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Cynthia Leitich Smith: “This Book is For You”
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Guest Post by Austin Author Cynthia Leitich Smith This is the second week in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library initiative, and for more recommendations of wonderful new and classic picture books to read, visit…
Tin House Q&A with Lacy Johnson
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In her new memoir The Other Side, Lacy Johnson recounts her terrifying experience being kidnapped, raped and imprisoned by her ex-boyfriend, a man she used to love, trust and live with. Johnson writes about the unbearable consequences of their relationship in poetic, gripping prose that cuts right to the bone. This is a story…
New Releases – 7/15/14
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HARDCOVER FICTION The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness Deborah Harkness will be in-store, speaking and signing on 8/9 at 4PM! After traveling through time in Shadow of Night, historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist Matthew Clairmont return to the present to face new crises and old enemies. At…
BookPeople Presents: LENA DUNHAM
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We’re thrilled to announce we’ll host Lena Dunham, the creator, director and star of HBO’s hit show, Girls, at Central Presbyterian Church on Sunday, October 12 at 6pm. Dunham will be touring with her new collection of essays, Not That Kind of Girl. Tickets are now available in-store and via bookpeople.com. Get ’em! “If I could take what…
Modern First Library Guest Post: Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Guest Post by Austin Author Cynthia Leitich Smith This is the second week in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. Author Chris Barton shared his thoughts last week here and here. For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library initiative, and for more recommendations…
ROBOGENESIS: More Heart
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Robogenesis by Daniel H. Wilson ~post by Salvador One of my all-time favorite books during my 10 years at BookPeople would surprise most people. It’s the simple story of a robot uprising. More specifically, it’s about an artificial intelligence that becomes aware, escapes into computers around the world, then launches a…
John Darnielle Comes to BookPeople!
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Alright, folks, we’re excited (and by excited, we mean some of us are having heart palpitations) to announce that Monday, October 6 at 7PM, esteemed lyricist, singer for the Mountain Goats, and debut novelist John Darnielle will be speaking and signing copies of his book, Wolf in White Van, here at BookPeople!…
THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS: Prepare Your Brain to Get Drop Kicked
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The Girl With All The Gifts by M.R. Carey ~post by Sarah H. With all the post-apocalyptic fiction coming out these days, it’s hard to know which of them should make it on to your reading list this summer. The Girl With All The Gifts has so much more to offer…
POKING A DEAD FROG: More Than A Writing Manual
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Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today’s Top Comedy Writers by Mike Sacks ~post by Steve(n) It is a paradoxical testament to the excellence and effectiveness of Mike Sachs’s captivating new writing guide Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today’s Top Comedy Writers that it is all but impossible to read…
Graham Nash Comes to BookPeople!
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Austin, mark your calendars: Thursday, August 28 12:30pm legendary musician Graham Nash will sign copies of his book, Wild Tales, here at BookPeople! All the info is available on our website. But while you’re here, we’ll double down and mention a few things: This event is a SIGNING ONLY. Tickets are…
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