So glad to see PARTIAL HISTORY OF LOST CAUSES on Nancy Pearl's NPR Summer Reading list! n.pr/Lz4NEe On sale today: ALPHA, the new thriller by Greg Rucka. MysteryPeople welcomes @ruckawriter here Thurs 5/31 7:30p. bit.ly/LjJrI5 Kester reviews THE BOOK OF HAROLD (now in pb) by one of our favorite Austin authors, Owen Egerton (here 5/24!) bit.ly/MAYejM RT: @pageturner: What book have you re-read the most? Maile Meloy in the first installment of a new Page-Turner series: nyr.kr/JrOY1L Let the staff summer reading lists begin! Robyn & Steven hit the beach last week, here's what was in their bags: bit.ly/KMRNG1 RT: @randomhouse: "A short story is a love affair, a novel is a marriage. A short story is a photograph; a novel is a film" Lorrie Moore. #shortreads @aaknopf Great write up of HEARTBREAK OF AARON BURR in @statesman this weekend. H. W. Brands is here tonight 7p to discuss: bit.ly/KWyegM RT: @mcsweeneys: On the site today: Announcing our 1st annual comic contest; end-of-year teacher gift guide; and a graph about a graph: bit.ly/pD8gt6 Just talked to two people in a row who are VERY excited about Steve Coll's 5/29 reading. Loving the author love today. bit.ly/KBRL7r The @austinist recently dug into H. W. Brands' THE HEARTBREAK OF AARON BURR bit.ly/Iv2vUN Catch Brands talking history here Mon 5/21. Woo! We've got @aclfestival lineup lottery scratch tickets, and they're going FAST! Our dear intern Kate reveals all our secrets (but can tell you nothing of the unicorn farm; we kept that well hidden) bit.ly/JVoqCZ This one goes out to all the cyclists out there - three books we recommend in celebration of #BikeToWork Day: bit.ly/KpNJLk "Each book has a story, or rather history. " Ah, sweet appreciation of the paper book, from Grant Buday via Brick. bit.ly/JceIxF Friday! Friday! Looking forward to a great discussion tonight w/ James Donovan. TX history buffs, be here 7p. bit.ly/LejohZ Carpe Librum! Seize the book! Our summer reading program for young readers grades K-8 is now open. Spread the word! bit.ly/KiGbbB The House at Pooh Corner is up for sale. Anyone have $3.22 million to spare? We can all chip in. bit.ly/K7Nghi Cats, dogs, iguanas, whoever you love, that bond is important. Humane Society CEO Wayne Pacelle knows it! He's here 7p: bit.ly/JmgTt6 RT: @wbnamerica: We'll be opening up voting for next year's WBN books in June. If you want to cast a vote, sign up for our (cont) tl.gd/hev3ok "Why am I writing this book? It can't just be for the contract. There has to be a focus." - Craig Johnson yfrog.com/odrz7fkj Thinking about summer reading already, yowza! BRIGHT'S PASSAGE in pb is top of the list: bit.ly/JI49AV RT: @pageturner: A manuscript containing a story cut from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s “The Little Prince” goes up for auction. bit.ly/KjJRvs RT @a_goodnight: In Austin this Saturday? Swing by BookPeople for the Austen in Austin event! There will be scones... bit.ly/JTwwws Join us tonight 7p when MysteryPeople welcomes good friend Craig Johson w/ AS THE CROW FLIES: bit.ly/JjFBdG Congrats to Karen Russell on Swamplandia New York Public Library's Young Lion Award! nydn.us/Jtrmte Paramount's summer film series keeps it literary: screenings of To Kill a Mockingbird, East of Eden, Gone with the Wind bit.ly/Kdhbm3 On sale today: AS THE CROW FLIES by one of our favorite mystery authors, Craig Johnson. Craig's here tomorrow 5/16 7p. bit.ly/LObU8d We teamed up w/ @ASFmag to ask Kevin Wilson (here 5/22) about THE FAMILYI FANG & how much he loves Ann Patchett. bit.ly/LO9qXj He was truly the best. So grateful he was able to stop here on his tour! RT: @JaniceHamrick: Paperback version of my first novel comes out 1 week from today! #mywana #amwriting Our pleasure! We're very excited - such a great line up this year! Great NPR for HOME, the new novel by Toni Morrison: "...it is like a slingshot