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We're excited to announce our fourth Trust Fall pick: The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler! Trust Fall subscribers will receive a signed, first edition of this new novel, along with a second surprise book and a few extra goodies. Packages will ship mid-July. Trust Fall is a program designed to highlight must-read debut or break … Continue reading Announcing Trust Fall Pick #4!
We're honored to announce that BookPeople will once again welcome President Jimmy Carter to our store, this time to sign his new book, A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety. President Carter will be here Saturday, August 1 at 2:30pm. Tickets now available via bookpeople.com. EVENT GUIDELINES This event is a SIGNING only. Tickets are required to join … Continue reading President Jimmy Carter Returns to BookPeople!
-- post by Meghan G. Are you a young writer looking to hone your craft and get some real world feedback about your work? If so, we a very exciting opportunity you should know about. As programming partners for the Texas Teen Book Festival, we are thrilled to announce an exciting new writing contest for teens. Thanks to a … Continue reading Calling All Teen Writers – #TTBF Writing Contest!
Welcome to Day Three of our investigation of all things Nick Offerman. As we approach the day (Wednesday, June 3 at 7pm) when Offerman is here at BookPeople, live and in person (with his new book, Gumption), we’re digging up all of the information we can find (and that Wikipedia provides) on the Renaissance man known as … Continue reading Nick Offerman: More Than A Mustache
Walking through the store the other day, a stack of books piled high in one arm and ready for reshelving, a bookseller's eye was drawn to the cover of a book that was faced out on a shelf. She set down her stack and pulled the book off the shelf and investigated. It's a story … Continue reading Around the Shop, On the Shelf 5/15/15
Welcome to Day Two of our exploration into all things Nick Offerman. As we approach the day (Wednesday, June 3 at 7pm) when Offerman is here at BookPeople, live and in person (with his new book, Gumption), we're digging up all of the information we can find (and that Wikipedia provides) on the Renaissance man … Continue reading Nick Offerman: More Than A Mustache
Bike to Work Day happens here in Austin TOMORROW, May 15. We're excited to be neighbors to REI, one of the many fueling stations you'll find around town to celebrate the day. After hydrating and snacking, swing by BookPeople and check out our big, beautiful display of bicycling books. Thanks to Austin's many active cyclists, we have … Continue reading Bike to Work Day: Books for Bicyclists
Nemesis Games, the fifth installment in James S. A. Corey's bestselling Enterprise series, hits shelves June 2. We're excited to announce that, thanks to the kindness and cooperation of Orbit Books and Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck (the duo writing as Corey), we're now taking pre-orders for signed copies! HOW TO ORDER: Add Nemesis Games to … Continue reading Signed Copies of NEMESIS GAMES Available to Pre-Order!
Walking through the store the other day, a stack of books piled high in one arm and ready for reshelving, a bookseller's eye was drawn to the cover of a book that was faced out on a shelf. She set down her stack and pulled the book off the shelf and investigated. It's a story … Continue reading Around the Shop, On the Shelf 5/08/15
Bike to Work Day is happening here in Austin Friday, May 15. As a bookstore that boast many cyclists and is next to REI, which is one of the Bike to Work Day fueling stations, we're particularly excited about this community happening. To celebrate, we're highlighting some of our booksellers who bike and offering a … Continue reading Booksellers Who Bike: Salvador
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