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That announcement on Monday for Pres. Obama's forthcoming A Promised Land (which you should totally pre-order, by the way) blew us away and had us all wishing November was here already. ALAS, it's still September, but that doesn't mean we can't still celebrate all the titles coming to our shelves today. We've got new titles … Continue reading Books, Books, And More Books This September
Did you make a New Year's resolution to up your reading game in 2016? What better way to kickstart your reading life - and meet friendly new faces - than coming to one of our free book club meetings? We have a dozen bookseller-run, totally not at all intimidating, super-friendly groups that meet once a month … Continue reading Book Club Spotlight: Murder in the Afternoon
~post by Julie W. Last week Meghan G., our Kid's Book Buyer, and I took a little trip out west, where the air is cold(er than it is here) and the mountains are high. Denver. City of dreams. City of this year's Mountains and Plains trade show. The Mountains and Plains Independent Bookseller Association is … Continue reading What Happens in Denver Stays in Denver. Except for These Pictures.
Our fabulous booksellers are embarking on new adventures in the written word every day here at BookPeople. Here are a few of the titles that some of our awesome peeps are exploring! ~ CONSUELO INVISIBLE MAN by RALPH ELLISON "I'm reading this book for the [Required Reading Revisited] book club." Consuelo is not one for … Continue reading What We’re Reading
Here's what the crew over at MysteryPeople was up to last week.... Craig Johnson took us to the Scene of the Crime, answering questions about how living and writing in Northern Wyoming has influenced his bestselling series (now and A&E show) featuring Sheriff Walt Longmire. "There are limitations to living in a place like northern … Continue reading Keepin’ Up with MysteryPeople
Book: As the Crow Flies by Craig Johnson Reviewed by: Joe T. Craig Johnson’s ever-suffering Wyoming sheriff has a few problems to deal with in this, the eighth Walt Longmire mystery: a murder that is not in his jurisdiction, a new reservation police chief who has adopted him as her mentor and, on top of … Continue reading Book Review: ‘As the Crow Flies’ by Craig Johnson
~Post by MysteryPeople's Scott M. I was introduced to Daniel Woodrell's work through many of my favorite authors, so it only seemed fitting that we invite some of those writers to join him to discuss his new short story collection, The Outlaw Album, tomorrow night (Saturday, October 22nd, 7pm.) Getting ready for the event this … Continue reading Daniel Woodrell: A Writer’s Writer
The Outlaw Album, the new book by Daniel Woodrell, one of Scott's favorite authors (in other words, an author he can't stop talking about to customers, booksellers, his Mom, anyone who will listen) hit shelves today. If the name Woodrell rings a bell, it's probably for one of two reasons: (1) You saw the movie … Continue reading Daniel Woodrell’s ‘The Outlaw Album’ Is On Sale Today – Scott (of course) Has an Opinion
~Post by MysteryPeople Crime Fiction Coordinator Scott M. The American West, as well as the western genre, has played a significant role in crime fiction. Dashiell Hammett's first novel had his Continental Op cleaning up a mining town. James Crumley's influential PIs put a lot of miles on their cars as they drove around the … Continue reading Crime Fiction Goes West
MysteryPeople's Crime Fiction Coordinator Scott Montgomery is currently in St. Louis fulfilling his duties as Stuntman at the big national mystery fest, Bouchercon. Before he left, he gave us this write up of one of the panels he'll be hosting while there: At the 2011 Bouchercon, I'll be hosting a special evening panel titled … Continue reading Scott Names His Sinful Six
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