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One More Thing: Stories And Other Stories by B. J. Novak Reviewed by Steve(n) Tightrope-walking between the heartfelt and the absurd, the short fiction of BJ Novak balances high above saccharine whimsy, but, when it does take a deliberate tumble into irreverrent silliness, it climbs back into its native, rarefied air with a guilty, knowing grin … Continue reading Review: ONE MORE THING by B. J. Novak
An Author's Life: The Guardian took a hard look at what the life of an author is like, and how it's changed over the years. Rupert Thomson (The Insult) & Joanna Kavena (The Ice Museum) are the two authors they chronicle as they seek an answer to whether or not this career is viable for … Continue reading What’s New in the World of Books
SXSW Books! No, it's not a real thing, and no, we're not an official SXSW venue or anything like that. But we do happen to have a few awesome events happening during the madness and we'd love to see you here. All authors will speak about and sign their books at these events. The speaking … Continue reading SXSW at BookPeople
Finalists for this year's PEN/Faulkner Award have been announced. The winner will be announced on April 2, 2014 and the 34th annual PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Ceremony & Dinner, held at the Folger Shakespeare Library on Saturday, May 10th. Tickets are open to the public and available via their website. Congrats to all of the nominees! … Continue reading PEN/Faulkner Award Finalists Announced
~ CINDY The One & Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate “I read this aloud with my daughter, and it is a great discussion starter. It’s about Ivan, a gorilla who lives in a mall, and he was content for a long time. He realizes that his life could be better, and he works hard to … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
The Jesus Lizard Book by Jesus Lizard Reviewed by Stephanya Several months back, the BookPeople marketing department asked me if I had heard of a band called the Jesus Lizard and if we should do an event at the store for their forthcoming retrospective book. As a certifiable music obsessive, I could not stammer out, "Yes! … Continue reading BookPeople Review: THE JESUS LIZARD BOOK – Odd & Beautiful
FICTION HARDCOVER All Our Names by Dinau Mengestu From acclaimed author Dinaw Mengestu, a recipient of the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 award, The New Yorker's 20 Under 40 award, and a 2012 MacArthur Foundation genius grant, comes a love story about a searing affair between an American woman and an African man in … Continue reading New Releases – 3/4/14
~post by Consuelo New Orleans is my favorite city, It is like love - beautiful, mysterious, complicated - and you want to keep coming back for more. I try to visit as often as I can, but luckily there is no shortage of books about the Big Easy when that’s not possible. I share with … Continue reading Consuelo is Crazy About the Crescent City
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Reviewed by Katie Presley We here at BookPeople were beside ourselves to welcome Ann Patchett to the store earlier this year, as we adore her as not only a favorite author but also a fellow independent bookseller. While she was here, Ann shared with us (and her packed audience) a list … Continue reading BookPeople Review: AMERICANAH – A State of the Union Address
Dwight Yoakam: A Thousand Miles From Nowhere by Don McLeese ~post by Bosco Up in Northeast Texas, outside of Dallas, is a little town you never heard of called Commerce. I was raised there, a small college town with nothing much to it but reasons to leave. Just east of Commerce is Sulphur Springs. Our … Continue reading Bosco Blogs: Dwight Yoakam & Hardcore Honky Tonk
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