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The Dallas Cowboys: The Outrageous History of the Biggest, Loudest, Most Hated, Best Loved Football Team in America by Joe Nick Patoski Reviewed by Joe T. First things first, as I write this short little review of Joe Nick Patoski’s history of America’s Team, The Dallas Cowboys, there are some things you should know. Number … Continue reading The Epic Story of “America’s Team”
We've been remembering Ann Richards here on the blog with personal stories, favorite moments and quotes from booksellers about Jan Reid's new biography, Let the People In: The Life and Times of Ann Richards (our Top Shelf pick for the month of October, which bookseller Bosco calls "..a vibrant, full palette portrait of the most … Continue reading Remembering the Life & Times of Ann Richards – In Her Own Words
He gets high on catnip and then looks at me like this. It can't end well. (Meg's plotting cat, Cash) For more tips on how to spot a feline with a sinister plot, be here Wednesday, October 24 at 7pm when Matthew Inman (The Oatmeal) talks about his new book, How to Tell If Your … Continue reading How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
Trick or Treat! Smell my feet! Give me something good to eat! Ahhhhh, the month of October! Halloween has always been my favorite holiday, the one where the monsters get to come out and play, the night where, just maybe, the bogey man might get you (or maybe your candy!) As a long time fan … Continue reading Trick or Treat! Smell My Feet! Give Me Something Good to Read!
It's Tuesday, you know what that means in the book world - NEW BOOKS! Here's a selection of what we put on the shelves this morning. Blurbs provided by the books' publishers. HARDCOVER NONFICTION Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis by Timothy Egan Edward Curtis was … Continue reading New Releases
As part of our big parking lot party with Rick Riordan on Monday, October 8 at 2pm to celebrate his new book The Mark of Athena, we'll be giving away 1,000 t-shirts to people who purchase Mark of Athena from BookPeople. We've received a LOT of questions regarding the t-shirts, so here are all the details about the … Continue reading Rick Riordan T-Shirt Info
"I remember Ann Richards' infamous speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention, and how cool I thought she was, and how much I wished that she were the governor of my state (Mississippi). And boy, do we need her more than ever now! This well researched and lively biography (Let the People In) is a … Continue reading Remembering the Life and Times of Ann Richards
Because life is awesome sometimes, we now have very many signed copies of How Music Works by David Byrne. He swung by the store today while he's in town to do a couple of shows and put his name all over these beauties. Available on our shelves and online. Grab a copy while they last. … Continue reading David Byrne Stopped By
Foxing Quarterly is a new print-only literary journal based right here in Austin publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry and comics. Full disclosure: its editor-in-chief and assorted other editors and cohorts are BookPeople booksellers. Our friends are holding a bake sale this Sunday to raise money to publish their first issue. Here are the details: WHEN: Sunday … Continue reading Our Friends are Having a Bake Sale
~post by Joe T. 'Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out Contagion to this world. ~William Shakespeare It is October, the month of Halloween. Long my favorite holiday, it provides me with an excuse to watch 31 horror flicks and an excuse to provide you with … Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween: Week 1
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