that wields the impact of a missile." n.pr/JEDzYg Thanks to everyone who came out to welcome Charlaine Harris! What a great time! Here are a few shots from the night: bit.ly/IRZcn2 Seats for BP customers are still available for tomorrows LBJ Library event w/ Christopher Buckley: bit.ly/KfyLqs Kirkus (via @statesman) on Buckley's THEY EAT PUPPIES, DON'T THEY and THE BLOOD OF HEROES by James Donovan (here 5/18): bit.ly/IRYiH3 Be afraid, be very afraid. The Nightmare Factory book club meets tomorrow 5/15 to discuss THE FLOATING DRAGON. AAAHHH!! bit.ly/IRSWeS “He who lives by a crystal ball learns to eat a lot of glass.” Dan is the MAN. bit.ly/JdZVxb Tonight 7p Dale Carpenter is here w/ FLAGRANT CONDUCT: THE STORY OF LAWRENCE v. TEXAS. Join us for the conversation! bit.ly/JqtC4o RT: @parisreview: I’m always amazed by my friends who were reading Samuel Beckett back when I was reading Wonder Woman. - Ann Beattie bit.ly/JjxoqT We're now handing out wristbands for the signing portion of tonight's 7p event w/ Charlaine Harris. Info: t.co/ewdHXKw7 Have a great event tonight!!! Thanks so much! Y'all have a good time last night? We did. We had a great turnout, and the event was a lot of fun. We love Charlaine so much. So good to hear. We're really looking forward to tonight! We've got an excited line of Charlaine Harris fans outside! Let the Stackhouse Madhouse begin! "When the going gets weird, anchor men punt." #Ratherisms Just a few hours until it's Rather time! "Turn the lights down, the party just got wilder." #Ratherisms Just Booked: Noir at the Bar. Three authors cram all the crime fiction you can fit into one Austin bar, with music! bit.ly/IRUxFo Here 5/12! RT @KUTNews: Interview: Charlaine Harris on 'Deadlocked,' 'True Blood,' & what's next for Sookie Stackhouse. bit.ly/IYMZQU Important reminder: Mother's Day is Sunday. Still looking for the perfect gift? Allow us to make a few suggestions: bit.ly/IJiScD One of our favorite Austin orgs. RT @austinist: Badgerdog Celebrates Youngest Published Writers in Austin dlvr.it/1YL0t0 "Turn the lights down, the party just got wilder." #Ratherisms "This race is shakier than cafeteria Jell-O." #Ratherisms "Things are getting hotter than a Times Square Rolex." #ratherism Dan Rather is here TONIGHT 7p! bit.ly/Jjh6OK We're now handing our wristbands for the signing. And reading up on our Ratherisms. RT: @HarperCollins: Veronica Roth thanks YOU for making both DIVERGENT and INSURGENT #1 New York Times bestsellers! ow.ly/aPK1W Sorry - we'll correct. Thanks for the update! No worries at all. thanks so much for letting folks know about the event! We're awfully excited. I bet it will be great! Dan will be in his home turf and there's nothing he loves more than Texas :) We will most certainly give him a big ol' Texas welcome, for sure! RT: @parisreview: If I had not existed, someone else would have written me, Hemingway, Dostoyevsky, all of us. -William Faulkner bit.ly/JiOnts Zombies, shattered civilization & Texas - Rhiannon Frater brings it all to the table in SIEGE. She's here tonight 7p! bit.ly/LqLDwl Fine, rain, have your way. The Austin Chronicle Spelling Bee has been postponed to next Thursday, May 17. You get one more week to study. @KohanaCoffee I was just there Monday and had the BEST Chai Latte EVER! thx for the RT - I think we're all big fans of @BookPeople. #Austin The MysteryPeople Q&A w/ Craig Johnson, here 5/16 7p with AS THE CROW FLIES: bit.ly/J0Qjpw Great in-depth Q&A w/ James Beard Award winner Jeff Scott about his very cool cookbook, NOTES FROM A KITCHEN: bit.ly/JxLXrF @tatroux RT: @realjohngreen: Sarah is reading Sendak books to Henry. Henry doesn't know a person made WILD THINGS. And he doesn't need to. The story survives. Here they are, hot off the presses, a selection of today's new releases: bit.ly/LGNXC0 |
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