Mayor Lee Leffingwell, the Austin Public Library Friends Foundation, and the Austin Public Library have announced this year’s selection for The Mayor’s Book Club: Monday, Monday by acclaimed Austin author Elizabeth Crook. A chilling piece of Austin history, Monday, Monday follows three students caught up in the UT tower shooting: Shelly, who leaves her math … Continue reading Mayor’s Book Club Selection Announced!
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Book Recs for Austin Psych Fest
~post by Stephanya While I certainly qualify as a music obsessive (I collect records by the hundreds, often travel thousands of miles to see a show, have the requisite Einsturzende Neubauten tattoo, etc), music festivals are admittedly not my leisure activity of choice. All too often, festivals have little to do with the music and … Continue reading Book Recs for Austin Psych Fest
Coming to BookPeople in May!
Our May calendar of events is PACKED with authors! Click here to see it all.
Top Shelf in May: TO RISE AGAIN AT A DECENT HOUR: A Sonnet to the Modern Human
Top Shelf in May: To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris Reviewed by Ben To Rise Again at a Decent Hour is Ferris’ third novel. His debut, Then We Came to the End, was a finalist for the National Book Award and the winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award. The same year his second … Continue reading Top Shelf in May: TO RISE AGAIN AT A DECENT HOUR: A Sonnet to the Modern Human
What We’re Reading This Week
~TOPHER Sky Raiders: Five Kingdoms #1 by Brandon Mull Signed copies available while supplies last. "Sky Raiders is basically a story where fantastical treasure hunters meet an evil tyrannical king & the fate of the kingdoms rest in their hands. A trip to a basement in a haunted house turns into a really, really bad … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Tom Jones Ticket Give Away!
It's not unusual.... for a bookseller to spin a little Tom Jones every now and then. Or to give away tickets to see Tom Jones perform at the Moody Theater this Friday, May 2 at 7pm, when the Welsh born superstar will be presenting a selection of songs that include iconic hits as well as tracks … Continue reading Tom Jones Ticket Give Away!
Books, Undercover
~post by Ellen, BookKids Inventory Manager First, a little bit of terminology. The outside of a hardcover book is called the case. Often, the case is either a plain unembellished color or, as with picture books, the case will be printed with the exact same image as the one on the dust jacket, or jacket … Continue reading Books, Undercover
New Releases – 4/29/14
HARDCOVER FICTION Monday, Monday by Elizabeth Crook The Statesman Selects Pick of the Month! Join us for the launch event tonight at 7p! On an oppressively hot Monday in August of 1966, a student and former marine named Charles Whitman hauled a footlocker of guns to the top of the University of Texas tower and began … Continue reading New Releases – 4/29/14
New Novel from Sarah Bird – Pre-Order Signed, Personalized Copies!
We're happy to announce a special opportunity to pre-order signed, personalized copies of Above the East China Sea by Sarah Bird, bestselling author of The Yokota Officers Club and eight other novels. BookPeople is the only bookstore in the country fulfilling orders for signed, personalized copies of Above the East China Sea in advance of … Continue reading New Novel from Sarah Bird – Pre-Order Signed, Personalized Copies!
BookKids April Staff Spotlight: Ellen!
~post by Ellen, BookKids Inventory Manager A new feature in BookKids is the Staff Spotlight display. Each month, a staff member will have complete control over one of the full displays in the children’s department. The books in this display are completely the choice of the featured staff member. So far, the displays have included a … Continue reading BookKids April Staff Spotlight: Ellen!
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