Belly Up to the Bar at Texas’s First-Ever Bookstore Speakeasy
Who wouldn’t want to drink a Murder on the Orient Espresso martini?
Who wouldn’t want to drink a Murder on the Orient Espresso martini?
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.
To celebrate the enduring power of the Texas bookstore, we’re publishing odes to shops old and new, essays by some of our favorite novelists, conversations with booksellers, and more.
"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.
From McAllen to Austin, indie bookstores have provided Fernando A. Flores with far more than just reading material.
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.
Houston’s Murder by the Book serves up bloodshed with a smile.
We scoured the state for every indie we could find. Texas readers, you’re going to want to bookmark.
And not just in big cities—in suburbs and in small towns, new shops are serving up classics, cocktails, and community.
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.