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Shylock Is My Name by Howard Jacobson (Top Shelf in February!) “Shylock Is My Name, Howard Jacobson’s reimagining of The Merchant of Venice for the 21st century, is the second installment of the Hogarth Shakespeare series, in which many of today’s greatest writers will put their own spin on Shakespeare’s plays. The series launched last fall, with … Continue reading New Books! 2/9/16
New in Hardcover The Vegetarian by Han Kang “The Vegetarian is about transformation: birthmarks bloom into flowers, trees alight with flames, arms stretch out into roots, a bird speaks with a mother’s voice, a piece of art transcends the piece itself to shatter several lives. Yeong-hye’s violent dreams are a product of a lifetime of … Continue reading New Books! 2/2/16
New in Hardcover The Blue Line by Ingrid Betancourt From the extraordinary Colombian-French politician and activist Ingrid Betancourt, who spent more than six years held hostage by the FARC in the depths of Colombian jungle. Buenos Aires, the 1970s. Julia inherits from her grandmother a gift, precious and burdensome. Sometimes visions appear before her eyes, … Continue reading New Books! 1/26/16
New in Hardcover The Only Pirate at the Party by Lindsey Stirling (Amy’s pick!) Join us here at BookPeople for a fabulous evening with dancing electronic violinist and YouTube star Lindsey Stirling this Saturday, 1/16! She'll be here to talk about her new book, The Only Pirate at the Party, and sign books. The speaking … Continue reading New Books! 1/12/16
Our booksellers have been reading and reading and reading many of the new books hitting our shelves at BookPeople next year. We’ve compiled this list of our top picks of what to read in the first half of 2016. But wait - there's more! We couldn't fit every single book we're excited about into one … Continue reading Bookseller Picks: What to Read in 2016
New in Hardcover The Age of Reinvention: A Novel by Karine Tuil An international bestseller and finalist for the Prix Goncourt, France’s most prestigious literary award, The Age of Reinvention is a suspenseful Gatsbian novel of a famous New York lawyer whose charmed and glamorous life is a sham. Sam Tahar seems to have it … Continue reading New Books! 12/1/15
New in Hardcover Gold Fame Citrus: A Novel by Claire Vaye Watkins We’ve been eagerly anticipating this novel since we first sped through Watkins’s multi-award winning, highly acclaimed first collection of stories, Battleborn. In a surreal, phantasmagoric version of southern California – ravaged by drought, its aquifers drained, facing the spread of an unrelenting desert … Continue reading New Books! 9/29/15
Library of Souls: The Third Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs Time is running out for the Peculiar Children. With a dangerous madman on the loose and their beloved Miss Peregrine still in danger, Jacob Portman and Emma Bloom are forced to stage the most daring of rescue missions. They ll travel … Continue reading New Books! 9/22/15
There are tons of great books coming out this fall. We've rounded up a preliminary list of what we've read and loved, what we can't wait to read, and what we're excited to share with you over the coming months. It's a big season, y'all. Start making your TBR lists now. All books mentioned in … Continue reading BookPeople Fall 2015 Book Preview
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
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