BookPeople Events Presents: Isaac Fitzgerald (author of DIRTBAG, MASSACHUSETTS) with Pamela Colloff (author of CATCH THE DEVIL) on Tuesday, June 2nd at 7PM

Join DIRTBAG, MASSACHUSETTS author Isaac Fitzgerald on June 2nd discussing AMERICAN RAMBLER: WALKING THE TRAIL OF JOHNNY APPLESEED with Pamela Colloff.
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More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...

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I'm going on tour for the release of The Last Contract of Isako! ✈️ Come see me in Pittsburgh, NYC, St. Louis, Atlanta, Toronto, and Boston. Tickets & info here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/orbit-books/...

BookPeople Events Presents: Fonda Lee (author of THE GREEN BONE SAGA) with Marshall Ryan Maresca (author of MARADAINE SEQUENCE series) on Saturday, May 9th at 2PM

Attention fans of THE GREEN BONE SAGA:

Join Fonda Lee in Austin on May 9th to celebrate her standalone dystopian epic THE LAST CONTRACT OF ISAKO! Fonda will be in conversation with Marshall Ryan Maresca.

Tickets🎟️: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...

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BookPeople Events Presents Brooke Averick with Lauren Larson on Friday June 5th at 6PM

Join podcaster, comedian, and bookfluencer Brooke Averick on June 5th to celebrate PHOEBE BERMAN'S GONNA LOSE IT, her debut novel following a woman turning thirty in thirty days, determined to lose her virginity before that...

Tickets🎟️: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...

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Happy Transgender Day of Visibility from your local bookstore!
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The Twin Stars and the Soccer Superstar: A Novel Perfect for fans of Laurie Morrison and Jenn Bishop, this lively middle-grade mystery follows a vibrant group of teens and tweens navigating grief, authenticity, and—above all—soccer, while taking an enjoyable romp through the Texas Hill Country.Every year, spring in Texas means two very different things to sixth grader Cassaty Greene: her beloved Barons Creek High School soccer team, the Battling Billies, will contend for the state title, and the anniversary of her twin brother’s death will plunge her family into a deep, unspoken grief. But this year, the script changes when the Battling Billies’ star midfielder goes missing right before the playoffs begin. Presented with this mysterious disappearance, Cassaty seizes the chance to heroically bring the missing girl home—and hopefully, in doing so, help fill the hole her brother’s death left in her family so many years ago.

It's kind of a dream come true to have my novel available at my favorite Texas indie, @bookpeople.com .

(Actually, not kind of. It IS a dream come true.)

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Best of Austin 2026 Nominating Ballot Vote for the people and places that make Austin unique

The Austin Chronicle is taking nominations for their 2026 Best of Austin awards!

Please consider nominating BookPeople for the bookstore category and thank you for continually supporting your Community Bound by Books.

this is so hard i want them all to win

What a great idea!

Saving this so I can vote later.

BookKids Bookmark Contest 2026 We invited Austin artists in grades K-6 to design bookmarks based on their favorite books! Vote for your favorite design in each group, winners will be announced first via our newsletters. VOTE BY APRIL 1ST

We invited Austin-area artists in grades K-6 to design bookmarks based on their favorite books and now it's time for YOU to vote on your favorites!

The winning bookmarks will be made into bookmarks available for free from BookPeople for the following year.

Vote Now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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BookPeople Events Presents Taylor Brown (author of REDNECKS) with Gabino Iglesias (author of HOUSE OF BONE AND RAIN) on Saturday April 25th at 4PM.

Join Taylor Brown to celebrate WOLVERS, "a thrilling novel of pursuit, survival, and redemption between two species in the American Southwest..."

Taylor will be in conversation with Gabino Iglesias on April 25th.

More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...

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No trip to Austin is complete without a stop at @bookpeople.com.

Thank you so much to the lovely booksellers who have hosted me, to @harperkids.bsky.social for sending me on tour, and to the incredible readers who have joined me!

