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Here's a full schedule of all the Penguin authors who will give talks at the Texas Book Festival this weekend. Stop by and say hello, we'll be in the Penguin booth! Make sure to check the list of in-booth author signings. Saturday, October 27th – Festival Hours 10-5pm 11:15-12pm, Paramount Theater – Jenny Lawson, Let's … Continue reading Penguin Author Talks at the Texas Book Festival
Here's a little preview of what's in store when Michael Brick brings the Reagan High School Marching Band to our parking lot as part of tonight's celebration of Reagan High: Man we love a good marching band. Who doesn't love a marching band? Brick is the author of Saving the School, the new book that … Continue reading Marvelous Marching Band Magic Tonight
Book: Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness Reviewed by: Marie Being a bookseller has a few lovely perks. Sometimes, you happen to get your hands on a hotly anticipated book way before anyone else does. And sometimes it happens that you are just finishing the first book of what is shaping up to be an … Continue reading Review: SHADOW OF NIGHT by Deborah Harkness
Book: Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller Reviewed by: Geni Nicola Fuller of Central Africa, as she prefers to introduce herself, has lived magnificently. Alternately tragic, victorious and outrageous, her life has included a primate for a best friend, a fearless (if rickety) ride in a Cessna over the heads of … Continue reading Book Review: Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness
Book: The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty Reviewed by: Robyn Alright, I admit it. I have a zealous fascination with the 1920's. It was no surprise that I jumped on the chance to read The Chaperone as soon as I could. The basic premise is that a young Louise Brooks grows up in Wichita, Kansas and … Continue reading Book Review: THE CHAPERONE by Laura Moriarty
The new book from Daily Show co-creator and funny woman Lizz Winstead hits shelves today. Lizz Free or Die is a collection of essays about how Winstead came into her comedic voice, her role in developing The Daily Show, her experience co-founding and directing programming for Air America Radio, her childhood longing to be a priest, … Continue reading Lizz Free or Die!!!
We're celebrating the release of Jenny Lawson's hilarious new memoir today, Let's Pretend This Never Happened. Woo hoo! Congratulations, Jenny! Your blog is awesome! Three cheers! We officially declare this national Jenny Lawson Day! (Within the borders of the nation of BookPeople.) If you like things such as having a good time and also books … Continue reading It’s National Jenny Lawson Day! Because We Say So!
Book: The Last Nude by Ellis Avery Reviewed by: Sophia I was unfamiliar with Tamara de Lempicka before picking up The Last Nude, Ellis Avery's novel that re-imagines the artist’s life in Jazz Age Paris. Somewhat ironically, my friend John, a book designer and mental curator of images, revealed to me as I began reading … Continue reading Book Review: ‘The Last Nude’ by Ellis Avery
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, get out those pens you just used to ink Michael Ian Black on your calendars and write this down: actor and comedian Kevin Smith will be here at BookPeople on Thursday, April 5th, 7p, to sign his new book, Tough Sh*t. More info to come. For now, be sure … Continue reading Kevin Smith Comes to BookPeople
Tonight at 7p Heather Donahue, star of The Blair Witch Project, will be here with her new memoir about ditching Hollywood life to become a marijuana grower (and find a new inner peace along the way), Growgirl. She talked to The View yesterday about her experience, and you can catch her here in person tonight … Continue reading From the City That Brought You Dazed and Confused….
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