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BookPeople is proud to host over 300 events every year. Our events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise stated.

To get a book signed at one of our events, a copy of the event book must be purchased from BookPeople. By purchasing a book from BookPeople, you are not only supporting a local, independent business, but you are also showing publishers that they should continue sending authors to BookPeople. Think of it this way: you wouldn't bring your own beer to a bar, would you?

For events where we anticipate large crowds, wristbands may be required in order to join the signing line. Occasionally we may also ticket events. In both cases, information as to when wristbands/tickets are available will be found on that event's specific page on our website.

Events

« Wednesday March 03, 2010 »
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Pull out the cake mix, Dr. Suess is 106! Start: 10:30 am Where would we be without Dr. Seuss? He put a wonderful, colorful spin on children's books and rhymes that we all know by heart. To celebrate what would be his 106th birthday, we are having a spectacularly Seusstastical storytime. This morning at 10:30 AM. Rewritten History Book Club Start: 7:00 pm You are cordially invited to join Merrilee and Sharee the first Wednesday of every month at 7PM to explore and discuss works of historical fiction. Because, as Oscar Wilde said, "Any fool can make history, but it takes a genius to write it." This month's book is Churchill’s Triumph by Michael Dobbs. Dave Eggers Start: 7:30 pm BookPeople loves Dave Eggers! Not only has he written and edited some amazing books, but he is the founder and editor of McSweeney’s publishing house. He also started 826 Valencia, a non-profit writing and tutoring center for kids that has been adopted across the country. Eggers will be at BookPeople tonight to talk about and read from his latest books, The Wild Things and Zeitoun. The Wild Things is based on Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, and Eggers also wrote the screenplay for the recent movie. Zeitoun is the true story of Abdulrahman Zeitoun in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Kicking off the event today will be Austin resident (and former BookPerson) Bill Cotter reading from his recently published McSweeney’s book Fever Chart. A jam-packed event full of great books! Wristbands for the signing line will go out starting at 4PM. To get a wristband, you must have a copy of Zeitoun or The Wild Things purchased from BookPeople.

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