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BookPeople Events Presents Evan LeRoy and Paula Forbes (author of THE AUSTIN COOKBOOK) speaking and signing on Wednesday, May 13th at 7PM

Learn the secrets behind Michelin-starred Texas barbecue with Evan LeRoy (LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue) and Paula Forbes (Texas Monthly) and their cookbook NEW SCHOOL BARBECUE on May 13th at BookPeople!

More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...

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Coded Justice: A Thriller (Avery Keene #3) AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A prescient new thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling Avery Keene series, by nationally renowned author and leader Stacey Abrams, Coded Justice follows Avery down a dark rabbit hole into the breathtaking—and dangerously evolving—world of AI in the medical industry.Former Supreme Court clerk Avery Keene is back . . . trying to put the past behind her at a prestigious high-end law firm in Washington, D.C. Head down and focused on a new life, Avery is now working as an internal investigator when a high-profile client seeks her out. Camasca Enterprises has a big problem and a short runway. The tech company has developed a new integrated AI system poised to revolutionize the medical industry. To prove its potential, Camasca’s charismatic founder, retired Major Rafe Diaz, has picked a complicated target: delivering cutting-edge health care to his fellow veterans. The potential is staggering, but their prototype has been plagued by a series of disturbing anomalies—culminating in the mysterious death of a beloved Camasca engineer.Avery and her colleagues, Jared, Ling, and Noah, are brought into the secretive company to investigate from the inside out. At the epicenter of a burgeoning, controversial industry, and with billions of dollars on the line, their task is simple: to determine whether Camasca’s technical troubles and rising body count reveal something sinister at work. In Coded Justice, Stacey Abrams’s storytelling prowess is on full display—a deft combination of riveting twists and vibrant characters set against the fascinating landscape of the capabilities of artificial intelligence . . . and the moral boundaries that govern it. Coded Justice is Abrams’s most entertaining novel to date.

You can get her newest book CODED JUSTICE (including a limited amount of signed copies) in-store or at the 🔗link below.

bookpeople.com/book/9780385...

Thank you to @staceyabrams.com for stopping by BookPeople and chatting books with us!

BookPeople's Marquee message saying "WE KNOW IT IS NICE NOW BUT WHEN YOU MOVE HERE IN 3 MONTHS THE WEATHER WILL BE VERY DIFFERENT!"

Is it time for SXSW already? Anyway here's a totally unrelated message during this amazing spring weather ☀️😎

BookPeople Events Presents Jenny Lawson (author of LET'S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED) speaking and signing on Monday April 27th at 6PM

Meet the Bloggess Jenny Lawson in Austin, Texas!

Join Jenny on April 27th for an event celebrating her advice book HOW TO BE OKAY WHEN NOTHING IS OKAY presented by BookPeople at First Baptist Church of Austin.

Tickets🎟️: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...

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This is your local bookstore with a picture of BookPeople's old location

...and last but not least,

This is who sings songs on the intercom to announce that the trash is taken out with a baby picture of our Bookseller Abi

This is who plans all of our kids' Storytimes with a baby picture of our BookKids Marketing and Events Logistics Manager Samuel

This is who manages the inventory and merchandising team with a baby picture of our Merchandising and Inventory Team Manager Devanshi

This is who recommends your next favorite queer horror novel with a baby picture of our Assistant Adult Buyer Chloe

This is who kindly follows up with publishers to book most of our author events with a baby picture of our Adult Marketing and Events Logistics Manager Laura

This is who is giving you unhinged romance recs with a baby picture of our Bookseller Avery

This is who drives a lot more U-Hauls than she thought she would with a baby picture of our Marketing and Events Director Lindsey Moore

This is who trains all of our booksellers with a baby picture of our Bookfloor Manager Thomas

This is who coordinates book fairs and author events for our local schools... and yes she still wears cardigans with a baby picture of our Schools programming Coordinator Rachel