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"...Naomi Duguid will discuss Beyond the Great Wall at BookPeople at 3pm, Sunday, June 1. A slide show of..."
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May 30, 2008 Food Feature by Mick Vann
Half a World Away, and at War
How one journalist went from a desk job to covering the war in Congo
"...Mealer will read today, Thursday, May 15, 7pm, at BookPeople (603 N. Lamar)...."
May 16, 2008 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones
Get Your Hot, Fresh Short Fiction Right Here
American Short Fiction hits newsstands
"...issue of American Short Fiction is available now at BookPeople and other fine book-type establishments...."
May 12, 2008 Books Post by Kimberley Jones
The Science of Sleeping Together
Mary Roach has taken on ghosts and cadavers. Now she's taking on sex.
"...Drafthouse's the Best of Sex Ed show (sponsored by BookPeople) this Monday...."
April 11, 2008 Books Feature by Marc Savlov
The Story of Forgetting: A Novel
Though this debut novel is about Alzheimer's, it's too funny, too inventive, too tender and finely written to be reduced to its tragic engine
"...Stefan Merrill Block will appear at BookPeople on Tuesday, April 15, at 7pm...."
April 11, 2008 Books Review by Kimberley Jones
The Kingdom of Ordinary Time: Poems
This lovely, clearheaded collection should serve, for first-time readers, as a fine introduction to visiting professor and poet Marie Howe
"...Marie Howe will read at BookPeople on Friday, April 4, at 7pm...."
April 4, 2008 Books Review by Amy Smith
Morally 'Straight': The Lord Baden Perry Connection
Rick Perry's over-compensatory manliness is getting tired.
"...When interviewer Deborah Solomon suggested to Perry that homosexuals..."
Feb. 26, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer
Happenings
Feb. 21-28
"...of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For. 7pm. BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar, 472-5050. Free...."
Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature
The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara-Wearing, Book-Sharing Guide to Life
Meet the Pulpwood Queens and Kathy L. Patrick, Texas' answer to Oprah and perhaps just as important a name in the word biz
"...Kathy L. Patrick will appear at BookPeople (603 N. Lamar) on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 7pm...."
Jan. 25, 2008 Books Review by Joe O'Connell
Off the Record
Daniel Johnston-inspired rock opera Speeding Motorcycle rolls into town with Kathy McCarty riding shotgun, Transmission Entertainment gains another foothold on Red River, and the Black & White Years get Real! In Color! with the Talking Heads' Jerry Harrison
"...Off the Record blog (austinchronicle.com/earache), and catch Sheffield at BookPeople on Sunday, Jan. 27, 5pm...."
Jan. 25, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell
Rob Sheffield's Mix Tape
"...two shared. The Rolling Stone contributing editor appears at BookPeople on Sunday, but sent over his most recent playlist...."
Jan. 24, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell
Happenings
Jan. 10-16
"...his new book, Creating a World Without Poverty. 1pm. BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar. www.muhammadyunus.org...."
Jan. 11, 2008 News Feature
Support the Strike, Local Edition
Local striking screenwriters preview work that otherwise isn't seeing the light of day.
"...Strike Again! – starts at 7pm, Jan. 8, at BookPeople. Get out and support the cause of good writing...."
Jan. 7, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones
Female Trouble
With mounting debt and rising rent, BookWoman faces closure, again
"...feminist book movement in Austin. There was the time BookPeople generously deferred to BookWoman to organize a visit by..."
Nov. 30, 2007 Books Feature by Joe O'Connell
Shooting War
Shooting War, writer Anthony Lappé and illustrator Dan Goldman's glossy, all-color graphic novel, is a political satire focused on the business of corrupt journalism, wars on terror, and networks shaking hands with governments
"...Anthony Lappé and Dan Goldman will be at BookPeople for a booksigning Friday, Nov. 30, 7pm...."
Nov. 23, 2007 Books Review by Sofia Resnick
East Austin Studio Tour
Art-savvy locals offer tips for where to go and who to see when you go EAST this year
"...a good idea. And the full-color catalogs, available at BookPeople and art-friendly East Austin businesses, are phat with funny..."
Nov. 16, 2007 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper
Off the Record
Reviewing the three-ring circus of Fun Fun Fun Fest and flashing back to the Armadillo World Headquarters with Dweezil Zappa
"...Floor Elevators, the Pioneers of Psychedelic Sound, appears at BookPeople on Saturday. Monday night, Erickson tapes an Austin City..."
Nov. 9, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell
Happenings
Oct. 5–11
"...Invading the World One Economy at a Time. 7pm. BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar, 472-5050. Free...."
Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature
Off the Record
Scaling the Wall of Sound Festival in Fort Worth, paying respect to late blues great Gary Primich, and readying for the second annual HAAM Benefit Day
"...than 175 Austin-area businesses, ranging from Whole Foods and BookPeople to Room 710 and Ruby's BBQ, are donating 5%..."
Sept. 28, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell
The Motel Life
Richmond Fontaine's Willy Vlautin comes to BookPeople.
"...Vlautin, Richmond Fontaine’s lead vocalist and songwriter, appears at BookPeople tonight at 7pm, and although he might perform a..."
Sept. 21, 2007 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Mordecai Richler once remarked that 'the novelist's primary moral responsibility is to be the loser's advocate.' It's difficult to imagine how anyone who takes that dictum to heart could outdo Junot Díaz here.
"...Díaz as a major novelist.Junot Díaz will be at BookPeople on Sunday, Sept. 23, 3pm...."
Sept. 21, 2007 Books Review by Rayyan Al-Shawaf
Clinton City Limits
Who was in the cue for the Bill Clinton signing?
"...… no, not ACL, the Bill Clinton signing at Bookpeople on Friday. It was, in many ways, the typical..."
Sept. 17, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Luv Doc Recommends: Austin City Limits Music Festival
Zilker Park, Friday, September 14, 2007
"...is doing a booksigning at 11am on Friday at BookPeople. Coincidence? Maybe, but it’s safe to say that “Butter..."
Sept. 14, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc
Born Free
Dissecting delectably devious Dexter
"...my rubber-gloved hands, trickles into bookstores Sept. 18, although BookPeople's 7% Solution Club was still clucking over the author's..."
Sept. 7, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
Find Your Center
Ballet Austin's grand-opening celebration
"...spin art from Austin Children's Museum, story readings from BookPeople's BookKids, and a wire-sculpture workshop from Umlauf Sculpture Garden;..."
Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Jazz Mavericks of the Lone Star State
Sheet Music
"...the same, and signing copies of Jazz Mavericks at BookPeople, Friday, Aug. 31, 7pm.)..."
Aug. 31, 2007 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg
Happenings
Aug. 30-Sept. 6
"...Huntsville, Texas, for a discussion on capital punishment. 7pm. BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar. Free. ONGOING..."
Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature
Happenings
August 23-29
"...for the Texas Department of Justice. Through Aug. 25. BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar, 472-5050...."
Aug. 24, 2007 News Feature
'Chronicle' Modulates Frequency of KOOP's Bid for Unbeaten Season, Wins Instant Classic 7-5
"...and reportedly await a rematch. Meanwhile, the Chroniclers play BookPeople on Thursday night at 8pm on No. 5 in..."
July 23, 2007 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley
Thai Air
John Burdett on Bangkok Haunts
"...John Burdett will be at BookPeople on Tuesday, June 19, 7pm...."
