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Keep Austin Weird is a familiar and apropos motto here in Austin. In BookKids, we even have a weird picture book section. Books get shelved in weird if they are just a little off beat for some reason. It could be the artwork, story, format, or the general "feel" of the book that gets it … Continue reading Keep Austin Reading Weird 2015
At BookPeople, we are often matchmakers between readers and books. We absolutely love this part of our job. In fact, everyone at the store likes doing this so much, that we are setting up readers on blind dates with books for Valentine's Day! All you have to do is tell us a little bit about … Continue reading Sweet books for our sweeties
HARDCOVER FICTION City of Savages by Lee Kelly After the Red Allies turn New York City into a POW camp, two sisters must decipher the past in order to protect the future in this action-packed thriller with a dual narrative. Hungry for the truth, the sisters set a series of events in motion that … Continue reading New Books! 2/03/15
In case you haven't heard, tomorrow is a big day for football. But there is another really big day early in the morning on Monday, February 2. No one will be spiking the ball, evaluating multi-million dollar commercials, or lip syncing at halftime. Nope, the question Monday morning will be "what will win?" as children's … Continue reading The Super Bowl of Children’s Literature, 2/2/14
HARDCOVER FICTION The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon The sequel to The Bone Clocks is finally here! Paige Mahoney has escaped the brutal penal colony of Sheol I, but her problems have only just begun: many of the fugitives are still missing and she is the most wanted person in London. As Scion turns its all-seeing eye … Continue reading New Books! 1/27/15
HARDCOVER FICTION The Same Sky by Amanda Eyre Ward Julie's new release pick of the day! "Austin author Amanda Eyre Ward takes on the timely and relevant subjects of immigration and American privilege in her new novel. This is a book that works to understand our community; not just our neighborhoods in Austin, but America … Continue reading New Books! 1/20/15
HARDCOVER FICTION The First Bad Man by Miranda July Our Top Shelf pick for January! Katie P. says: "The First Bad Man, like all of July’s work, is a story of deepest, truest human desire, and how it gets fulfilled. In this case those desires are Cheryl Glickman’s; a middle-aged obsessive-compulsive woman whose life follows a thousand … Continue reading New Books! 1/13/15
Jan is our absolutely fearless, incredibly talented second floor inventory manager and resident unicorn aficionado. She reads widely, she reads often, and she wants to know what you did with her mechanical pencil. ________________________________________________________ 5. What If? by Randall Munroe Science is fun, and science is funny! If only someone told me this when … Continue reading Jan’s Favorite Books of 2014
Our booksellers have been reading and reading and reading many of the new books hitting shelves next year. We've compiled this list of our top picks of what to read in the first half of 2015. Happy New Year and Happy Reading, y'all! Descent by Tim Johnston On Sale 1/6/15 Julie: "I started this book … Continue reading Bookseller Picks: What To Read In 2015
There have been so many great children's books this year, I hardly know where to begin. Many of my favorites from this year (Viva Frida, Brown Girl Dreaming, The Farmer & the Clown, The Right Word, Tiny Creatures, Greenglass House, Egg & Spoon, I'll Give You the Sun, Grasshopper Jungle) are included in our Winter … Continue reading Ellen’s BookKids Favorites of 2014
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