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Bright's Passage, the first novel from the very dear, very talented Mr. Josh Ritter, is now out in paperback. Here's a reprise of Hoyt's review from last summer when the hardcover edition first hit shelves: "As we follow young Henry across a burning West Virginia, we find Josh Ritter doing what he does best. As … Continue reading For Your Summer Reading List
(Post by Chris Hoyt) Put on your ear muffs Texas 'cause your not going to like this one bit. I smoked a brisket on a natural gas grill. Now before you go raising all kinds of hell about it, hear me out. In my own defense, it was the Sunday following a certain South By … Continue reading The Robb Walsh Texas Eats Dinner Party
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2012 BOOKPEOPLE TECH GUY OFFERS TO FLY NICK HARKAWAY TO US We at BookPeople have been deeply in love with Nick Harkaway's book The Gone-Away World ever since it spread through the office like a ninja-induced FOX fire. So when we heard Harkaway was bringing us a new book, … Continue reading BookPeople Tech Guy Offers to Fly Nick Harkaway to US
We are THRILLED to announce we have just confirmed legendary author Anne Rice will sign her latest novel, The Wolf Gift, here at BookPeople on Friday, March 23, 7p 6p! You can pre-order your book here on our site. In order to receive a wristband for the signing line at this event, a copy of … Continue reading JUST BOOKED: Anne Rice!
In the good, bad and occasionally ugly world of book trailers, here's one that stands out, the trailer for Angelmaker, the upcoming novel by Nick Harkaway (author of The Gone-Away World): (Note - the trailer is promoting the British edition, which has already hit shelves on the other side of the Atlantic. Angelmaker goes on … Continue reading Buzzin’ About ‘Angelmaker’
Book: The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson Reviewed by: Kester Here's your assignment. Write a novel about current events. It should be topical, but timeless. It should be specific, but universal. It should be about a place that you've never been, but capture that place perfectly. Oh, and that place should be North Korea. … Continue reading Review: ‘The Orphan Master’s Son’ by Adam Johnson
Tomorrow's the big day, Lidia Bastianich will be here in Austin to sign her new cookbook, Lidia's Italy in America. We're getting a lot of interest in this event so want to run down how the event will work again for those of you who want to come and meet this fabulous Italian-American chef: This … Continue reading Lidia Bastianich is in Austin TOMORROW!
Lidia's new cookbook, Lidia's Italy in America, is a companion book to her brand new series by the same name airing on public television. Many of us here are long time fans of Lidia's earlier cooking show, Lidia's Italy (I'll never forget the first time I landed on the show - Lidia was making risotto, … Continue reading Lidia Bastianich Brings Italy to America – and Austin!
Every so often, our friends over at Austin’s Pizza select a book to read and review. We're happy to sponsor this reading habit. Pizza and books, it's a happy marriage. This month, the book is Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris. Here’s J. D. Torian’s review: “My father always wanted to be the corpse at every … Continue reading Eat Pizza, Read Books: Austin’s Pizza Review of ‘Colonel Roosevelt’
We are big fans of Italian-American chef Lidia Bastianich and are thrilled that her publisher is sending her to Austin with her latest cookbook (she has many) Lidia's Italy in America. Given that we're right across the street from one of the largest purveyors of fresh and delicious food around, we thought it would be … Continue reading Lidia Bastianich is Coming to Austin! Tickets Now Available!
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