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Here's a sneak peek at the Top Shelf in this month's Independent, BookPeople's paper newsletter available in-store. This month, Master Bookseller Kester Smith reviewed the soon-to-be-released novel by Austinite Ernie Cline, Ready Player One. We're planning a big 80's night release party for Ernie on Tuesday, August 23rd, 7p. Details of the party are … Continue reading August Top Shelf: ‘Ready Player One’
On Tuesday, July 12, 7pm we have the great pleasure of welcoming novelist and Texas native Stefan Merrill Block to the BookPeople podium. We loved his first novel, The Story of Forgetting (and so did plenty of other people - the Austin Chronicle named it best book of the year 2008, it was chosen as … Continue reading Q&A with Novelist Stefan Merrill Block
Top Shelf pick for July in The Independent : Bright's Passage by Josh Ritter. Reviewed by BookPerson Chris Hoyt ~ Everything we hold dear is in the wheelbarrow. The cat's in the car and our eyes are still wide with what's behind us. Whether it was due to ignorance or willful arrogance has yet to … Continue reading Top Shelf for July: ‘Bright’s Passage’
Barring any tornadoes (which is what pre-empted his visit to us back in April) Bobby Deen, son of Paula Deen and at one time one of People Magazine's hottest bachelors (no idea if he's still up for grabs, ladies, we just do the bookselling, not the matchmaking) will be here this Saturday, June 18th, 7p … Continue reading Bobby Deen’s Getting Us All Fired Up…for Beer Brats
This Friday, May 27th at 7pm, we're looking forward to welcoming acclaimed writer Robin Black to read from her collection of short stories, If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This. Black's writing has appeared in a variety of publications, including the New York Times Magazine, Southern Review, One Story, Georgia Review, and many … Continue reading Q&A with Writer Robin Black
You may remember the first book trailer Gary Shteyngart put together to promote his bestselling novel, Super Sad True Love Story (now out in paperback.) It starred James Franco and revealed the sad truth that, though he's published three highly acclaimed novels and teaches courses in creative writing, Gary can't read. Now, in a brand … Continue reading Super Awesome Funny Shteyngart Book Trailer
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