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JUST ANNOUNCED! @SophiaAmoruso will speak and sign NASTY GALAXY here on Satuday, October 8 at 6PM! BOOKS & TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER! From Sophia Amoruso, the New York Times bestselling author of #GIRLBOSS, Nasty Galaxy is a lushly illustrated embodiment of the collective spirit of the Nasty Gal brand, Sophia's own personal brand, and girlbosses everywhere, with a foreword by Courtney Love. Warning: this is not a style book. It s not about how to mix prints it's about how to leave yours on everything you touch. We can't wait to have her bring it to our store! #austin #bookpeople #girlboss #nastygal #nastygalaxy #sophiamoruso (at BookPeople)

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"Freeman's: Family" is the second literary anthology in the series from award-winning writer and book critic (and GRANTA editor-in-chief) Michael Freeman. Following a debut issue on the theme of Arrival, Freeman circles a new topic whose definition is constantly challenged by the best of our writers: family. Marlon James waits on a phone call from his unsung detective mother. Valeria Luiselli helps children seeking asylum in the U.S. explain why they left home. Angela Flournoy remembers the year her grandfather came to live with her in Compton. Pick up a copy in our store for more auhtors like Patrick Modiano, Alexander Chee, Sunjeev Sahota and Claire Vaye Watkins! #freemansjournal #family #literaryanthology #marlonjames #angelaflournoy #valerialuiselli (at BookPeople)

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Tomorrow night at 7, journalist Bronwen Dickey will speak & sign PIT BULL. It’s a hugely illuminating story that reveals how this infamous breed became the most demonized and supposedly the most dangerous of dogs—and what role humans have played in creating that myth. “Bronwen Dickey blew my mind with ‘Pit Bull’, weaving social and cultural history, personal interviews, and pop culture into a book that reveals that what we call a ‘pit bull’ doesn’t even really exist. I am no longer comfortable identifying any dog by its breed, even my own, much less judging them.” —Claire, Associate Buyer #austin #bookpeople #bronwendickey #pitbull (at BookPeople)

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ATTN: Rainbow Rowell fans! We now have signed copies of both CARRY ON and FAN GIRL! Find them on the shelves or at bookpeople.com while supplies last. We ship worldwide. #austin #bookpeople #rainbowrowell #carryon #fangirl (at BookPeople)

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The most talked-about writer to come out of Chile since Bolano, Alejandro Zambra is celebrated around the world for his strikingly original, slyly funny, daringly unconventional fiction. Written in the form of a standardized test, "Multiple Choice" invites the reader to respond to virtuoso language exercises and short narrative passages through multiple-choice questions that are thought-provoking, usually unanswerable, and often absurd. It offers a new kind of reading experience, one in which the reader participates directly in the creation of meaning, and the nature of storytelling itself is called into question. #newrelease #chileanlit #alejandrozambra #multiplechoice

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A beautiful book needs a beautiful cover. “Plunge right into 1940s Monterey, and the Cannery Row made famous by John Steinbeck, in this historical novel about famously charming biologist Ed Ricketts. In limpid prose and acutely captured sensual detail, Hatton tells the story of 15-year-old Margot Fiske, who arrives at Cannery Row with her entrepreneurial father, but snarls up his plans by getting mixed up with Ricketts first as his sketch artist, then as his lover.” -Huffington Post (at BookPeople)

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When Beth arrives in D.C., she hates everything about it: the confusing traffic circles, the ubiquitous Ann Taylor suits. At dinner parties, guests compare their security clearance levels. They speak in acronyms. And once they realize Beth doesn't work in politics, they smile blandly and turn away. Soon Beth and her husband, Matt, meet a charismatic White House staffer named Jimmy, and his wife, Ashleigh, and the four become inseparable. But as Jimmy's star rises higher and higher, the couples friendship and Beth's relationship with Matt is threatened by jealousy, competition, and rumors. #newrelease #thehopefuls #jenniferclose #fiction

