Ransom Riggs Is Coming

And he's bringing Hollow City, the sequel to Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Will you be here?

Teen Thursday

It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring you highlights from the BookPeople Teen Press Corp! _________________________________________________________ New YA Out This Month! Just out is the TPC's January Buzz Book: The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson. There are plenty of other great new titles out, as well. Check out all the YA … Continue reading Teen Thursday →

Winter Reads for Youngsters

(post by Meghan G., Children's & YA Book Buyer) The recent blast of winter chill reminds us that, while temperatures don't often dip below freezing in Austin, it's still winter, and you never know. Being from the north, Austin's infrequent cold snaps always put me in the mood to read some of my favorite wintry … Continue reading Winter Reads for Youngsters →

What We’re Reading This Week

~ JOHN G Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs "This is really good. It’s mysterious and dark. The pictures do really add something and make the story stand out. Granted, the story is really good, too. Even without the pictures, the story would still be superb. The characters are great -- each … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week →

New Releases – 1/14/14

_____________________________________________ HARDCOVER FICTION The Polaris Protocol by Brad Taylor Brad Taylor's bestselling thrillers are fueled by his more than twenty years of experience in the US Army, including eight years in Delta Force. Taskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill are used to putting their lives at risk, but in The Polaris Protocol it's Jennifer's … Continue reading New Releases – 1/14/14 →

Josh Ritter Ticket Give Away!

Our favorite author/songwriter, Josh Ritter, is coming to town this week and we're giving away another set of tickets to see him! TO ENTER: Tell us your favorite line from a Josh Ritter song and you'll be entered to win two tickets to see him perform this Saturday at the Moody Theater! Josh Ritter (acoustic show) … Continue reading Josh Ritter Ticket Give Away! →

AMERICAN HARDCORE: Collecting The Voices of Hardcore Punk

American Hardcore: A Tribal History by Steven Blush Reviewed by Bosco I'm a second generation punk rock kid now grown up. The harder version of punk called hardcore was my passion and driving force for many years. I still catch a hardcore show now and again with almost as much excitement at almost 50 as I … Continue reading AMERICAN HARDCORE: Collecting The Voices of Hardcore Punk →

A CONSTELLATION OF VITAL PHENOMENA Awarded First John Leonard Prize

In another round of exciting book award news this morning, the National Book Critics Circle Award announced its 30 finalists for best books of 2013. There are some fantastic books on their lists, including The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki, and Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief … Continue reading A CONSTELLATION OF VITAL PHENOMENA Awarded First John Leonard Prize →

Story Prize Finalists Announced

The Story Prize announced its three finalists today for this year's award, which recognizes outstanding short fiction: Tenth of December by George Saunders Archangel by Andrea Barrett Bobcat and Other Stories by Rebecca Lee Some of us (maybe it was even perhaps the person typing up this post) have been gushing about Rebecca Lee for quite some time now: "I … Continue reading Story Prize Finalists Announced →

This Week in the World of Books

Let's here it for the French! In their continuing efforts to protect indie booksellers, France passed a law banning online book retailers from providing free shipping. France has one of the highest number of bookshops in the world. On Thursday, New Jersey's former poet laureate, activist and polarizing author Amiri Baraka died at the age … Continue reading This Week in the World of Books →