Books for Everyone in Your Life (The Books I Keep Giving Away)
Ok, so the paradox of having a bookstore is that you open one because you love books and love pressing them into people's hands…but you can’t stay in business if you keep giving books away. And the
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This Is Something You Need To Know About Yourself
A couple of years ago I was giving a talk somewhere. I forget where exactly, but I remember what happened after because I let myself down. I was pretty tired—it had been a long flight the day before
This is Literally The Least You Can Do (But It Means A Lot)
I feel like every few weeks I am surprised when I pass by the Bastrop County Courthouse on my way to my office at the bookstore. First, I start seeing the little bunches of campaign signs. Then I see
The Reading List: October 2026
It was a pretty exhausting but beautiful October. I flew to London on the redeye from Austin, gave a talk, flew to LAX, drove to San Diego, gave a talk, flew to Sacramento to see my grandmother and
They Don’t Want You To Read These 8 Banned Books (But I Think Everyone Should)
“We’re coming for the books.” I guess we can appreciate the Lieutenant Governor of Texas saying the quiet part out loud, but if you were one of the people who thought this whole ‘banned books’ thing