of Trash
Celebrity cat whisperer Jackson Galaxy wants you to know that your home isn't actually your home. It's your cat's home. You may pay the rent and buy the kitty litter, but the house isn't yours. It's theirs. They leave their fur and cat toys everywhere, and your people furniture is just in their way. … Continue reading The Cat Daddy is Back with CATIFICATION!
Be afraid. Be very afraid. R. L. Stine, master of terror for readers old and young, is coming to BookPeople on Saturday, November 15 at 12pm with the first new book in his legendary Fear Street series in almost two decades, Party Games. This novel is classic Stine: Rachel's friends warned her not to go … Continue reading R. L. Stine Comes to BookPeople!
We are thrilled to welcome LeVar Burton, an icon of reading for generations of book lovers, to BookPeople to share his new picture book, The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm. In this poetic book-within-a-book, a happy little rhinoceros is overwhelmed by a storm that sweeps away everything he loves, until he is given a … Continue reading LeVar Burton Is Coming to BookPeople!
We’re happy to announce that the Statesman Selects pick for October is Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle. Darnielle is the singer-songwriter behind indie-rock favorite The Mountain Goats and is considered to be one of our greatest modern lyricists. (One BookPeople staffer's personal favorite MG lyric: "I was having visions of sugar pastry cooked … Continue reading Statesman Selects: Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle
by Mo Fact: children's books are illustrated. Always illustrated with gorgeous, resplendent drawings of overzealous butterfly larva, daughters of wealthy but absent parents allowed to maraud luxury hotels, and still rooms painted in primary colors. Children's books are ALWAYS ILLUSTRATED. FALSE. Enter B.J. Novak to take that patent assumption away from the book-loving … Continue reading B.J. Novak says NO to Pictures!
Merritt Tierce's debut novel, Love Me Back, hit our booksellers hard. The story of Marie, a waitress at an upscale restaurant in Dallas, is told in cutting scenes of sex and drug abuse juxtaposed against crystalline descriptions of Marie's love for her daughter. This novel is rough and unapologetic, full of powerful sentences that tear through … Continue reading Praise For A Bold New Texas Writer
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