Be afraid. Be very afraid. R. L. Stine, master of terror for readers old and young, is coming to BookPeople on Saturday, November 15 at 12pm with the first new book in his legendary Fear Street series in almost two decades, Party Games. This novel is classic Stine: Rachel's friends warned her not to go … Continue reading R. L. Stine Comes to BookPeople!
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New Releases – 10/7/14
HARDCOVER FICTION Some Luck by Jane Smiley Signed copies available while supplies last! Some Luck delivers on everything we look for in a work of fiction. Taking us through cycles of births and deaths, passions and betrayals, among characters we come to know inside and out, it is a tour de force that stands wholly … Continue reading New Releases – 10/7/14
LeVar Burton Is Coming to BookPeople!
We are thrilled to welcome LeVar Burton, an icon of reading for generations of book lovers, to BookPeople to share his new picture book, The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm. In this poetic book-within-a-book, a happy little rhinoceros is overwhelmed by a storm that sweeps away everything he loves, until he is given a … Continue reading LeVar Burton Is Coming to BookPeople!
Explore the Pacific Northwest With Garth Stein’s A Sudden Light
"You can't talk about the Pacific Northwest without talking about trees." Garth Stein, author of the acclaimed novel The Art of Racing in the Rain, is back with a new novel called A Sudden Light, which he characterizes as a "Pacific Northwest family saga non-traditional ghost story." We at BookPeople are excited to see Stein's … Continue reading Explore the Pacific Northwest With Garth Stein’s A Sudden Light
THUG KITCHEN Comes to BookPeople! NSFW!
Thug Kitchen is coming to BookPeople! On Thursday, October 16th at 7PM, the Internet duo brings new recipes to us live and in-person so that you too can eat like you give a f*ck. Our staff has been buzzing about this event for some time, and the hype is only growing. After keeping their identities … Continue reading THUG KITCHEN Comes to BookPeople! NSFW!
Happy Birthday, Gandhi!
Mahatma Gandhi was born 145 years ago today. To mark the occasion, we're celebrating Austin children's author Bethany Hegedus's beautiful nonfiction picture book, created in collaboration with Gandhi's grandson, Arun Gandhi, Grandfather Gandhi. Bethany had a terrific launch party here earlier this year, with many touching moments addressing how we handle human anger and turn it into a … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Gandhi!
Statesman Selects: Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle
We’re happy to announce that the Statesman Selects pick for October is Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle. Darnielle is the singer-songwriter behind indie-rock favorite The Mountain Goats and is considered to be one of our greatest modern lyricists. (One BookPeople staffer's personal favorite MG lyric: "I was having visions of sugar pastry cooked … Continue reading Statesman Selects: Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle
B.J. Novak says NO to Pictures!
by Mo Fact: children's books are illustrated. Always illustrated with gorgeous, resplendent drawings of overzealous butterfly larva, daughters of wealthy but absent parents allowed to maraud luxury hotels, and still rooms painted in primary colors. Children's books are ALWAYS ILLUSTRATED. FALSE. Enter B.J. Novak to take that patent assumption away from the book-loving … Continue reading B.J. Novak says NO to Pictures!
New Releases – 9/30/14
HARDCOVER FICTION MysteryPeople's New Release Pick of the Day: The Ploughmen by Kim Zupan At the center of this searing, fever dream of a novel are two men—a killer awaiting trial, and a troubled young deputy—sitting across from each other in the dark, talking through the bars of a county jail cell: John Gload, so … Continue reading New Releases – 9/30/14
SUTTER’S KITCHEN: FALL EDITION!
The Kitchen Ecosystem: Integrating Recipes to Create Delicious Meals by Eugenia Bone Nourishing Broth: An Old-Fashioned Remedy for the Modern World by Sally Fallon Morell and Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN ~post by Sutterfield Autumn! Finally! And hooray! The autumnal equinox has past, ushering in that most lovely of seasons. For us here in Central … Continue reading SUTTER’S KITCHEN: FALL EDITION!
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