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Broke, Not Broken: Home Maxey's Texas Bank War by Broadus Spivey & Jesse Sublett Reviewed by Scott M. The story of Homer Maxey's Bank War is not known to most. The David versus Goliath legal battle sheds a lot of light on Texas banking and business. Broadus Spivey and Jesse Sublett enlighten us on this piece … Continue reading BROKE NOT BROKEN: A Kelton Western Fused with Grisham
Happy Monday, book lovers!! Here's a look at the week of events here at the store: Monday 8/4 7pm Jesse Sublett & Broadus Spivey are here with their new book about a piece of Texas history, BROKE, NOT BROKEN: HOMER MAXEY'S TEXAS BANK WAR. Tuesday 8/5 7pm YA Author Jennifer Jennifer L. Armentrout is … Continue reading Author Events This Week at BookPeople
Last week, Edan Lepucki came to BookPeople, reading and signing her debut novel and our Top Shelf Pick for July, California! Recommended by Stephen Colbert and BookPeople's own, Alex, Lepucki's California takes on the post-apocalyptic tale with refreshing tenderness and realism as a married couple navigate and survive in their new world. Alex says: "All … Continue reading Reading Recommendations from Edan Lepucki
Sometimes you can't wait until the evening to talk about murder. With that in mind, we invite you to join MysteryPeople for Murder in the Afternoon, a brand new afternoon book club that meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 2PM on our third floor (603 N. Lamar Blvd). Join us for coffee, tea, and discussions of some … Continue reading New Book Club: Murder in the Afternoon
We're now accepting applications for a full time Receiving position here at BookPeople. We're looking for someone who has an aptitude for working with inventory and books. Ideal applicant should be resourceful, have a basic understanding of box cutters, lifting with your knees and not your back, and be able to work autonomously. Moderate to heavy lifting is required. … Continue reading Now Hiring at BookPeople: Receiving Position
Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming and listening to National Book Award "5 Under 35" author, Josh Weil read from his debut novel, The Great Glass Sea! The Statesman Selects pick for July, The Great Glass Sea is a great summer read of love, loss, and light, set in an alternative present-day Russia. After … Continue reading Reading Recommendations from Josh Weil
The Glass Sentence by S.E. Grove ~ review by Sarah H. First and foremost, The Glass Sentence is a novel of astounding imagination. The world of the protagonist, Sophia Tims, is, at first glance, the real Boston, Massachusetts of the late 1800s. But nearly a century before Sophia was born, the Great Disruption caused a … Continue reading THE GLASS SENTENCE: A Treasure of Imagination
Guest Post by Austin Author Don Tate This is the fourth week in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library initiative, and for more recommendations of wonderful new and classic picture books to read, visit bookpeople.com. Previous posts in this series: … Continue reading Don Tate Guest Post: Maybe It’s Just Plain Fate
5 Short Stories Which Make Their Collection (or Anthology) Worth Buying~ post by BenIt seems my supervisors are foolish enough to let this madness continue. So, once again, it's short fiction time.Time has passed. Perhaps we've started to branch out since the last post. A short story collection or two may have passed over our … Continue reading Short Fiction Time Continued: Anthologies
HARDCOVER FICTION Matthew's pick of the day and Top Shelf for August: Tigerman by Nick Harkaway "In that Tigerman is filled with gentle wit and quiet restraint, it is a wonderful display of British genre fiction. In that Tigerman often defies categorization and eventually abolishes all restraint with makeshift explosives, it is a Nick Harkaway … Continue reading New Releases – 7/29/14
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