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New Murakami Here Tuesday!
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? “Murakami has created one of those rare stories where the language reflects the protagonist. Each word is carefully placed, just as Tsukuru Tazaki meticulously lives his life, putting up barriers between himself and the people who could break his heart. It is a well-crafted and intriguing novel that I couldn’t…
Varian Johnson: A Better World
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Guest Post by Austin Author Varian Johnson This is the fourth 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 bookpeople.com. Previous…
Statesman Selects: LUCKY US by Amy Bloom
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We’re happy to announce that the Statesman Selects pick for August is Lucky Us by Amy Bloom. Bloom is one of our favorite writers. Her new novel is an absorbing tale of two sisters who travel across 1940s America and into adulthood. Bloom follows Iris and Eva from coast to coast, lover to lover, at…
New Releases – 8/5/14
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HARDCOVER FICTION Joe’s pick of the day: The Magician’s Land by Lev Grossman “Lev Grossman’s deconstruction of C.S.Lewis’ mythology reaches its conclusion. Beginning with a sorcerous heist and culminating in an apocalyptic ‘Last Battle,’ new faces are introduced and old friends reappear. Meanwhile new twists on old mysteries are revealed as…
Bookseller Love for BAD FEMINIST
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Bad Feminist, the new collection of essays by our hero, Roxane Gay, is officially on shelves today and we’re here to share some serious bookseller love: Julie: “From Scrabble tournaments to Sweet Valley High to the power of privilege, Roxane Gay’s essays tear open our modern world and demand we dig deeper into our…
BROKE NOT BROKEN: A Kelton Western Fused with Grisham
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Broke, Not Broken: Home Maxey’s Texas Bank War by Broadus Spivey & Jesse Sublett Reviewed by Scott M. The story of Homer Maxey’s Bank War is not known to most. The David versus Goliath legal battle sheds a lot of light on Texas banking and business. Broadus Spivey and Jesse Sublett enlighten…
New Book Club: Murder in the Afternoon
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Sometimes you can’t wait until the evening to talk about murder. With that in mind, we invite you to join MysteryPeople for Murder in the Afternoon, a brand new afternoon book club that meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 2PM on our third floor (603 N. Lamar Blvd). Join us for coffee, tea,…
Reading Recommendations from Edan Lepucki
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Last week, Edan Lepucki came to BookPeople, reading and signing her debut novel and our Top Shelf Pick for July, California! Recommended by Stephen Colbert and BookPeople’s own, Alex, Lepucki’s California takes on the post-apocalyptic tale with refreshing tenderness and realism as a married couple navigate and survive in their new…
Author Events This Week at BookPeople
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? Happy Monday, book lovers!! Here’s a look at the week of events here at the store: Monday 8/4 7pm Jesse Sublett & Broadus Spivey are here with their new book about a piece of Texas history, BROKE, NOT BROKEN: HOMER MAXEY’S TEXAS BANK WAR. Tuesday 8/5 7pm YA Author Jennifer…
Reading Recommendations from Josh Weil
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Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming and listening to National Book Award “5 Under 35” author, Josh Weil read from his debut novel, The Great Glass Sea! The Statesman Selects pick for July, The Great Glass Sea is a great summer read of love, loss, and light, set in an…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 