BookPeople
Book store · West End ·
Large indie bookstore with coffee, readings, and gifts
Large indie bookstore with coffee, readings, and gifts
"People can pick up a physical Legacy Business Month passport from BookPeople to start collecting stamps at participating longtime local businesses." - Nadia Chaudhury
"Leading the charge for independent bookstores since it opened in 1970, Book People is legendary for creativity anda strong calendar of events. The store holds frequent author signings—and we're talking big authors—and book club meetings for all manner of book genres. Those who can't get to Austin can sign up for a subscription service called Trust Fall in which a new book, handpicked by the staff, arrives in the mail a few times a year. Kids are a special focus here: The store publishes a blog written by its own "teen press corps" and collaborates with librarians around the state to hold the annual Texas Teen Book Festival. Book lovers should not miss visiting this stalwart home of literature, and handily, it's open a lot: 9 a.m.–11 p.m. every day but Thanksgiving."
"Leading the charge for independent bookstores since it opened in 1970, Book People is legendary for creativity anda strong calendar of events. The store holds frequent author signings—and we're talking big authors—and book club meetings for all manner of book genres. Those who can't get to Austin can sign up for a subscription service called Trust Fall in which a new book, handpicked by the staff, arrives in the mail a few times a year. Kids are a special focus here: The store publishes a blog written by its own "teen press corps" and collaborates with librarians around the state to hold the annual Texas Teen Book Festival. Book lovers should not miss visiting this stalwart home of literature, and handily, it's open a lot: 9 a.m.–11 p.m. every day but Thanksgiving."
"An independent local bookstore recommended as a destination for buying Austin restaurant cookbooks; purchasing through them is presented as a way to support both neighborhood restaurants and local booksellers while enabling readers to recreate favorite dishes at home." - Erin Russell
"A local bookstore will host chef Bryce Gilmore—of the restaurants behind Odd Duck, Barley Swine and Sour Duck Market—for a talk about his restaurants’ cookbook/magazine on Saturday, February 22 at 2 p.m., with copies of The Odd Duck Almanac’s first edition available for purchase." - Nadia Chaudhury
