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Book: Freeman by Leonard Pitts, Jr. Reviewed by: Jessica Leonard Pitts, Jr.’s novel, Freeman, is an eye opening look into the aftermath of the Confederate Army’s surrender and Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Infused with a myriad of historical details, a sweeping backdrop of America’s ravaged and war torn South, and a brilliantly devised multiple character plot … Continue reading Book Review: FREEMAN by Leonard Pitts, Jr.
Brand new on our shelves today: A Hologram for the King, the new novel by the one and only Mr. Dave Eggers. The good people at McSweeney's sent us a limited number of signed copies. Call 512-472-5050 and speak to a bookseller to get your hands on one, or order through our website (just make … Continue reading New Dave Eggers On Sale Today!
~Post by Kester My son, Harrison, is 7 years old and getting ready to enter the 3rd grade. He's a precocious reader, but still likes a bit of harmless summer reading fun. Which means that he digs on The Chronicles of Narnia as well as Calvin & Hobbes. His favorite books include The Phantom Tollbooth … Continue reading Kester & Harrison’s Summer Reads
Father's Day is Sunday. Figured out what you're getting Dad yet? Here are a few suggestions curated by Chris Hoyt (and written up by Julie). For the Sci-Fi Dads: Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown The phone's been ringing off the hook for this book! We have it in stock, get it while it's … Continue reading Last Minute Father’s Day Gift Ideas
Book: Are You My Mother by Alison Bechdel Reviewed by: Steven Alison Bechdel melts my brain. Her initial notoriety stemming from her long-running comic strip, Dykes to Watch Out For (beautifully bound and anthologized in 2008's The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For), Bechdel incinerated the graphic autobiography genre in 2006 with Fun Home: A … Continue reading Book Review: ARE YOU MY MOTHER by Alison Bechdel
Book: Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax Reviewed by: Madeline There are lots of books out there about why American men across all socio-economic categories seem to be losing motivation to live productive and fulfilling lives. From the types of guys seen in the movie Failure to Launch to the sky-rocketing male prison population, there are … Continue reading Book Review: BOYS ADRIFT by Leonard Sax, M. D.
Last week at BEA Meghan G., our Children's Book Buyer, had tea with illustrator John Klassen to celebrate This Is Not My Hat, the follow up to his bestselling and beloved picture book I Want My Hat Back. Nice caps, guys! Meghan wore many, um, hats at BEA last week. In addition to sharing crumpets … Continue reading Tea with John Klassen
~Post by Julie W. I picked up Signs and Wonders mostly blind. I knew that the folks at American Short Fiction had good things to say about Alix Ohlin's work, and that I'm always game for a new collection of short stories, and that she'll soon be here to read from her new novel. I … Continue reading Oh My, Alix Ohlin
Book: All Woman and Springtime by Brandon W. Jones Reviewed by: Jessica All Woman and Springtime is a story with immense depth and heart that follows two young friends through the ragged frays of childhood into a violent and tragic young adulthood of prostitution, abuse and drug addiction. This story will sink its teeth into … Continue reading Book Review: ALL WOMAN AND SPRINGTIME
Last week a group of us saddled up and headed to the big city for Book Expo America. If you're unfamiliar with this shindig, it's an enormous conference held at the Javits Convention Center in New York City where publishers, authors, booksellers, librarians, and all manner of book-related folk come together to take a look … Continue reading BookPeople at BEA
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