Book People

Upcoming Events

Saturday, August 28, 4 - 6 PM (reading at 5 PM)
Reading and Signing
Belle Boggs
Mattaponi Queen

Belle Boggs will be reading from her book Mattaponi Queen, a collection of short stories set on and around the Mattaponi Indian Reservation. The event begins at 4 PM, with the reading to occur at 5.

Sunday, August 29, 1 - 5 PM
German Scrabble

Put your knowledge of German vocabulary words to fun and entertaining use.

Sunday, September 5, 3 - 5 PM
Book Swap

Meet, greet, talk books with fellow book lovers. Exchange books if you wish. The Book People Book Swap takes place every first Sunday of the Month.

For further information, please call us at 804-288-4346.

Thursday, September 16, 6:30 - 8 PM
Author Signing
Paul Wieland
Crossing the Threshold: Advancing Into Space to Benefit the Earth

Author and NASA engineer Paul Wieland will discuss his book Crossing The Threshold: Advancing Into Space To Benefit The Earth, a look at the benefits to be gained from extracting energy and resources from outer space.

Saturday, September 18, 4 - 6 PM
Signing and Discussion
Patrick Frank
On the Blue Ridge Line

Patrick Frank will present his book, On The Blue Ridge Line. In the presentation, Mr. Frank discusses the nature of the creative process, and explains how creativity can be employed in a variety of endeavors, including social justice, relationships, and work, as well, as writing, art, music, etc. He also shares original country-folk-blues music and poetry. In addition, he invites participation by attendees in the discussion.

Sunday, September 26, 1 - 5 PM
German Scrabble

Put your knowledge of German vocabulary words to fun and entertaining use.

About Book People

We are an old–fashioned book shop which has been serving readers around the world from the West End of Richmond, Virginia for nearly 30 years. Visitors to the store are free to explore our four rooms and browse through 20,000 titles in stock—half new and half a combination of used and collectible volumes—all within a 1200 square–foot house. We offer...

PERSONAL SERVICE, above all else
New and Used books
Fiction and Non–Fiction
An extensive Foreign Language section
Special Orders from publishers large and small
Out–of–Print Book Search
Domestic and international Mail Orders

Book People is located just south of the corner of Granite and Patterson Avenues with ample parking to the side of the store.

We special–order books, read books and have an excellent track record of locating out–of–print books for our customers. Both in–store shoppers and telephone orders are welcome. We delight in face–to–face transactions, but attend to domestic and international phone–in mail orders promptly as well. Our inventory is NOT computerized, apart from around 1,400 collectible titles listed with AbeBooks. We are proud to rely on our brains instead.



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