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~ KATIE G Cinder: Lunar Chronicles #1 by Marissa Meyer “This series is great. Cinder takes a fairy tale and flips it over exposing this amazing underbelly of fantastical possibilities. The story is engaging, the characters are great, and it's just a lot of fun. I'm really excited that Marissa Meyer is focusing on these … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Last night we had the extreme pleasure of hosting Ann Patchett in our store for a reading & signing of her book This is the Story of a Happy Marriage. This is her first dip into the world of memoir, and she was lovely as she told the stories last night that lead to the … Continue reading Ann Patchett Recommends
Tuesday, January 21 at 7pm Can you make it? Would you like a signed copy of Hollow City? We can help you out.
The Last Days of California, our Top Shelf pick for January, is finally on our shelves! Author Mary Miller's debut novel about a family on a road trip headed for the Rapture has met with considerable praise. Many of our booksellers have loved this story of the Metcalfs, as told from the point of view … Continue reading Praise for THE LAST DAYS OF CALIFORNIA
Tuesday, January 21 at 7pm. Will you be here?
And he's bringing Hollow City, the sequel to Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Will you be here?
Law professor David R. Dow's first book, The Autobiography of an Execution, was a memoir about his experience defending inmates facing death row. The book was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and was widely recognized by critics and readers alike for its straightforward, candid and sobering view of the death penalty in the … Continue reading Statesman Selects: THINGS I’VE LEARNED FROM DYING
Little Failure, the new memoir from bestselling author Gary Shteyngart, is finally here! We're big fans of Shteyngart's novels and highly recommend this story of his life as a boy who immigrated with his family to Queens from Russia and went on to become, with the help of a one-armed Chewbacca action figure, a great … Continue reading Lots of Love for LITTLE FAILURE
Here come the highlights from BookPeople Teens and our Teen Press Corp Blog this week! #ATBF13 unveiled this new poster for Dark Days vs Fierce Reads Game Show. This is something you can't miss. Mark you calendars: #ATBF13 at the Austin Convention Center on September 28th! Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. ________________________________________________ Guess … Continue reading Teen Thursday
Lidia Bastianich is one of my very favorite chefs. With many years of being cable-free, I realized what a goldmine KLRU, the local PBS station, is. Antiques Roadshow! NOVA! Doctor Who! And, of course, Lidia's Italy! I came to love Lidia, and her totally unfussy way of cooking. She cooks like a normal person -- … Continue reading Mac ‘n Cheese and Pizza, Lidia’s Way
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