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The Nightmare Factory Book Club meets the third Tuesday of every month to discuss the best in literary horror fiction. Join us February 20, if you dare! Legend has it that there is an enchanted table in the remotest corner of the BookPeople café that, when approached with the proper reverence, bestows tremendous restorative properties … Continue reading Book Club Spotlight: The Nightmare Factory
This incredible cartoon comes courtesy of Griffin Mauser, one of our artistically inclined booksellers. He was inspired by a classic novel. Can you guess which one? (Click here for the answer.)
"You see, bookshops are dreams built of wood and paper. They are time travel and escape and knowledge and power. They are, simply put, the best of places." — The Bookshop Book by Jen Campbell Film photography by BookPeople’s own Daniel M. To see more posts in this series, click here.
"The atmosphere of the place soothed her automatically; the rich lantern lights, the sheer scent of paper and leather, and the fact that everywhere she looked, there were books, books, beautiful books." — The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman Film photography by BookPeople’s own Daniel M. To see more posts in this series, click here. … Continue reading Scenes from a Bookstore: Vol. IV
"I love walking into a bookstore. It's like all my friends are sitting on shelves, waving their pages at me." – Tahereh Mafi Film photography by BookPeople’s own Daniel M. Follow him on Instagram @dani.the.street. To see more posts in this series, click here.
A peek at some of the employee doodles that pop up around the store. — Stephen — Amber — Anonymous
"You're the only person I've ever met who can stand in a bookstore as long as I can. A smarty-pants, the kind you don't find every day." – This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz Film photography by BookPeople’s own Daniel M. Follow him on Instagram @dani.the.street. To see more posts in this series, click here. … Continue reading Scenes from a Bookstore: Vol. II
"What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it’s got a bookstore, it knows it’s not fooling a soul." – American Gods by Neil Gaiman Film photography by BookPeople's own Daniel M. Follow him on Instagram @dani.the.street
Deep in the Infinite Image: The New & Noteworthy Book Club Discusses Zachary Thomas Dodson’s Bats of the Republic Bats! Texas! Overlapping genres! Parallel timelines! Archival records! Full disclosure: I am an archivist who is a former graphic designer--who also has a weak spot for misunderstood animals. If there is any book that is written … Continue reading Deep in the Infinite Image: The New & Noteworthy Book Club Discusses Bats of the Republic
The lights flicker and dim before failing, leaving the Nightmare Factory Book Club shivering in the dark. That's not how it happened, of course. The lights were never on, or was it that they were always off? Were we indoors, or did the trees just make it seem that way? Did it happen in the … Continue reading An Unforgiving Story of Gnosticism and Loneliness: The Nightmare Factory Reads The Course of the Heart
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