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~post by Joe T. I’m a big fan of celebrating anniversaries. Whether it’s birthdays, death days, or commemorating epoch events, it’s all awesome to me. This last week from January 30th through February 9th has seen two anniversaries of world shaking importance. First off, January 30th was the 50th anniversary of the recording of Sam … Continue reading The Changes That Came: Sam Cooke & the Beatles
Birth, School, Metallica, Death: Volume 1 by Paul Brannigan & Ian Winwood Reviewed by Bosco I'm fairly sure that I first saw Metallica in the summer of '86 in Dallas, TX. I remember them being one of the greatest live bands I had seen up to then. Through that show's date until the early 21st Century, … Continue reading Going Home Again: BIRTH, SCHOOL, METALLICA, DEATH, VOLUME 1
Oh no, look out, there it is, that dreaded question: What should my book club read next???? Please, come, sit down, you're safe here. Welcome to a new monthly series in which we highlight some favorite new paperback releases we believe are perfect for book club discussions. Featured Books of the Month: Benediction by Kent … Continue reading Book Club Corner: Recommendations
You know you do it. We all do. We put it on our job applications: "Ability to multitask." But is it really productive? Is it even safe? University of Texas Professor Art Markman, author of the new book Smart Change: Five Tools to Create New and Sustainable Habits in Yourself and Others, has a few words … Continue reading Art Markman on Multitasking
Little Failure, the new memoir from bestselling author Gary Shteyngart, is finally here! We're big fans of Shteyngart's novels and highly recommend this story of his life as a boy who immigrated with his family to Queens from Russia and went on to become, with the help of a one-armed Chewbacca action figure, a great … Continue reading Lots of Love for LITTLE FAILURE
~post by Meghan G. As the children's book buyer for the store, I obviously love children's books, but 2013 brought children's books to life for me in a new way. This was my first full year of sharing books with my own son, and it was really wonderful to share my love of stories with him … Continue reading Reading with My Son: Books for Ages 0-16 months
"Adventure can be thrilling, breathtaking, and a powerful obsessive force. But it can also be dangerous, terrifying and painfully lonely. I'm so glad we have each other." Welcome to the first installment of Book Vloggin' with Jan! Each month, Jan will pick a different topic and tell us about her must-read books. This month she's … Continue reading Book Vloggin’ with Jan
Seems it was only yesterday we were popping the corks and dusting off our 2013 party glasses. Alas, another year has come and gone, and what do we here at BookPeople have to show for it? How do we measure a year in the life of a bookstore? Why, in instagram photos, storytimes and Supreme … Continue reading 2013: A Bookstore Year In Review
QB 1, the new book for young readers from bestselling author and sports journliast Mike Lupica, hits shelves today. We're particularly excited about this latest novel because Lupica sets his sights on a topic near and dear to our hearts: high school football in Texas. Lupica has said he based this story loosely on the … Continue reading Mike Lupica Takes On Texas High School Football
April shot by in a whirlwind of Demetri Martin, drunken botany, David Sedaris and Italian cooking. Now here we are in May. And what a month it is. Here are a few of the event highlights on our horizon..... Thursday, May 2 7p - ERICA GRIEDER Big, Hot, Cheap and Right: What America Can Learn … Continue reading The Marvelous Month of May
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