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Book: Bright and Distant Shores by Dominic Smith Reviewed by: Raul This novel recreates the America that in its own age has come past its prime. The age of discovery is over but ambitions still reign high. The magic in this book comes from Smith's masterful storytelling. We are swept up in the hopes of … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Bright and Distant Shores’ by Dominic Smith
Tonight at 7p bestselling crime thriller author George Pelecanos graces our second floor, courtesy of MysteryPeople. Pelecanos will be speaking and signing his latest thriller, The Cut. We'll also have copies of Chosen to hand out, the short story that first featured Spero Lucas and which inspired the full length novel The Cut. The reviews … Continue reading TONIGHT: MysteryPeople Welcomes George Pelecanos
Here's a sneak peek at the Top Shelf in this month's Independent, BookPeople's paper newsletter available in-store. This month, Master Bookseller Kester Smith reviewed the soon-to-be-released novel by Austinite Ernie Cline, Ready Player One. We're planning a big 80's night release party for Ernie on Tuesday, August 23rd, 7p. Details of the party are … Continue reading August Top Shelf: ‘Ready Player One’
By BookPerson Joel Nihlean _______________________ "I may not agree with what you say, but I will fight to the death for your right to say it" -Voltaire He’s been called outspoken, offensive, distasteful, a crooked smut peddling troll. He’s also been called one of the most important defenders of the 1st Amendment in the past … Continue reading Why Larry Flynt Matters
We do a lot of events here for books on Texas history, which I love because I'm from New York and don't know much about the history of the Republic beyond "Come and take it." Tonight we're hosting an author I've been looking forward to since we first heard about his book, David Stokes. His … Continue reading Stoked for Stokes
Madeleine Albright has had an exceptional career in public office, serving as an ambassador to the UN and as the first female Secretary of State, at the time making her the highest ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government. The former Secretary has published a new book called Read My Pins, detailing the unique political significance of her brooches and the stories around them. More than 200 of her pins are currently being displayed at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York.
The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet by Reif Larsen Part of me is tempted to sum up this book as: “What would happen if John Hodgman wrote a novel.” I don’t pay this book that complement just because it includes a chart of hobo signs and their meanings, although that did contribute. It’s mostly because … Continue reading Top Shelf for May 2009
Woodsburner by John Pipkin Before he moved into his cabin at Walden, before he published his most famous text, before he wrote that most of us "lead lives of quiet desperation," Thoreau was a big fat nobody. In fact, he was even worse than a nobody. Almost a year before he embarked on his Walden … Continue reading Woodsburner
Well if you haven't, you can bet that Perez Hilton has! The self-proclaimed 'Queen of all Media' and creator of perezhilton.com will be at BookPeople this Saturday at 2PM. For those of us (ie the marketing office at BookPeople) who read his blog religiously, this book signing should be a total blast. Hilton's new book, … Continue reading Have you heard the latest gossip?
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