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Top Shelf in February: Get in Trouble: Stories by Kelly Link Reviewed by Ben It’s always hard to review a book that has been so lauded. Karen Russell, Neil Gaiman, Sarah Waters, Michael Chabon, Yiyun Li, Peter Straub kick off a list of those who have already demonstrated their esteem for Kelly Link’s work, so adding my … Continue reading Top Shelf in February: GET IN TROUBLE by Kelly Link
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
~post by Jan They slugged through the freezing rain on Thursday night, bundled in cotton and wool and denim. Upon arrival, they threaded through the warm, smiling bookstore crowds, up to the third floor--dark and quiet and spotted with rubble from recent (de)construction work. The thirteen women, mostly strangers, sat in a circle, sipped on … Continue reading New & Noteworthy Book Club Approved: Station Eleven
~post by Demi Demi is a recent Austinite and the BookKids Inventory Manager. She enjoys long days on the sofa, puppies, and Star Trek. She probably will not bring up Star Trek at every book club meeting. Awards season is my favorite time of year. I plan out my weekends with a careful eye on … Continue reading This Book Club Is An Entirely Selfish Pursuit
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
There will be no survivors of this month's Nightmare Factory Book Club. After an hour of discussing The Terror by Dan Simmons, those who haven't been picked off by the Creature that prowls the cafe will have died of scurvy or resorted to cannibalism. This Tuesday January 20th at 8:00 p.m., BookPeople will be transformed into … Continue reading The Nightmare Factory Book Club Is Frozen In Terror
Hello readers and book friends! Here's a sample of recent news from the vasty book multiverse, brought to you each week here on the BookPeople blog: Alex Malarkey, the co-author of the title The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven has released a statement saying that the book is not a true account, and the … Continue reading News From the Book Multiverse
BookPeople is proud to partner with the Austin American-Statesman for our monthly Statesman Selects program. Each month, we get together to select one book you absolutely must not miss. January's Statesman Selects pick is the debut novel Migratory Animals by Austin author Helen Specht. Pick up a copy of the Statesman on Sunday, January 18 to read their review. Join … Continue reading Statesman Selects January 2015: MIGRATORY ANIMALS
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
We are thrilled to announce our second Trust Fall pick is the fabulous new novel Descent by Tim Johnston! This is a book that gripped us from the first page, not only for its riveting plot - a girl goes missing in the Colorado Rockies while on family vacation - but for Johnston's brilliant sentences. As Julie … Continue reading Trust Fall #2: DESCENT by Tim Johnston
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