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A Colombian writer is witness to a murder that will mark him forever. A woman sits alone in her house, waiting for her husband to return from an expedition to find wood for their stove, while he lies in another woman’s bed a few miles away, unable to heal the wound in his own marriage. In seven powerful stories, Vasquez achieves an extraordinary unity of emotion with these fragmented lives. There are love affairs, revenge, troubled pasts, and tender moments that reveal a person’s whole history in a few sentences. #newrelease #juangabrielvasquez #loversonallsaintsday #paperback

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We are huge fans of Anthony Marra! From the New York Times: "This book will burn itself into your heart. It s a collection of interlocking short stories that stand alone but also fit together, piece by delicate piece, to form an astonishing whole whose artfulness becomes increasingly clear as it goes on."The Tsar of Love and Techno"swoops around in time and place, beginning in Stalinist Russia and ending somewhere in outer space in the near future. It s funny, moving and beautiful, the perfect thing to read." #newrelease #anthonymarra #fiction #thetsarofloveandtechno (at BookPeople)

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A rerelease with style! Jonh Muir was one of the patron saints of twentieth-century environmental activity. TRAVELS IN ALASKA, originally published in 1915, captures the beauty and intensity of Alaskan wilderness and its people from Muir's travels between 1879 and 1890. #newrelease #johnmuir #travelsinalaska #naturewriting #environmentalism

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Tomorrow at 7PM, New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger will be here to speak & sign this blend of steampunk and urban fantasy set in a colorful alternate Victorian England! Carriger presents a grand cast of characters on a harrowing adventure that will keep you turning pages. This is the second book of the Custard Protocol series. #newrelease #gailcarriger #austin #steampunk #urbanfantasy (at BookPeople)

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New display! P.s. We're a #pokestop (at BookPeople)

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We are loving this collection of essays from the head writer and executive producer of “Inside Amy Schumer", which the New York Times calls HILARIOUS. "And after reading “You’ll Grow Out of It,” anyone would rather be text buddies with Jessi Klein than Kate Moss — which is the kind of praise only a grown woman will appreciate." #newrelease #insideamyshumer #youllgrowoutof it #jessiklein #sloanecrosley (at BookPeople)

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ATTN: #YA fans! Join us tomorrow for a Teen Thursday event you won’t want to miss! Jonah Lisa Dyer and Stephen Dyer, co-authors of The Season, will be here at BookPeople to speak and sign their novel. The Season follows Megan McKnight, soccer star and Olympic hopeful, as she navigates the world of Dallas debutantes. ThisPride and Prejudice retelling is charming and hilarious, perfect for fans of Austen! Come on out! #newrelease #theseason #teenlit #prideandprejudice (at BookPeople)

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"Claire-Louise Bennett intertwines simplicity and complexity into gorgeous prose. With just a few words, she brings the life of the narrator fully alive. Sublime and sensorial, Pond is a beautiful debut." -Consuelo #newrelease #pond #clairelouisebennett

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Should you quit your day job to followyour dreams? How do you rein in an overbearing mother? Will you ever stop dating wishy-washy, noncommittal guys? Should you putoff having a baby for your career? ASK POLLY! "Heather Havrilesky is that rare writer who can dish out tangy snark but never fails to aim the knife back at her own damaged, hilarious heart. She s dealing, brilliantly, with the curse of having too much insight into herself and the worldaround her. Required reading." -Patton Oswalt #newrelease #heatherhavrilesky #askpolly #howtobeapersonintheworld

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JOHN DOE of the L.A. punk band X is here this Sunday at 2PM! "If you want unfiltered insight into the late 70’s/early 80’s West Coast Punk Rock scene, this is definitely the book you want. The joy of the early days of surviving off of each other’s hopes and dreams, the burgeoning successes and excesses, the heartbreak of death and deprivation are all captured here." -Jason Can't make it? You can order signed, personalized copies of his book at bookpeople.com! We ship worldwide. (at BookPeople)