Big congratulations to The Book Stall at Chestnut Court in Winnetka, Illinois! They've been named Publisher's Weekly's Bookstore of the Year! They have an impressive events roster this season - Madeline Albright, Anna Quindlen, you can catch Jacquline Winspear there this Monday. Next time you're in Winnetka, make sure to stop by.
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Tournament of Books
This time I have a solid excuse for being late with our Tournament of Books update: the brackets have disappeared. Where once hung our ToB picks now hang bookmarks we're all meant to be judging for our 2012 BookMark Contest. So I can't tell you where anyone stands. But I can tell you what's been … Continue reading Tournament of Books
Living the Wilder Life
In The Wilder Life, author Wendy McClure chronicles her pursuit of the "Laura experience", living the life Laura Ingalls Wilder writes about in her classic Little House on the Prairie books. Inspired by tales of McClure's attempts at churning butter in her apartment, and excited to welcome her here to the store on Monday, April … Continue reading Living the Wilder Life
AIBA Launches Local Business Manifesto
Next Wednesday, April 4 at 9:30am the Austin Independent Business Alliance will launch their Local Business Manifesto at a press conference on our third floor. The result of a year of research and analysis, The Manifesto outlines three goals of locally-owned businesses as well as programs to achieve those goals. From the AIBA's press release: … Continue reading AIBA Launches Local Business Manifesto
Happy Birthday Amy Sedaris!
We love you, Amy. Let's all make cheese logs and seashell toilet seat covers in her honor today.
Honey Badger Don’t Care – But Randall Does
Book: Honey Badger Don't Care: Randall's Guide to Crazy, Nastyass Animals Reviewed by: Julie First of all, if you haven't watched the famous Honeybadger video, do so now: Okay, now we can talk. How do you take a viral YouTube video and turn it into a successful book? Marcel the Shell did it (with beautiful … Continue reading Honey Badger Don’t Care – But Randall Does
2012 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Announced!
Congratulations to Julie Otsuka! Her novel The Buddha in the Attic has received the prestigious PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Here's the publisher's description of the book: "A gorgeous novel by the celebrated author of When the Emperor Was Divine that tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco … Continue reading 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Announced!
The Mayor’s Book Club Hosts National Book Award Winner Jesmyn Ward
The Austin Public Library Friends Foundation and the Mayor's Office are bringing National Book Award Winner Jesmyn Ward to Austin. Her novel Salvage the Bones is this year's Mayor's Book Club Selection. This Saturday, March 31st at 1pm Mayor Leffingwell will introduce Ward at the Faulk Central Library, where she will read from her novel, … Continue reading The Mayor’s Book Club Hosts National Book Award Winner Jesmyn Ward
Tournament of Books – Oy!
Way behind with reporting here, well aware, so let's get right to it and catch up with the Tournament of Books - we've made it all the way through the Quarterfinals! I'll tell you right now, for our booksellers, thing aren't looking pretty. QF Round #1 Sense of an Ending v. Lightning Rods Judged by … Continue reading Tournament of Books – Oy!
Anne Rice Event Info
We know many, many, many of you are excited to meet Anne Rice here at BookPeople tomorrow, Friday, March 23 at 6p. To make things easier for everyone, we want to explain how tomorrow's event will work and the guidelines we have in place to ensure that everyone has a positive experience. *This event is … Continue reading Anne Rice Event Info
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