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Brand new on our shelves today is a gorgeous new novel from Ireland that your book club will thank you for discovering, The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan. Ryan's characters alternate chapters as they describe life in their Irish town in a time of economic downturn. This novel read like classic fiction. Fans of Faulkner will find a … Continue reading Read This Book: THE SPINNING HEART
On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee Reviewed by Consuelo If this is the kind of fiction 2014 is starting with, it’s going to be a good year. On Such a Full Sea tells the story of Fan, a sixteen year old diver from B-Mor, a labor colony in a future dystopian America. She is … Continue reading Book Review: ON SUCH A FULL SEA by Chang Rae Lee
Things to read while you're standing in line at the supermarket this weekend that will be way more interesting than just checking facebook again: Tin House Flash Fiction Friday: A Good Body by Virgie Townsend Guernica interview with Rachel Kushner, National Book Award finalist & author of The Flamethrowers. From the American Short Fiction blog: Bourbon … Continue reading Weekend Reading
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! (On Friday... Sometimes We Get a Bit Busy...) Where we bring you highlights from the BookPeople Teen Press Corp! _______________________________________________________________________ Q&A with Austin Author Nikki Loftin - Nightingale's Nest TEEN PRESS CORPS: What inspired you the most about Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Nightingale?” Was there something about that story … Continue reading Teen Thursday (On Friday)
When an expedition of BookPeople scientists unearthed Flippo and Steve(n), the flatulent figureheads of the Stand Up Sit Down Book Club, in the Mojave Desert in the twilight months of 2012, they gave the dapper-duo pen and paper in a misguided attempt to communicate with these primitive prodigies. After seventeen months of painstakingly learning, forgetting, … Continue reading Free Book Club Discussion: HYPERBOLE & A HALF
~post by Joe T. (Warning: very minor spoilers below) So, if you’re anything like some of us at BookPeople, you might just be currently obsessed with the newest HBO drama, True Detective. The series, starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, is an eight episode police procedural that involves a ritual murder and the resulting investigation … Continue reading True Detective’s Literary Backbone: THE KING IN YELLOW (Part 1)
Today bestselling author James Patterson announced the beneficiaries of his $1 Million Indie Bookstore Campaign and we're thrilled and honored to announce BookPeople has been included! The grant we submitted asked for funds to help BookPeople work with local authors and Austin Independent School District to create book-based curriculum enhancements. We ran a pilot program … Continue reading BookPeople Included in James Patterson $1 Million Indie Bookstore Campaign!
~JAN The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath “I spent 12 years in Catholic School, so this is the first time I’m reading The Bell Jar. Everybody should read this book. I want everyone, men & women, to read this book so they can know how women think about sex. I’ve dog-eared about every other page … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Hey there book lovers who are also music lovers! Our friends at ACL Live are bringing Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings to town and we're giving away tickets! For over a decade, Sharon and the band have traveled the world blowing minds with their explosive live performances and their hand-crafted studio recordings. Tell us why you're a fan in … Continue reading Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Ticket Give Away!
FICTION Misadventure by Nicholas Grider "A debut that short fiction lovers shouldn't miss- or lovers of the fringe, the darkly funny, the raw glimpses of secret and flaw. Bold readers won't be disappointed & timid readers will be surprised." - Ben The latest book from Austin small press A Strange Object! The Museum of Extraordinary … Continue reading New Releases – 2/18/14
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