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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson “Despite knowing how the doomed Lusitania's story ultimately ends, the tense build up to the big event is fantastic. The alternating story lines and points of view - the passengers & crew, the German U-boat captain, President Woodrow Wilson, British code breakers & Admiralty, and major … Continue reading New Books! 3/22/16
This post comes from our children's inventory manager, Demi. Nimona by Noelle Stevenson She's not a girl, she's a shark! Nimona is a magical shapeshifter who has apprenticed herself to the malicious Ballister Blackheart against the do-good schemes of the knightly Ambrosius Goldenloin! Read on for a rollicking, charming adventure with several wonderful twists. Bitch … Continue reading Graphic Novel Gift Guide from your Friendly Neighborhood Feminist
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! Texas Teen Book Fest 2015 News! It's that time of year again - … Continue reading Teen Thursday 7/30/15
Demi Batgirl v01 the Batgirl of Burnside by Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher, & Babs Tarr With a new look (leather jacket! snap-off cape! COMBAT BOOTS!) and a new creative team, The Batgirl of Burnside marks a great new style for everybody's favorite Barbara Gordon. The first arc of Fletcher & Stewart's revamp definitely has a … Continue reading #2015ComicBookRenaissance: What We’re Reading this Week (7.8.15)
So, not be overshadowed by their older sibling, The Kids and Teen Graphic Novel sections want you to know that they themselves are also experiencing a comic book renaissance. So just as we did last week, here are the top 10 bestsellers for June 2015. ENJOY! - Joe T. BookKids Top 10 Bestselling Kids & … Continue reading #2015ComicBookRenaissance: BookKids’s Top 10 Best-Selling Graphic Novels for June 2015
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! Texas Teen Book Fest 2015 News! It's that time of year again - … Continue reading Teen Thursday 7/2/15
2015 has been a phenomenal year for graphic novels at BookPeople. It seems that I'm not the only one experiencing a comic book renaissance these days. To celebrate the continuing relevance of the 4 colored page, I'm going to be running a hopefully weekly column covering graphic novels. To kick things off, here are our … Continue reading #2015ComicBookRenaissance: Top 10 Best-Selling Graphic Novels for June 2015
If you are a regular reader of this blog and follow our BookKids blog posts, then you already know that we love dogs and summer time. Here's one more bookseller love you can add to the list - food. Yes, there are a bunch of foodies and home chefs on our staff. As a result, … Continue reading Food, Glorious Food!
Celebrating the release of the pithy, unique, and completely entertaining book Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, our Greek mythology-loving staff has pulled together of other Greek mythology influenced stories that are perfect for any demigod. Don't miss author Rick Riordan when he visits Austin in October! Ta'necia~ The Goddess Girls series by Joan Holub This series … Continue reading It’s All Greek (Mythology) to Me
~ post by Joe So I’m a little behind on my Invisibles re-read and so, in honor of the release of the 2014 Eisner Award nominations, I thought I’d share some of my favorite Eisner Award winners and /or creators. I’m putting this together at the last minute so please forgive me for not having a … Continue reading Time Is A Flat Circle: The Eisners (An Intermission)
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