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JENN G The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro "The Remains of the Day has been on my to-read list for a while--practically everyone I know has raved about it--so I finally picked it up the other day. Narrated by a mid-century British butler who is the very definition of the word restraint, the … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
This past week, Patrick Rothfuss spent an evening at the store for a last-minute event while he was in town. If you were there, or read about it here, and have that hollow feeling that happens once Patrick departs; don't worry, because he left behind some book recommendations just for you! Ready Player One by … Continue reading Reading Recs with (Patrick) Rothfuss
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!
It's a short list of new releases today, but oh, it's quality: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline We've been loving this book around here. The advance copy has been a hot item among staff. Thankfully, the book goes on sale today, so there's finally plenty for everyone. Here's the publisher's blurb: At once wildly … Continue reading New Releases
Clint Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino "This is not so much a novel as a series of beautifully descriptive passages. The literary conceit here is - Don Juan sits in the palace of Kublai Kahn, telling him of his travels around the ruler's realm. These fantastic descriptions of imaginary cities take the reader on a … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
The Ready Player One book trailer has been released, check it out: Freaking awesome! We've been busy planning our big 80's Night Release Party for Ernie Cline (8/23 7p) to celebrate this new novel which BookPerson Joe T. has described as "The Da Vinci Code for nerds." Tito's Republic is donating the vodka for the … Continue reading ‘Ready Player One’ Book Trailer
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’
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