This post comes from Raul Chapa, our First Floor Inventory Manager and a native of the Rio Grande Valley. Join us when Laura Tillman speaks & signs the book here at BookPeople next Tuesday, April 5 at 7PM! There are books that are difficult to read, but the themes and ideas therein are important and … Continue reading Top Shelf in April: THE LONG SHADOW OF SMALL GHOSTS
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National Book Critic Circle Awards for 2015 Announced
Poetry Catalogue of Unabashed Gratitudes by Ross Gay Criticism The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson Autobiography Negroland by Margo Jefferson Biography Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley by Charlotte Gordon Nonfiction Dreamland: The True Story of America’s Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones Fiction The Sellout by Paul Beatty The John Leonard Prize … Continue reading National Book Critic Circle Awards for 2015 Announced
When I Grow Up . . .
Believe it or not, our booksellers didn't always want to be booksellers. Sure, we love our jobs now but when we were kids, we had lots of other ideas for what we wanted to do when we grew up. There is a great new book out that uses an infographic-style to take a closer look … Continue reading When I Grow Up . . .
Home Sweet Texas
We love this state of ours. It's rich in history, culture, beauty, great food, and talent. Here are some of our favorite kid's books written by Texas authors or books about the Lone Star State. Merrilee~ Miss Lady Bird's Wildflowers by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Joy Fisher Hein My mom used to say you could … Continue reading Home Sweet Texas
Keep Austin Reading Weird 2015
Keep Austin Weird is a familiar and apropos motto here in Austin. In BookKids, we even have a weird picture book section. Books get shelved in weird if they are just a little off beat for some reason. It could be the artwork, story, format, or the general "feel" of the book that gets it … Continue reading Keep Austin Reading Weird 2015
Ellen’s BookKids Favorites of 2014
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, 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
New Kids Releases – 9/16/14
The fall books have started to arrive on the shelves in BookKids, and it's another great week for new children's books! We are getting so many new and great books, that it's hard to keep up. It's also very exciting. Over the course of the next several weeks, we will be sharing that excitement and … Continue reading New Kids Releases – 9/16/14
New Kids Releases – 9/2/14
The fall books have started to arrive on the shelves in BookKids, and it's another great week for new children's books! We are getting so many new and great books, that it's hard to keep up. It's also very exciting. Over the course of the next several weeks, we will be sharing that excitement and … Continue reading New Kids Releases – 9/2/14
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