RSVP for our event with @safestreetsaustin.bsky.social, @bookpeople.com, and other community partners here (ticket options for book bundle and attendance-only): www.eventbrite.com/e/the-war-on...

The world may be crazy but I just had a lovely dinner with hubby in Austin and now I’m waiting at @bookpeople.com for @marthawells.com to chat with Eghibor Okosun.

Horror Sale + Tattoos at the bookstore! Join us for Boook Bash & Tattoo Flash, an all day celebration on October 26th of all things Halloween and flash tattoos from Cherry Pop Ink from 11AM - 7PM. Come in costume! More info: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...

We were fortunate to have KOOP record my event at Book People @bookpeople.com in Austin, TX, with the amazing Jordan Steiker. Thanks to KOOP for covering it! Link is below archive.org/details/peop...!

Out today from @michellepitcher.bsky.social: At Alienated Majesty Books, the "screamo bookstore," volumes from small and indie publishers, plus works in translation, comics, and poetry stand side-by-side with shoegaze, noise and hardcore punk bands. www.texasobserver.org/night-at-the...

It’s not about how many books you read, but how deeply one moved you. ❤️

Torch Day at BookPeople will be Saturday, October 11th! When you shop at BookPeople in person and online, Torch receives 10%. Torch Day at BookPeople includes: Storytime with Amanda Johnston The ABCs of Women's History, Mama's Home, and I Am Loved. @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social @bookpeople.com

Torch Day at BookPeople will be Saturday, October 11th! Shop at BookPeople in person and online Torch receives 10%. Plus Poetry Reading with @amandajohnston.bsky.social, Camari Carter Hawkins, C. Prudence Arceneaux, and Ehigbor Okosun @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social @bookpeople.com

If you’re in town for ACL this weekend, make a pitstop at @bookpeople.com 6th & Lamar, and check out the wall of horror. The Hand of the Archer a.co/d/1FN2itN Noise Ordinance a.co/d/hutoMgi @bookpeople.bsky.social

👻The Danny Phantom: Fair Game book launch is Nov 2nd! 👻It'll be moderated by the amazing @ngoziu.com at @bookpeople.com! Come for early release copies, ranting about superheroes and more! RSVP below!

Happy Gilmore Girls season to all who celebrate🍂☕☂️

Is there any warmer welcome than going to a new city and a new bookstore and finding lots of copies of your books? Thank you so much, Austin and @bookpeople.com!

“Who are the most trusted people in America these days? Educators and nurses.” In tonight’s discussion and Q&A, @rweingarten.bsky.social delves into the polarization of politics in our country, and explores why extremist lawmakers are attacking public education. 📚 @texasaft.org @bookpeople.com

10/11/25, is Torch Day at Book People! 10% of all sales in store AND online will go to Torch and help support Black women writers. Details: torchliteraryarts.org/event-details/torch-day-at-bookpeople-2

Celebrate Torch Day at BookPeople! @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social is dedicated to amplifying creative writing by Black women. We are excited to host them on October 11th for a kids' storytime in the morning and a poetry reading in the afternoon. More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...

…you might see me there. 👀

spectacular itinerary 🙌

Join Kate Goldbeck on November 19th for a rom-com super panel to celebrate the release of DADDY ISSUES. Kate will be joined by Lindsey Kelk, Naina Kumar, and Melanie Sweeney. 💋 More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople... 🌹 @kategoldbeck.bsky.social @lindseykelk.bsky.social

Place to be at 7pm tonight if you’re in Austin is at @bookpeople.com with the great @sarahgailey.bsky.social and yours truly! Come hang out.

AUSTIN!!! I am coming your way for tonight's event at @bookpeople.com with the one and only @gabino.bsky.social!! I know Texas readers know how to show up, prove me right!

Join Travis Baldree on November 16th where he'll be discussing and signing BRIGANDS & BREADKNIVES, the newest cozy fantasy in the iconic LEGENDS & LATTES series. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople... @travisbaldree.bsky.social

Very excited to see @sarahgailey.bsky.social this Friday at @bookpeople.com for the release of SPREAD ME. El padrino @gabino.bsky.social will be there. Will you? www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...

Attention Swifties—Younger and Older🧵

The signed and personalized preorder campaign with @bookpeople.com is now live!! Preorder SILVER & BLOOD from BookPeople, my local indie, and get a postcard art print of the cover art, while supplies last! Put your personalization requests in the order comments! bookpeople.com/book/9780063...

