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Joe Reamde by Neal Stephenson "I woke up the other day not even realizing there was a new Neal Stephenson book coming out. Two days later, I'm only just about half way through the new book and I'm caught up in conversations about the structure of the post-Forsythe thriller and the Tolkien concept of eucatastrophe. I'm … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey Reviewed by Master Bookseller Kester ~ So here’s something I rarely do: read science fiction novels. Which isn’t to say that I never read science fiction so much as that I never set out to do so. I never think, “Man, it has been too long since … Continue reading Kester Reads Science Fiction and Enjoys It: ‘Leviathan Wakes’
A lot of folks have been calling, facebooking, and tweeting with the same frantic question - "Have you run out of books/wristbands for Simon Pegg??!!!??" The answer is NO. Allow us to reassure everyone out there: it is not too late! We have plenty of books and wristbands to go around. Here's another question we're … Continue reading 4 Days to Simon Pegg! Books and Wristbands Still Available
Act Atkins brings a party to BookPeople today to celebrate his new thriller, The Ranger. The book, about an Army Ranger returning to his Mississippi home from Afghanistan, has garnered terrific reviews. The Washington Post called it "a joy ride into the heart of darkness," and ABC News called it "a memorable debut for a … Continue reading Ace is Here. It’s Party Time.
Simon's been inspiring love in all of us for weeks now (if not months and years, in some cases of Peggmania that have been diagnosed here on staff.) Apparently he's been inspring love in other citizens of our fair city, as well, if this missed connection from the morning the book went on sale is … Continue reading 5 Days to Simon Pegg! Love is in the air….
Nerd Do Well has been on sale for about a day and a half now and the books have been flying out of the store. Or should we say beaming out? Anyway, books will be available for sale in-store and via our website, http://www.bookpeople.com, through the end of the business day today, which is 11pm … Continue reading 6 Days to Simon Pegg!
June 9, 10 and 11 Unbridled books is offering 25 of its ebooks titles for only 25 cents a pop. What a deal! You can purchase any and all 25 ebooks, as well as any other ebook out there, via our website, http://www.bookpeople.com. Click the image above to be taken to a list of the … Continue reading 25 ebooks for 25 cents!
Ace Atkins has many talents as an author. Possibly his strongest is putting you in the worlds he writes about. Whether it be the places and cultures his blues historian, Nick Travers, finds himself in or the time periods of his historical crime novels, you feel like you're breathing the air, tasting the food, and … Continue reading Just a Good Ol’ Boy: Ace Atkins Talks About ‘The Ranger’
Your parent’s lush green lawn of St. Augustine grass is no longer possible. Instead, changing times are forcing us to re-think what we CAN do in our semi-arid climate in Austin. We know we have options. Just walk into the Green Belt and you’ll find dozens of types of trees and bushes growing wildly, and … Continue reading Staff Review: ‘Tomorrow’s Garden’ by Stephen Orr
Get to know the people that make BookPeople great. Meet Kester Smith, Master Bookseller extraordinaire.
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