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The Austin Food & Wine Festival is fast approaching, and as one of the very lucky booksellers who will be on hand in the cookbook tent this weekend helping folks find books and get them signed by their favorite chef, I thought I ought to get to know one of those cookbooks a little bit … Continue reading Pulling Up a Chair to the ‘New American Table’
~Post by David Duhr of WriteByNight, Austin’s center for writers. Poet Marianne Moore once said, “A man is a writer if all his words are strung in definite sentence sounds.” Setting aside the lack of gender neutrality in Moore’s era, what she’s saying is that if it sounds like writing, then it’s writing. I.e., if you … Continue reading The Art of the Sentence
Sara Pennypacker, author of the Clementine series (one of our favorites for young readers) has a brand new book on the shelves, Summer of the Gypsy Moths (ages 9+). We're very excited to welcome Sara here to share this new story on Sunday, May 6, 1p. A new book by one of our favorite authors … Continue reading Summer of the Gypsy Moths is here!
America's first World Book Night has come and gone, and from the look of things here in Austin, it was a huge success! It was a lot of fun yesterday to see everyone's pictures and to hear various stories of giving. Our favorite came from this blog post by author Chris Cander, who described giving … Continue reading World Book Night SUCCESS!
Looking for a new book to read? HOLY COW! This is your lucky day! Take a look at what's hot off the presses and on the shelves as of today: HARDCOVER FICTION Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale by Lynda Rutledge On the last day of the millennium, sassy Faith Bass Darling decides to … Continue reading New Releases
Friday, May 11th 7pm - RICK RIORDAN will speak about his new book, Kane Chronicles 3: The Serpent's Shadow at Texas State University-San Marcos, presented by THE WITTLIFF COLLECTIONS! You know how much we love Rick Riordan, so of course we're thrilled to let you know about this opportunity to hear him speak. This is … Continue reading Rick Riordan at Texas State University-San Marcos!
D Magazine has a great piece this week about Ben Fountain, author of the critically acclaimed story collection Brief Encounters with Che Guevara. The article discusses Fountain's struggle after Malcolm Gladwell bestowed upon Fountain the title of "genius" in a New Yorker essay, which put more than a little pressure on the book he was … Continue reading Ben Fountain Overcomes the “Genius” Title
Today we're digging way back through the years to bring you a little Shakespeare here in the middle of National Poetry Month. Sonnet 116 Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O, no! it … Continue reading National Poetry Month!
~Post by Brian C. It should be noted that I don’t know what I’m talking about. I don’t know why the Pulitzer Prize panel for fiction didn’t pick a winner. Maybe Michael Cunningham secretly hates Denis Johnson, DFW, and Karen Russell. Maybe Susan Larson and Maurreen Corrigan made their selections in an NPR whisper, and … Continue reading Let’s Just Pick a Winner
Feast your eyes on the cover of the third book in Tom Angleberger's bestselling Origami Yoda series, The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee. This latest origami adventure features everyone's favorite Wookiee, Chewbacca! The book goes on sale August 7th. You can pre-order your copy now. You can also come down to the store tonight at … Continue reading Cover of the Third Origami Yoda Book Revealed!
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