On Friday, January 1st, 2010 come into BookPeople for a sweet deal on almost everything in the store! To thank our loyal customers and friends in the community, we’re offering 20% on most items.
Archive for December, 2009
Customer Appreciation Day on January 1st
Posted in Uncategorized on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Win a Custom Vespa at BookPeople!
Posted in BookPeople Events on December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
First Night Austin is raffling off a custom-painted Vespa (now on display on our second floor) to benefit Austin’s downtown New Year’s Eve celebration. For $25, you can buy a chance to win the scooter (provided by Vespa Austin), which is decorated by artist Sheri Mays and autographed by director Richard Linklater.
R. Crumb breathes new life into The Book of Genesis
Posted in staff reviews, Uncategorized on December 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After a woefully inadequate first shipment, we finally have plenty of R. Crumb’s new book, an illustrated version of the The Book of Genesis. In his unmistakable style, Crumb delves into the first book of the bible with a humanistic grit and a startlingly sharp attention to detail. The text is taken directly from the King James Version and Robert Alter’s translation of The Five Books of Moses.
Frank Warren’s PostSecret at BookPeople this Saturday (Dec.12)
Posted in BookPeople Events, Uncategorized, tagged events, postsecrets on December 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It’s no secret. Frank Warren, creator and master blogger behind the PostSecret project, will be at BookPeople this Saturday, December 12th at 3 PM. Warren will be dishing the dirt on his new book, PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death and God, the newest installment of anonymous confessions sent to Frank and Co.
Ree Drummond, the “Pioneer Woman” in-store on Dec. 3rd
Posted in BookPeople Events, tagged book signing, cooking, country living, events on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ree Drummond, the ‘Pioneer Woman’, as she is affectionately known on the internet, will be bringing her down-home homemaking tips to BookPeople this Thursday, December 3rd at 7 PM.



