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MONA Children of Paradise: The Struggle for the Soul of Iran by Laura Secor "Earlier this year, I picked up an advanced reading copy of Laura Secor’s Children of Paradise: The Struggle for the Soul of Iran. Of the many great reads in our Middle Eastern Studies section, this new release is especially important and timely given … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hamer Newly single mom Beth has one constant, gnawing worry: that her dreamy eight-year-old daughter, Carmel, who has a tendency to wander off, will one day go missing. And then one day, it happens: On a Saturday morning thick with fog, Beth takes Carmel to a local … Continue reading New Books! 2/16/16
JUST BOOKED! We're thrilled to announce bestselling author BRANDON SANDERSON will speak & sign CALAMITY (The Reckoners Book Three) here at BookPeople Thursday, February 25th at 7pm! Books and tickets are now available for pre-order! The speaking portion of this event is free and open to the public. Tickets are required for this signing and … Continue reading JUST ANNOUNCED! Brandon Sanderson comes to BookPeople!
We continue with Part 2 of my wish list of books I want to see adapted to the screen. As of this writing, a few of these titles have been optioned, but no production information exists beyond that (except in the case of the last in the list, but again, this project is on hold … Continue reading Book To Screen Wishlist (Part 2)
FICTION HARDCOVER All Our Names by Dinau Mengestu From acclaimed author Dinaw Mengestu, a recipient of the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 award, The New Yorker's 20 Under 40 award, and a 2012 MacArthur Foundation genius grant, comes a love story about a searing affair between an American woman and an African man in … Continue reading New Releases – 3/4/14
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
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring you the highlights from BookPeople Teens and our Teen Press Corp Blog this week! Don't hold your breath. It's almost here, I swear! Allegiant is less than 2 weeks away! Colette: I read the first two books and loved them. I really liked the action. … Continue reading Teen Thursday
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