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~post by Sutterfield It's August, y'all. It's blisteringly and oppressively hot out there. Sure, after many years in other parts of the country where the winters are harsh and unyielding, I can say with some confidence that the summers here in my beloved Texas bother me very little nowadays, because I know the winters will … Continue reading Sutter’s Kitchen – SEPTEMBER COOKBOOK PREVIEW
This is the second month in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. We’ve enjoyed many posts by local Austin authors and now look forward to sharing guest posts written by national authors. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library initiative, and for more recommendations of wonderful … Continue reading Yuyi Morales: I Am My Hero and So Are You!
It’s no secret we read a lot of books around here. And it’s no secret that we love telling you all about them. The best part of our job is getting to share our love of books with you. Every once in awhile we all fall hard for a new author (or an author whose … Continue reading Take A Chance With Us: The BookPeople Trust Fall
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring you YA news from around the globe and highlights from the BookPeople Teen Press Corps! Texas Teen Book Festival News! It was a big announcement week for the #TTBF14 - the full schedule and author roster was released! We are so excited to see that … Continue reading Teen Thursday
Y'all, we are incredibly excited about the astounding array of authors who are coming to the store in the Fall! Get out your calendar, check this list, and don't miss any of these events. We are overwhelmed and pleased that so many great authors are coming to BookPeople. We have the pleasure of putting on these … Continue reading First Look At Fall 2014 Author Events
Guest Post by Author Phil Bildner This is the second month in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. We’ve enjoyed many posts by local Austin authors and now look forward to sharing guest posts written by national authors. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library … Continue reading Phil Bildner: Firsts
HARDCOVER FICTIONWe Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas Chad Harbach, bestselling author of THE ART OF FIELDING, calls this epic novel about an Irish family in Queens, "...a powerfully moving book, and the figure of Eileen Leary--mother, wife, daughter, lover, nurse, caretaker, whiskey drinker, upwardly mobile dreamer, retrenched protector of values--is a real addition to … Continue reading New Releases – 8/19/14
As the daylight leaves the sky, and we unlucky fiends are illuminated only by the color out of space; as a dark shadow falls over a rainy, New England fishing community; as fear lurks and dream-quests are assigned to the unknown; as angles come together all wrong, we answer a terrible call, and the Nightmare … Continue reading TONIGHT AT 8pm: Nightmare Factory Book Club discusses Lovecraft’s Monsters
Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher reviewed by Andrew H. A novel full of letters of recommendation? I did not really know what to expect from Julie Schumacher's Dear Committee Members, but I'm glad I picked it up on a whim. The writer of these letters, Jay Fitger, is a hopeless, self-righteous narcissist whose life … Continue reading Review: Dear Committee Members
Guest Post by Author LeUyen Pham This is the second month in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. We’ve enjoyed many posts by local Austin authors and now look forward to sharing guest posts written by national authors. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First … Continue reading LeUyen Pham: My Kids See Themselves in Every Book They Read
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