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We were a little busy on Tuesday hosting former President Jimmy Carter, so, a couple of days late, here are a few of our greatest hits from the new release pile this week. Enjoy! HARDCOVER FICTION Astonish Me: A Novel by Maggie Shipstead From the author of the widely acclaimed debut novel Seating Arrangements, winner of … Continue reading New Releases This Week
Yesterday we had the honor of hosting President Jimmy Carter for a signing of his new book, A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power. President Carter is in town for the Civil Rights Summit being held at the LBJ Library. He met approximately 600 supporters here at BookPeople and signed many hundreds of copies … Continue reading President Jimmy Carter At BookPeople: PHOTOS
JESSICA The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon "It's been a long time since I've been terrified by a book. Jennifer McMahon's new novel is an exceptional fright fest! With plenty of brilliantly disturbing images that have been burned permanently into my brain (skinning of humans, little girls with strange appetites, a heavily boarded up … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
The Harlem Hellfighters by Max Brooks and Canaan White Reviewed by Shappy World War Z meets World War I! The newest offering from Max Brooks (bestselling author of World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide) is a graphic novel that tells the story of the Harlem Hellfighters, a black American regiment that fought in the trenches alongside … Continue reading THE HARLEM HELLFIGHTERS: World War Z Meets World War I!
"Good science fiction holds a mirror up to humanity and speculates on our evolution. Good science fiction, like good fiction, reveals who we are and who we can become." Each month, Jan, one of our intrepid booksellers, picks a different topic and tells us about her must-read books in that genre. This month she’s vloggin’ … Continue reading Book Vloggin’ with Jan: Women of Science Fiction
Tickets for tomorrow afternoon’s event with President Jimmy Carter will be available via our website until 1pm today. After that, they’ll be available in-store only. For tickets and complete event guidelines, visit our website or give us a call: 512-472-5050. We’re very excited (and very busy today preparing) to welcome President Carter with a powerful, … Continue reading President Jimmy Carter Event Update
Resurgence: Kazuo Ishiguro's next book will be released in March 2015. It's been 10 years since Never Let Me Go. Faber & Faber is publishing his latest book, The Buried Giant, about, "lost memories, love, revenge and war. Give it Away Now: Michael "Flea" Balzary of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is writing a memoir. … Continue reading Book World Buzz
~post by Joe T. The first thing we have to do as we begin this reread of The Invisibles is to establish one essential ground rule: how we refer to the issues, volumes, and collections that make up the series. Originally composed of three stand-alone volumes (i.e. there are three issue number ones) with issues running … Continue reading Time is a Flat Circle: The Invisibles DEAD BEATLES
~SARAH B Game of Thrones: A Song of Fire & Ice: Book One by George R. R. Martin “I’ve never been into Sci Fi, but my twin sister got me started on the the Game of Thrones television show. I got through about three episodes before I had to stop to read the book. I’m … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
If you’d like to keep up with all of our BookKids news, subscribe to our monthly BookKids e-newsletter. We also have all of our usual fun & fabulous storytimes happening this month for your very young readers. All storytimes and events are free and open to the public. Join us! ______________________________________________________________ U P C O M I N G E … Continue reading What’s Happening in BookKids in April
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