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This post comes from Raul M. Chapa, a voracious reader and our first floor inventory manager. Part of the fun of working as an inventory manager in a bookstore is that you get to see every new book that hits our shelves. Sure new books by my favorite authors abound, but even better is finding new … Continue reading A Bookstore Inventory Manager’s Favorite Debuts
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring you YA news from around the globe and highlights from the BookPeople Teen Press Corps blog! Don't forget to check out the blog for new reviews, event reports, and other teen news! Author Interviews! Our intrepid Teen Press Corps had the opportunity to sit down … Continue reading Teen Thursday 5/21/15
I love movies almost as much as I love books. And few things are as heartbreaking, for me, than a novel poorly adapted into a film. To be clear right up front, I'm not the kind of person that thinks books should be adapted exactly as written or not at all. No, there are many ways … Continue reading Book To Screen Wishlist (Part I)
The Vorrh by Brian Catling Reviewed by Raul When I had a chance to read The Vorrh by Catling, I jumped on it. I love debut novels because sometimes you come across a book that is just unusual enough to grab you. This was no exception, and the way the author plots the story, you … Continue reading Book Review: The Vorrh
There are only so many hours in the day, so many days in a year, and always, there are more books than we can possibly read. You probably understand this problem. Many of us on staff at BookPeople keep track of the books we read over the course of a calendar year. There are always … Continue reading Kids Books from 2014 You Might Have Missed
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring you YA news from around the globe and highlights from the BookPeople Teen Press Corps! PAPER TOWNS Movie News Extravaganza! It has been a super busy week for news about the Paper Towns movie. Based on the fantastic novel by one of our faves, John … Continue reading Teen Thursday 3/19/15
Holly Black has triumphantly returned to the fairy world! After successful and highly varied outings from magic to vampires to an award-winning creepy ghost story, Black has returned to her fairy roots. Black's books always lean to the darker side of magic, fantasy, and folktale and her new book is the same, as if the … Continue reading The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black – preorder today!
There have been so many great children's books this year, I hardly know where to begin. Many of my favorites from this year (Viva Frida, Brown Girl Dreaming, The Farmer & the Clown, The Right Word, Â Tiny Creatures, Greenglass House, Egg & Spoon, I'll Give You the Sun, Grasshopper Jungle) are included in our Winter … Continue reading Ellen’s BookKids Favorites of 2014
The fall books have started to arrive on the shelves in BookKids! We are getting so many new and great books, that it's hard to keep up. It's also very exciting. So starting with this week, we will be sharing that excitement and rounding up all the new kids books that hit our shelves during … Continue reading New Children’s Chapter Book Releases – week of 8/26/14
We are thrilled to announce a last minute event with bestselling author Patrick Rothfuss here at BookPeople! Join us Monday, June 9 at 7pm for an evening with the author of Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear as he discusses his work and signs books. Wristbands are required to join the signing … Continue reading Just Booked: PATRICK ROTHFUSS – Monday, June 9 at 7PM!
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