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Book: The Uninvited Guests by Sadie Jones Reviewed by: Robyn Upon starting this book, I thought I was in for just a light and quirky summer read. Although it can fulfill that role, The Uninvited Guests quickly turned into a spectacular novel with as much depth as you are in the mood for. It caught me completely … Continue reading Book Review: THE UNINVITED GUESTS by Sadie Jones
Top Shelf for May: The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson Reviewed by: Liz W. Close your eyes and imagine, for a moment, that you are a member of the family Fang. Your mother and father are performance artists—they dress up and pull stunts that “subvert normality.” Usually these stunts take place in the mall, too, … Continue reading Top Shelf for May: THE FAMILY FANG by Kevin Wilson
We've been flooded with calls this morning and want to confirm that YES, it's true - Lauren Conrad is once again coming to BookPeople, this time to sign her upcoming novel (on sale April 3rd) The Fame Game. She will be here on Thursday, April 19, 7p. This event will be a signing only. Wristbands will … Continue reading Lauren Conrad is Coming to BookPeople!
Are you giving the gift of Oz this Christmas? Out of Oz, the final book in Gregory Maguire's bestselling series that began with Wicked, is on a lot of readers' wish lists this year. We have a way to make that gift extra special - tickets to the Broadway Across America production of Wicked the … Continue reading Spend This Holiday in Oz
The day is fast-approaching: Tuesday, September 20th. What happens on this day? Well, the sun rises. The sun sets. And in between those two beautiful moments, when we open at 9am, The New Shel Silverstein Book Goes On Sale!!!! Every Thing On It, a collection of never-before-published poetry and illustrations from the one and only … Continue reading Only Six More Days Until New Shel Silverstein! And so we sing a song.
Only 13 1/2 more days until the new Shel Silverstein book, Every Thing On It, is on sale on September 20th! This is a collection of never-before-published Silverstein poetry and illustrations. In celebration, we've made more videos! Here's Topher, accompanied by Will on the guitar, reading Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me, Too: … Continue reading BookPeople Reads (more) Shel Silverstein
Last night we had the extreme displeasure of hosting Lemony Snicket - who couldn't even be bothered to show up. Instead we had to suffice with Snicket's official representative, Daniel Handler. Fortunately, Handler turned out to be a pretty okay guy, though we did have to shout ALL 13 WORDS from Snicket's new book, 13 … Continue reading Another Disappointing Evening with Lemony Snicket
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