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___________________________________________ Tommy A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin. "I'm just finishing A Dance with Dragons and about to start reading Ready Player One, which I've really been looking forward to getting into. A Dance with Dragons is the exposition we've been waiting years to get. It fills in the holes left by … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
We've been running into Origami Yoda all over town this week, how about you? If you've seen him, send us a picture! Maybe you've seen him in origami form, or on the cover of your copy of The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, or maybe you've seen him in his Keep Austin Weird t-shirt. Whatever … Continue reading Where Have You Seen Origami Yoda?
Earlier this week, the venerable D. C. indie Politics & Prose posted photos of their bookseller's bookshelves to their facebook page. We loved the idea (and the pictures) and thought it would be fun to see what's on our own shelves. So, here you go, snapshots of personal BookPerson libraries:
Posted by Danny Here's the deal on Steampunk, a potentially huge subgenre a la all those novels featuring vampires, zombies, werewolves, etc.... Steampunk novels almost always take place in a Victorian alt-world wherein this era's technology, usually steam powered hence the "steam" in steam punk, has evolved a thousand times faster than it did in … Continue reading Danny Sets Us Straight on Steampunk
~Post by MysteryPeople Crime Fiction Coordinator Scott Montgomery We're halfway through 2011, and it's already been a strong year for crime fiction. Since I know other great books are coming out soon by some of my favorite authors and new unknowns come out with something every season that always blows me away, I thought it … Continue reading Top Ten Crime Fiction Novels of the Year So Far
Here's a sneak peek at the Top Shelf in this month's Independent, BookPeople's paper newsletter available in-store. This month, Master Bookseller Kester Smith reviewed the soon-to-be-released novel by Austinite Ernie Cline, Ready Player One. We're planning a big 80's night release party for Ernie on Tuesday, August 23rd, 7p. Details of the party are … Continue reading August Top Shelf: ‘Ready Player One’
On Friday we had a wonderful evening with bestselling thriller writer Meg Gardiner. A great crowd showed up to hear Meg talk about her latest book, The Nightmare Thief (including another bestselling thriller writer, Austin's own Jeff Abbott.) For those of you who couldn't make it, we caught some of Meg's talk on video: In … Continue reading Our Evening with Meg Gardiner
The long list of finalists for the prestigious Man Booker Prize were announced earlier today. Congrats to all of the authors (and their publishers) in the Man Booker Dozen: Julian Barnes The Sense of an Ending (Random House) Sebastian Barry On Canaan's Side (Faber) Carol Birch Jamrach's Menagerie (Canongate Books) Patrick deWitt The Sisters Brothers … Continue reading Man Booker Prize Long List Announced
________________________________________ Stephanya Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain "I just finished re-reading this last night. I'm on an Anthony Bourdain kick. He's just so dreamy. The first time I read his stuff, he completely revolutionized how I felt about food and eating and what that can mean. He's like the Hunter S. Thompson of food writing. … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
By BookPerson Joel Nihlean Bob Mould is coming to BookPeople on Sunday, and I am pretty damn excited. I’ve met my fair share of rock stars, artists, authors and the like between working here at BookPeople and gigging and touring with my own band, but Bob Mould definitely stands out. He has risen to critical … Continue reading Bob Mould at BookPeople 7/24/11 7PM
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