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The largest independent bookstore in Texas 📚 A community bound by books located in the heart of downtown Austin.

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BookPeople@bookpeople.com · 4w ago

UPDATE: This event will now take place on July 30th. All existing tickets/RSVPs will still be honored and we are offering full refunds to those with paid tickets who cannot make the new date. www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...

BookPeople Events Presents STORIES IN SEVEN, an Open Mic Evening, Theme: Obviously Austin. NEW DATE: July 30th at 7PM at 603 N. Lamar Blvd.
BookPeople@bookpeople.com · last mo.

Bring your best true story that couldn't take place anywhere other than ATX at BookPeople's STORIES IN SEVEN: An Open Mic Evening. The voted-upon winning storyteller will win a BookPeople gift card! See y'all on July 9th. Details: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...

BookPeople Events Presents Stories in Seven: An Open Mic Evening. Theme is Obviously Austin. July 9th at 7PM
Adam Cesare@adamcesare.bsky.social · last mo.

Austin: come see me and Gabino! We promise to be very entertaining. Tickets on sale now (and space limited so… lock em in)

BookPeople@bookpeople.com · last mo.

Celebrate CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD #4: LIGHTS! CAMERA! FRENDO! with author Adam Cesare in Austin, TX on August 20th. This time Frendo goes Hollywood – with all the blood, guts, and mayhem you’d expect... Tickets🎟️: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople... @adamcesare.bsky.social @gabino.bsky.social

BookPeople Events Presents Adam Cesare (author of CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD series) with Gabino Iglesias (author of HOUSE OF BONE AND RAIN) on Thursday, August 20th at 6PM
s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · last mo.

My book release is closer and closer. Order from @bookpeople.com for some fun things including a signed bookplate and a cute pin!

All My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning

Have you suffered a loss? How was your life changed by the grief you experienced? Did you feel like your grief was properly acknowledged? Mourning is a personal experience and shouldn't be judged. There are no do-overs in death, but there are do-betters. All My Dead Cats is not a book about pet loss. You will meet award-winning journalist and debut author s.e. smith’s cats and read small slices of their stories. Their vignettes serve as an opening to scary conversations about loss, so grief can feel less intimidating and more relatable. This is a book about grief and mourning as collective activities best undertaken in community. S.e. interviews dozens of experts—from death doulas to funeral home directors to therapists and psychologists—and discusses the different stages of grief. The shared perspectives help us understand that grief is not fixable but it can be livable. They teach us that if we have the courage, which begins with honest conversations about how we navigate grief, then we can learn how to do better. After reading you'll better understand: Disenfranchised grief and how you can be part of the solution and not the problem How to be an advocate for people subjected to trauma and violence The stages of grief and how to process your experiences Grief is not over once the body is neatly disposed of, the rubble of the house has been taken away in dumpsters, the final fit on the prosthesis is done, the law is passed and withstands legal challenges, or when the permanent peace is brokered. It is an ongoing shift in our relationship to the world, and one that deserves attention and care as well as time and space to be amongst fellow mourners, to whom we do not need to justify or explain, because they understand where we are. Readers will feel seen rather than being chastised for how they grieve and better understand how to process mourning--and how to help others. All My Dead Cats provides an entry point, by beginning the conversation about a beloved pet, so readers can think about the larger stakes of death and live a more fulfilled life.

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s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · 2mo ago

Want a copy with a signed bookplate, some stickers, and a pin? Hit up my Austin, TX, friends @bookpeople.com ! They are truly lovely and so supportive, so pick up something else while you’re there too!

All My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning

Have you suffered a loss? How was your life changed by the grief you experienced? Did you feel like your grief was properly acknowledged? Mourning is a personal experience and shouldn't be judged. The...

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s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · 2mo ago

My book on grief, mourning, and how these things are not going well for us comes out in SIX WEEKS. And yes, audio and ebook too. Don't let the title fool you: Pet loss opens up the bigger, harder conversations in this book, which reframes grief as a collective project, not a solo endeavor.

s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · 2mo ago

Working on this was the spark that became my upcoming book, which you can preorder from @bookpeople.com if you'd like a signed bookplate, some cute stickers, and a pin!

All My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning

Have you suffered a loss? How was your life changed by the grief you experienced? Did you feel like your grief was properly acknowledged? Mourning is a personal experience and shouldn't be judged. The...

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s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · 2mo ago

One of the favorite features I've ever written was about complicated grief and mourning culture for Bitch Magazine, with stunning accompanying art. I am so unspeakably delighted that we reprinted on @theflytrapmedia.com today.

s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · 2mo ago

I can finally say that my book comes out next month AND I'm doing a preorder campaign with the great folks at @bookpeople.com in Austin! If you want a signed bookplate, fun stickers, and a cute pin (while supplies last), head on over there to order a copy!

All My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning

Have you suffered a loss? How was your life changed by the grief you experienced? Did you feel like your grief was properly acknowledged? Mourning is a personal experience and shouldn't be judged. The...

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Pamela Colloff@pamelacolloff.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'll be kicking off my book tour in Austin at @bookpeople.com, in partnership with @texasbookfest.bsky.social. Join me and the brilliant @rachelmonroe.bsky.social on 7/13! From there, I'll head to Houston, Dallas, NYC, DC & Florida. More details to come. RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople...

BookPeople Presents: Pamela Colloff - Catch the Devil

BookPeople and Texas Book Festival welcome Pamela Colloff in conversation with Rachel Monroe to celebrate the release of Catch the Devil.

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