The law, which would have required booksellers to rate every book they sold to school libraries, was overturned by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
For me, the experience of shopping at Kindred Stories is more than just a transaction.
Much of the joy of a great used bookstore is in discovering the messages scribbled in a paperback’s margins.
"Bookseller" was one of the Pulitzer winner's core identities, and at Booked Up, it showed.
Sorry, New York. The largest U.S. publisher of literature in translation, plus a thriving global books scene, resides in the Metroplex.
At nearly fifty years old, the feminist bookstore remains a safe haven for those seeking a place to process the world.
The independent bookstores of sixties and seventies San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas created community and opened whole new worlds for Texans.
COVID put Texas author Katie Gutierrez’s book launch for her debut novel on hold. This San Antonio independent bookstore came to the rescue.
Whether you prefer to read Harry Potter with a stack of pancakes or ‘Jane Eyre’ with a charcuterie board, you’re encouraged to stick around awhile at these bookshop bistros.
When I wrote my YA novel, I hoped to inspire teens to figure out their beliefs around complicated political questions. But amid a wave of book bans, my book could get prohibited from school shelves.
And not just in big cities—in suburbs and in small towns, new shops are serving up classics, cocktails, and community.
We scoured the state for every indie we could find. Texas readers, you’re going to want to bookmark.
Houston’s Murder by the Book serves up bloodshed with a smile.
From a small bookstore in Central Texas, the best-selling author rules over the booming Stoicism self-help movement. Why now? Why here?
Threat of impersonal farmhouse decor aside, the purchase of Archer City’s beloved Booked Up could mean hope for a reopening.
Búho, opening in the historic district, is one element in the revitalization of the border town.
Heidi Frazier opened 40 Acre Wood over ten years ago with a mission to make books accessible to any and all readers in the small town of Lexington.
Third Planet Sci-Fi Superstore in Houston is home to hundreds of thousands of comic books and collectibles.
But twelve months of renovations and a few burst water pipes later, our dream came true.
In her best-selling memoirs, her eclectic, taxidermy-filled San Antonio bookstore, and her unvarnished tweets, the author makes light of her darkest times—and helps her readers make light of theirs.
He helped make the city the literary powerhouse it is today.
Plus, a psychedelic music festival, Fat Tony's new album, and a book that casts a critical eye on the true-crime genre.
Deep Vellum Books’s help line is about literature—but also life advice, horoscopes, and tough conversations.
Across the state, beloved local bookstores are staying nimble and hoping their customers follow that lead.
An extended interview with Kathy Patrick.
This boisterous bookseller runs a Jefferson hair salon/bookstore, Beauty and the Book, that is a bastion of independent literary thinking—and egalitarian fun. She shares her Texas joie de vivre in The Pulpwood Queens’ Tiara-Wearing, Book-Sharing Guide to Life.What exactly is a Pulpwood Queen?The Pulpwood Queens are the largest
The conventional wisdom is that the independents are good and the national chains are evil—but don’t judge a bookstore by its cover.
