Thanks to the LA Review of Books, we now have this nifty video of George Saunders reading from Tenth of December here at the store last week. We fell in love with this collection of short stories (along with a good portion of the reading public, we know). And we absolutely fell head over heels … Continue reading George Saunders Reading from TENTH OF DECEMBER
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Statesman Selects: TENTH OF DECEMBER
We're happy to announce that one of our favorite new books of 2013 is the official Statesman Selects pick for the month of January! Tenth of December by George Saunders has made the top of the Statesman's reading list, and we highly recommend adding it your list, as well. Copies of Tenth of December hit shelves tomorrow. … Continue reading Statesman Selects: TENTH OF DECEMBER
Top Shelf in January: THE AGE OF MIRACLES
Top Shelf in January: The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker Reviewed by: Marie, Master Bookseller and White Cat Wrangler The end seems imminent, but nobody imagined it would be like this. The earth is slowing its rotation; the days are becoming longer; gravity is becoming greater; crops are withering; the first day of … Continue reading Top Shelf in January: THE AGE OF MIRACLES
Thanks for Shopping Indie!
With the holiday shopping season officially in full swing, we have tons of recommendations to offer over the next few weeks for the book lovers on your list. To kick things off, we're going to spend this week taking a look at some of the books we and our indie bookselling colleagues across the country … Continue reading Thanks for Shopping Indie!
BookPeople Q&A with Andrew Porter
Andrew Porter's literary fiction has appeared in One Story, Epoch, and NPR's Selected Shorts, among other publications. His brilliant collection The Theory of Light and Matter earned the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. He's received a Pushcart Prize, attended the Iowa Writer's Workshop - is this not a staggering bio? Porter's first novel, In … Continue reading BookPeople Q&A with Andrew Porter
Charming & Terrifying: THE ORPHAN MASTER’S SON
The Orphan Master's Sonby Adam Johnson Reviewed by Raul The first thing to know about Adam Johnson's marvelous book is that nothing is as it seems. The protagonist, after an arduous childhood, does not really have a name. Like many things in North Korea, appearance is more important than substance; thus, his name is that … Continue reading Charming & Terrifying: THE ORPHAN MASTER’S SON
Giveaway Time!
The new book from Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar, is on sale today and we have a special giveaway to celebrate the occasion! Leave a comment below about why you love Dear Sugar and/or Strayed's bestselling memoir Wild and you'll be entered in a random drawing to … Continue reading Giveaway Time!
Stephanya’s Time to Shine
Yesterday one of our favorite new books of 2011 (if not all time) hit shelves in paperback - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Not only did we fall head over heels in love with this magical, fantastic tale when we first read it, we also fell head over heels in love with the fabulous … Continue reading Stephanya’s Time to Shine
BookPeople Q&A with Steven Martin, author of OPIUM FIEND
Post & Q&A by Stephanya As a confessed Antiquarian and Orientalist, I have long harbored a fascination with opium. But outside of a few hurried paragraphs in hundred-year-old books or shadowy scenes in noir films, I have never found much to feed my fascination with the poppy. So when one of our publisher reps came … Continue reading BookPeople Q&A with Steven Martin, author of OPIUM FIEND
READY PLAYER ONE out in Paperback Today!
One of our favorite books of 2011 is now available in paperback! A BookPeople Winter Catalog feature whose hardcover release we celebrated with an awesome '80s party, Ready Player One has been a bestseller and one of the top recommended reads by our booksellers since it first hit shelves. If you like things like video … Continue reading READY PLAYER ONE out in Paperback Today!
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