October 3rd at 7pm @ryan-leslie.bsky.social and I will be doing an event @bookpeople.com in Austin to celebrate the release of our new books, THE GARDEN BEFORE and SHITSHOW! (I may even be sharing a message from the illuminati). Free tickets here: www.facebook.com/events/75868...

Ummm… My new novel is one of BookPeople’s Bestsellers for this week??? I’M SCREAMING!!!!! Thank you, BookPeople! I love you ❤️ @bookpeople.com @titanbooks.bsky.social bookpeople.com/list/fiction...

See you tonight, Austin!! 🖤 @gabino.bsky.social @bookpeople.com

Join Writers' League of Texas for their October Third Thursday discussion: "Thrills, Chills, & Twists: Writing a Page-Turner" live and in-person at BookPeople on October 16th! More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople... @writersleaguetexas.bsky.social

October 23: @bookpeople.com with Jenny Tinghui Zhang www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...

So excited for this!!!

Catch me and Martha chopping in up next month! 🤓🥰❤️

I’m looking forward to this tomorrow! #kidlit

Giving a report on Anaximander as part of a series on “ancient” geographers for a history of geography course. Needed a good book, knew Carlo Rovelli had written one. Immediately biked to @bookpeople.com and, of course, they had it on the shelf. Love this place so much.

"Narwhal and Jelly meets The Mouse and the Motorcycle" Meet C.S. Jennings on October 24th discussing PET SHOP RACERS, an action-packed, hilarious graphic novel series perfect for early and reluctant readers ages 5-9. More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople... @csjennings.bsky.social

Join Texas Monthly's Skip Hollandsworth and Ross McCammon on October 14th discussing Skip's true-crime collection, SHE KILLS, that reminds us why America is perennially obsessed with the genre... More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople... @texasmonthly.bsky.social

Check this out! Two great writers and awesome humans for the price of one. Austin folks, you can’t miss this one.

A monumental discovery sets off a clash of worlds, past and present, over the fate of the land that holds us... Join OUTLAWED author Anna North on October 23rd discussing BOG QUEEN with Jenny Tinghui Zhang! More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople... @annanorth.bsky.social

Join Ryan Leslie and Chris Panatier on October 3rd discussing their newest titles THE GARDEN OF BEFORE and SHITSHOW! More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople... @ryan-leslie.bsky.social @scribeofhades.bsky.social

Happy book birthday to THE DEEP WELL by Laura Creedle! I LOVED this delightfully creepy YA horror! You can come get a signed copy and chat with Laura (and me!) tomorrow night at 6pm at @bookpeople.com here in Austin! You can still register for the event here: bookpeople.com/event/2025-0...

Celebrate 20 years of Twilight with us on September 30th at our Twilight 20th Anniversary Party! We'll have Twilight trivia, a photo booth, exclusive swag, and plenty of copies of the new Twilight Deluxe Collectors Edition. More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...

It is the end of summer, the end of summer reading. I love this shelf talker, as pictured at @bookpeople.com in Austin, Texas. I wanted to offer this public reminder that there are three more days to read HOT AIR this summer, but not to worry you can also read it in the fall.

My review of RF Kuang’s Katabasis, from @harpervoyagerus.bsky.social, is now up at @npr.org. www.npr.org/2025/08/29/n...

There’s a good crowd at the Katabasis event at the First Baptist Church in Austin, TX. Lots of people awaiting for R.F. Kuang and Ali Hazelwood. Thanks to @bookpeople.com and the @texasbookfest.bsky.social for organizing

Join Ashley D. Farmer on November 3rd discussing and signing QUEEN MOTHER: BLACK NATIONALISM, REPARATIONS, AND THE UNTOLD STORY OF AUDLEY MOORE in a special event presented by @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople... @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social

Matthew McConaughey Bass Concert Hall September 21st 3:30PM Special Guest to be announced... Tickets: texasperformingarts.evenue.net/events/MMC?R...

Cool news for us Austinite book fans.

Join Randi Weingarten on October 5th discussing WHY FASCISTS FEAR TEACHERS, a necessary reading for every American worried about the future of our democracy from the head of one of the largest teachers' unions. More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople... @rweingarten.bsky.social

Join Murderbot author Martha Wells on October 20th discussing QUEEN DEMON, the thrilling sequel to bestseller WITCH KING and a story of power and friendship, of trust and betrayal, and of the families we choose. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople... @marthawells.com @okosunreads.bsky.social