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We're celebrating the release of Jenny Lawson's hilarious new memoir today, Let's Pretend This Never Happened. Woo hoo! Congratulations, Jenny! Your blog is awesome! Three cheers! We officially declare this national Jenny Lawson Day! (Within the borders of the nation of BookPeople.) If you like things such as having a good time and also books … Continue reading It’s National Jenny Lawson Day! Because We Say So!
Yesterday we hosted a party and book pick-up for World Book Night Givers. Sarah Bird gave a fabulous little talk about The Hunger Games, and we enjoyed amazing cupcakes from our sponsor Polkadots Cupcake Factory, as well as beverages from sponsor Saint Arnold Brewing Company. We left yesterday totally jazzed for April 23, the date … Continue reading World Book Night Reception
Exciting news on a Monday afternoon: award-winning journalist and Texas native DAN RATHER is coming to BookPeople on Friday, May 11, 7p! He'll be here to speak about and sign his new memoir, Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News. The speaking portion of his event is free and open to the public. Wristbands are … Continue reading Dan Rather is Coming to BookPeople!
This week, our shipment of World Book Night books arrived. UPS unloaded hundreds and hundreds of boxes on our loading dock. We knew we were receiving a lot of books - Austin has the highest per capita number of Givers in the nation - but seeing all of the boxes stacked up at once really … Continue reading Approaching World Book Night….
~Post by Nolan The Fifty Shades of Grey drinking game as presented by the (now hungover) employees of BookPeople: We suggest browsing the book a little beforehand to find the juicy stuff and dog ear those sections. To keep the rhythm going, we also suggest passing the book to the next reader every time one … Continue reading Fifty Shades of Grey Drinking Game
Book: How to Sharpen Pencils by David Rees Reviewed by: Steven David Rees’s artistic journey defies categorization. Best known as the cynical mastermind responsible for Get Your War On, the clip-art diatribe against the culture of fear and hostility cultivated by the previous presidential administration, the erstwhile cartoonist has strayed from the limelight to pursue … Continue reading Book Review: ‘How to Sharpen Pencils’ by David Rees
Like so many in the industry, we've been closely following the Department of Justice's investigation into e-Book pricing. For those of you haven't been following along, the Department of Justice has been looking into whether or not five of the "Big Six" publishers (HarperCollins, Hachette, Simon & Schuster, Penguin, Macmillan) colluded with Apple to use … Continue reading What the Department of Justice Lawsuit Means
Book: Wild by Cheryl Strayed Reviewed by: Liz W. Every so often, a book coincides perfectly with a moment in your life. I’m not talking about simply getting lost in a book, when you forget the world around you by tumbling into a new world on the page. I’m not even talking about a book … Continue reading Book Review: WILD by Cheryl Strayed
Big news, Lauren Conrad fans! Lauren will now be taking your questions when she's here at BookPeople on Thursday, April 19 at 7p! She will appear in conversation with her editor, Farrin Jacobs, about her new novel The Fame Game. After their Q&A, then it's your turn! We'll gather questions from the audience and Lauren will … Continue reading Lauren Conrad Event Update!
Algonquin's done it again - they've put together another fabulous little Lucky 7 e-Book sale. Check out their $1.99 specials, on sale through April 22nd, 2012.
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