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The Answer to the Riddle is Me: A Memoir of Amnesia by David Stuart MacLean Reviewed by Steve(n) If every new experience is a bead on a bracelet, then memory is the string that unites these events into the coherent chain of a human life. David Stuart MacLean had the uncanny and horrifying misfortune of having … Continue reading The Delicate String of Memory: THE ANSWER TO THE RIDDLE IS ME
With Lois Lowry visiting the store in just a few days (Monday, October 15 at 6pm) to speak about and sign her new novel Son, our booksellers have been talking about their favorite Lowry books and what her work has meant to them over the years. Merrilee: "I only read Lowry as an adult. The Giver came … Continue reading Bookseller Love for Lois Lowry
~post by Consuelo Confession: I did not read The Giver when I was a kid. Somehow, the endless amounts of Baby-Sitter’s Club and Boxcar Children books that were available in the books section of my small-town video store in the early ‘90’s kept me satisfied. And even as an adult, although I knew it was … Continue reading THE GIVER: A Wake Up Call for the Soul
Next Tuesday, October 25th, 7p, novelist Justin Torres will join us here at BookPeople to speak about and sign his debut novel which has met with tremendous acclaim from critics and booksellers alike, We the Animals. The chapters in We the Animals read almost like short stories, each one a gripping account, told from the … Continue reading BookPeople Q&A with Justin Torres
Book: Cain by Jose Saramago Reviewed by: Nolan I'm not entirely sure what Jose Saramago's Cain is. A synopsis would tell you Cain (of Cain and Abel fame) after murdering his brother is sent to wander the rest of his life in exile. Old news, I know. But then it takes a bit of a … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Cain’ by Jose Saramago
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