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Afterparty by Daryl Gregory Reviewed by Raul Gregory's exhilarating new book, Afterparty, draws you into an engaging story that plays on some powerful themes. The underlying idea of what people seek in religion is exactly what makes this story so powerful. Is God real or just a thought in our heads? Parables highlight the background of the characters and … Continue reading AFTERPARTY: Truly Mind-Bending Science Fiction
~TOMOKO The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat "I really love Beekle because it's a story about making your own dreams come true - getting out there, even if it's scary doing it. The book also made me think about what kind of creature I might've thought up as a kid; mine … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Welcome to our Book Club Corner, where each month we highlight books new to paperback we think would make perfect picks for your next book club discussion. If you’re looking to join a book club, we host a wide variety of free, bookseller-run book clubs right here at BookPeople. Join us! We love to talk books. _______________________________________________________ … Continue reading Book Club Corner: April Recommendations
HARDCOVER FICTION Thunderstruck & Other Stories by Elizabeth McCracken In store TONIGHT at 7PM! Event Info. Julie's new release pick of the day! “McCracken explores the unexpected avenues of loss in this absorbing new collection. What I love about McCracken is knowing that the characters I meet on her pages will never be typical. I come again … Continue reading New Releases – 4/22/2014
BIG NEWS! We're very excited to announce legendary Major League baseball player NOLAN RYAN will sign his new book, The Nolan Ryan Beef & Barbecue Cookbook: Recipes from a Texas Kitchen here at BookPeople on Friday, May 16 6pm - 8pm! This event is a signing only. Tickets are required and are available in-store and via bookpeople.com. Please visit http://www.bookpeople.com for … Continue reading Nolan Ryan Comes to BookPeople!
The Austin Food & Wine Festival is almost here! We're happy to once again be the official bookseller for this weekend long festival (April 25-27) that offers an endless array of tastings, libations and demos with some of the top chefs, sommeliers and winemakers working in the industry today. In addition to exposing festival-goers to unique cuisine, fine wines and fun, … Continue reading Austin Food & Wine Festival Is Almost Here!
~STEVE(N) The War For Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy by Bill Carter Stand Up Sit Down Book Club meets to discuss this book Mon, Apr 28 at 7PM "This book is a fantastic, inside-baseball look at corporate media and the upheaval and the roles that everybody plays in our favorite late … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
HARDCOVER FICTION The Steady Running of the Hour: A Novel by Justin Go "Go's debut novel is a dynamic illustration of what people will do for love. Through Tristan's European quest for the the truth behind his ancestor's love story, we get a tale of love found and lost and found again that is compelling. … Continue reading New Releases – 4/15/14
We're thrilled to announce we've confirmed an in-store event with Garrison Keillor, host of A Prairie Home Companion, on Monday, May 12 at 7pm. Keillor will be here to speak about and sign The Keillor Reader, a career-spanning collection of his work that includes monologues from A Prairie Home Companion, stories from The New Yorker and The Atlantic, excerpts … Continue reading Garrison Keillor Comes to BookPeople!
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring you highlights from the BookPeople Teen Press Corp! _______________________________________________________________________ WHAT WE'RE READING RIGHT THIS MINUTE E M I L Y BZRK by Michael Grant “This is one of the best science fiction books I’ve read in a while. I fell in love with the whole … Continue reading Teen Thursday
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