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~Post by MysteryPeople's Scott M. I was introduced to Daniel Woodrell's work through many of my favorite authors, so it only seemed fitting that we invite some of those writers to join him to discuss his new short story collection, The Outlaw Album, tomorrow night (Saturday, October 22nd, 7pm.) Getting ready for the event this … Continue reading Daniel Woodrell: A Writer’s Writer
Book: Holy Ghost Girl by Donna Johnson Reviewed by: Mandy Any story about growing up in the American south during the 1960s strikes my fancy – but this story done struck my fancy with lightning. Holy Ghost Girl is Donna Johnson’s memoir about growing up in a tent revival circuit under the direction of the … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Holy Ghost Girl’ by Donna Johnson
October is a busy month for us events-wise, and the last two weeks of October are two of our busiest weeks of the year. As we do year-round, we're working hard right now to bring a wide variety of authors to Austin for you to meet face-to-face, ask a question, shake a hand, share a … Continue reading The Next Week at BookPeople. Seriously. This is All Happening in ONE WEEK.
What's that lovely aroma? Is it popcorn popping? Cider mulling? And now what's that squeaking coming from the kitchen? You say you saw little chocolate mice lining up on the counter? And what's that in the distance there, over in the Woo corner by the Magick books? Black and white stripes....is that a tent? It's … Continue reading Something Magical is Happening….
Next Tuesday, October 25th, 7p, novelist Justin Torres will join us here at BookPeople to speak about and sign his debut novel which has met with tremendous acclaim from critics and booksellers alike, We the Animals. The chapters in We the Animals read almost like short stories, each one a gripping account, told from the … Continue reading BookPeople Q&A with Justin Torres
Congratulations to Julian Barnes, winner of the Man Booker Prize 2011 for his novel, The Sense of an Ending! On our shelves right now if you want to check it out.
The Murakami Project: Each week leading up to October 25th, the on-sale date of Haruki Murakami’s long-awaited 1Q84 in its English translation, a different BookPerson will review one of Murakami’s previous titles. Folks who haven’t read Murakami yet can familiarize themselves with what the book world will be buzzing about come October (and maybe discover a new favorite book), … Continue reading The Murakami Project: Liz Reviews ‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’
Tomorrow at 7p MysteryPeople will welcome the one and only Jeff Lindsay, the man who created our favorite serial killer-turned-Showtime-series, Dexter. He'll be here with the latest book in the Dexter saga, Double Dexter. Here's Scott to tell us more about it: If you're a fan of the show but haven't picked up one of … Continue reading MysteryPeople’s Scott M. Introduces Us to Double Dexter
Wow! We received so many excellent entries in our first ever T-shirt design contest! We had a great time going through them all, but a VERY difficult time choosing the winning entry. But a big congratulations goes out to... (drumroll)... Kristine F.! Look at that happy book! We'll be printing Kristine's winning design, and they'll … Continue reading T-shirt Contest Winner!
Book: Zone One by Colson Whitehead Reviewed by: Kester Zombie stories are all the rage this decade and, really, have been, to varying degrees, for much longer than that. But most zombie stories from the past decade tend to go one of two ways; either they are fun and exciting or they are scary as … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Zone One’ by Colson Whitehead
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