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We're very, VERY excited to announce that we will host the one and only Felicia Day, actress, internet celebrity and all around awesome human, here at BookPeople on Saturday, August 15 at 6PM. Day will be here to sign copies of her new book, You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost). Just who is Felicia Day? Thanks … Continue reading Felicia Day Is Coming to BookPeople!
We're excited to announce our fourth Trust Fall pick: The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler! Trust Fall subscribers will receive a signed, first edition of this new novel, along with a second surprise book and a few extra goodies. Packages will ship mid-July. Trust Fall is a program designed to highlight must-read debut or break … Continue reading Announcing Trust Fall Pick #4!
In The Required Reading Revisited Book Club we focus on books considered “Required Reading” by most educational institutions, i.e. books you read (or were supposed to read) in school – either high school or university. On Sunday, June 14th we discussed Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. The meeting was intimate, with only four people in attendance, and … Continue reading Required Reading Revisited Book Club – July
A scant few weeks ago, Nick Offerman graced us at BookPeople with his robust presence, descending from a helicopter he carved out of granite on a rope ladder he wove from snakeskin to present his new book Gumption, which he built out of words and letters. This Monday June 29th at 7:00 p.m., the Stand … Continue reading The Stand Up Sit Down Book Club Paddles Their Own Darn Canoes!
We're honored to announce that BookPeople will once again welcome President Jimmy Carter to our store, this time to sign his new book, A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety. President Carter will be here Saturday, August 1 at 2:30pm. Tickets now available via bookpeople.com. EVENT GUIDELINES This event is a SIGNING only. Tickets are required to join … Continue reading President Jimmy Carter Returns to BookPeople!
Melanie is a prodigy with a genius-level IQ. Her spatial reasoning and grasp of complex social and behavioral structures are off the charts. In a doomed world, she may be humanity's last hope. She is ten years old, and today she is scheduled for dissection. The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey … Continue reading The Nightmare Factory Opens The Pandora’s Box That Is The Girl With All the Gifts
Sunday, June 14th, we'll discuss Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness on the 3rd floor at Book People, 4pm.
New in Hardback Dietland: A Novel by The diet revolution is here. And it s armed. Plum Kettle does her best not to be noticed, because when you're fat, to be noticed is to be judged. Or mocked. Or worse. With her job answering fan mail for a popular teen girls magazine, she is biding … Continue reading New Books! 5/26/15
Welcome to our Book Club Corner, where each month we highlight books new to paperback we think would make perfect picks for your next book club discussion. If you’re looking to join a book club, we host a wide variety of free, bookseller-run book clubs right here at BookPeople. Join us! We love to talk books. Featured … Continue reading Book Club Corner Picks – Paperbacks We Received in May
-- post by Meghan G. Are you a young writer looking to hone your craft and get some real world feedback about your work? If so, we a very exciting opportunity you should know about. As programming partners for the Texas Teen Book Festival, we are thrilled to announce an exciting new writing contest for teens. Thanks to a … Continue reading Calling All Teen Writers – #TTBF Writing Contest!
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