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A cherry to top your Friday: Nick Offerman, know not only for his hilarious portrayal of Ron Swanson on NBC’s Parks and Recreation but also his best-selling books, will be will in-store Wednesday, June 3 at 7PM. Offerman will discuss his upcoming Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America’s Gutsiest Trouble Makers and will hang … Continue reading NICK OFFERMAN Comes to BookPeople!
Demi is the BookKids Marketing & Merchandising Manager, which is a lot of M’s. She just got a puppy named Beatrice, who has chewed the corners of all Demi’s books to cement her place in a reading family. I moved to Austin (and started work at BookPeople) about eight months ago, at the end of … Continue reading Demi Reads The West
The Folded Clock by Heidi Julavits Reviewed by Steven Julavits appears here at BookPeople Tuesday, April 21 at 7pm. The voice that Heidi Julavits cultivates in her prose is as fascinating to experience as it is fascinated by its subject. Her curiosity with the world indicates an unknown quantity hidden somewhere within the text or even … Continue reading Book Review: THE FOLDED CLOCK by Heidi Julavits
Walking through the store the other day, a stack of books piled high in one arm and ready for reshelving, a bookseller's eye was drawn to the cover of a book that was faced out on a shelf. She set down her stack and pulled the book off the shelf and investigated. It's a story … Continue reading Around the Shop, On the Shelf 4/03/15
Big news today! Texan and bestselling author Jenny Lawson (a. k. a. The Bloggess) has a brand new book coming out in September - Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things! She shared the news on her blog: "For most of my life I’ve battled depression, anxiety and a host of other disorders, but … Continue reading New Book From the Bloggess: FURIOUSLY HAPPY
Walking through the store the other day, a stack of books piled high in one arm and ready for reshelving, a bookseller's eye was drawn to the cover of a book that was faced out on a shelf. She set down her stack and pulled the book off the shelf and investigated. It's a story … Continue reading Around the Shop, On the Shelf 3/27/15
We love this state of ours. It's rich in history, culture, beauty, great food, and talent. Here are some of our favorite kid's books written by Texas authors or books about the Lone Star State. Merrilee~ Miss Lady Bird's Wildflowers by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Joy Fisher Hein My mom used to say you could … Continue reading Home Sweet Texas
Let's Have a Rockin' Good Time! Calling All Young Readers Ages 8 to 14! We're launching a brand new book club and we want YOU to join us! Rockin' Readers Book Club is open to passionate readers between the ages of 8 and 14 who love to read and discuss books! Once a month, … Continue reading Rockin’ Readers Book Club!
Fraud by David Rakoff Through the eyes of David Rakoff, the world was an expanse of uncertain possibility to be mined for new experiences and unknown pleasures. All you had to do to reap life's existential bounty was look like you know what you're doing. Such is the thematic through line of Fraud, his Lambda … Continue reading Fraud: The Book To “Read” For The Stand Up Sit Down Book Club
Walking through the store the other day, a stack of books piled high in one arm and ready for reshelving, a bookseller's eye was drawn to the cover of a book that was faced out on a shelf. She set down her stack and pulled the book off the shelf and investigated. It's a story … Continue reading Around the Shop, On the Shelf 3/20/15
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