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Book: Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines a Life Reviewed by: Julie W. In a recent interview with The Daily Beast, Ann Beattie describes talking to a class of 20-somethings about her new book, Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines A Life: "As I elaborated...I got a big surprise: while they all knew what Richard Nixon looked … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Mrs. Nixon’ by Ann Beattie
~Post by Mandy Brooks This past week I attempted to make fried chicken. But not just any old fried chicken - John Besh fried chicken. I was cavalier in my planning - not only did I think I would make delicious fried chicken from his new cookbook, My Family Table, but I decided that I … Continue reading John Besh Fried Chicken Experiment
You may have heard that there's a new book on the shelves by perhaps the highest profile writer of all time - God. Veering from his traditional narrative format, wherein he inspires others with his Word and lets them do the work of writing it all down for him, this time God has gone ahead … Continue reading It Getteth Better. God Says So.
“The Man Who Never Died reminds us that it took a people’s movement to create America’s middle class, and that people must get moving pronto for the bosses, bankers, BS-ers, and bastards are going all out to kill it. Adler gives us an epic of investigative reporting and narrative history that will lift you … Continue reading Workers of the World, Awaken!
Google eBooks, the very eBooks we offer for sale via our website, http://www.bookpeople.com, launched in Australia. The Marketplace Fairness Act has been introduced in the Senate, which would authorize states to require the collection of sales tax by online retailers. The American Booksellers Association and Amazon are both on board. Bloomberg Businessweek has a terrific … Continue reading As the Book World Turns….
It was very exciting this week to go down the signing line at our John Hodgman event and see copies of Pulphead by John Jeremiah Sullivan in people's hands. The book has been moving off the shelf at a quick and steady pace as word gets around about Sullivan's talent. We're big, big fans of … Continue reading No Really, Read this Book
On November 11, 1970, two couples opened the door on Grok Books, a small bookstore located on West 17th Street that specialized in books on alternative politics, metaphysics, eastern religion, and political theory put out by small presses and little-known authors. In 1978, Grok was taken over by a man named Philip Sansone, who renamed … Continue reading 41 Years Young!
Lidia's new cookbook, Lidia's Italy in America, is a companion book to her brand new series by the same name airing on public television. Many of us here are long time fans of Lidia's earlier cooking show, Lidia's Italy (I'll never forget the first time I landed on the show - Lidia was making risotto, … Continue reading Lidia Bastianich Brings Italy to America – and Austin!
For the past 5 years, BookPeople has created a catalog featuring booksellers and their favorite books of the year, entitled "This Is My Favorite Book". The catalog is one of my very favorite things to do each year. From choosing the bookseller essays to crafting a photo concept to actually taking the photos to inputting … Continue reading This Is Our Favorite Book
Attention, writers! The Austin Chronicle is now accepting submissions for its 2012 Short Story Contest. The deadline is December 15, 2011. For all of the very important guidelines, visit the Chronicle website. You've got 2,500 words to create a masterpiece. Five winners will be chosen and $1,500 clams divided between them. So get busy getting … Continue reading Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest
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