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{"id":2861,"date":"2022-07-30T09:45:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T09:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=2861"},"modified":"2022-08-06T03:54:34","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T03:54:34","slug":"texas-independent-bookstore-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=2861&lang=ar","title":{"rendered":"Texas Independent Bookstore Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom:0in; margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#222222\">Semi-regular Texas indie bookstores roundup&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">BAY CITY<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0in; margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#222222\">A new mobile bookshop in Bay City, Texas, <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:black\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/clemandrosie\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Clem &amp; Rosie\u2019s Mobile Bookery<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#222222\">, opened its doors on June 25<sup>th<\/sup>. Moving around to different locations around the Bay City Area, they\u2019re bringing books to all parts of the community in a too-cute trailer. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">BRIAN<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shelf-awareness.com\/ct\/v\/cWCn3bFnSiiLfz-cQBJVtCYywK7liXfvAcCuoHEQoYw\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Whimsy &amp; Wild Emporium<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">&nbsp;has opened at 214 N. Main St. in Bryan, Texas. KBTX reported that the&nbsp;downtown area &#8220;just got a little more whimsical&#8221;&nbsp;with a shop that &#8220;isn&#8217;t just your average children&#8217;s bookstore. Owners&nbsp;Maggie Ruiz and Lindsey Terry&nbsp;say that this is a place where kids can actually put themselves in the story they&#8217;re reading.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">In addition to books and toys, Whimsy &amp; Wild Emporium features various places for photo opportunities, including a chest that resembles the wardrobe in the <i>Chronicles of Narnia<\/i>; a display from a scene in <i>Harry Potter<\/i>; and a party room where kids can choose from themes such as <i>Beauty and the Beast, Alice in Wonderland<\/i> and others.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Whimsy &amp; Wild Emporium will also offer tutoring and music lessons, along with weekly summer camps and Story Time-Music Time. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0in; margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#222222\">LOCKHART <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0in; margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0in; margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:black\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestlittlewine.com\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Best Little Wine &amp; Books<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#222222\"> opened recently in the \u201cBBQ Capital of Texas\u201d with over 150 different wine selections, a great book collection, and a view of the downtown square. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0in; margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0in; margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#222222\">The space is on the smaller side, but owner Kaye Askins says, \u201cLocals and visitors can purchase bottles to go, to enjoy in the shop or purchase and peruse books about wine, food, and cocktails in the shop&#8217;s cozy book nook.\u201d You can peruse their wine selections online, as well as read up on Askins\u2019 dog, Chicken\u2019s, recommendations for the month. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0in; margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">HOUSTON<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basket-books.com\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Basket Books and Art<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> is an independent community bookstore and art gallery in east Montrose specializing in \u201ccontemporary art, literature, and thought.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">They also offer select general interest titles as well as art objects and paper goods.&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Their programming and offerings \u201cprovide a space for creative and intellectual exchange among Houston\u2019s diverse arts &amp; intellectual communities.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0in; margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">PFLUGERVILLE<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0in; margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0in; margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookburrowbookstore.com\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">The Book Burrow<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, which has operated as a pop-up bookstore frequenting the Pflugerville Pfarmers Market and The Three Legged&nbsp;Goat, now has a brick &amp; 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Pecan, Pflugerville, TX. Their grand opening celebration will be on August 6<sup>th<\/sup>. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">SEGUIN <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:12.0pt; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/583757032839229\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><b>Pecantown Books and Brews<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color:#333333\">, a general-interest bookstore with a full-service cafe and bar, opened in early June in downtown Seguin, Texas, in a historic arts-and-crafts bungalow dating back to the 1940s.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:12.0pt; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#333333\">Store owner Tess Coody-Anders and her husband, Keith Anders, carry new titles for all ages, with books in Spanish and English and a particular focus on Texana local and regional history. The shop has a &#8220;really beautiful&#8221; room devoted to young reader titles, from picture books through YA, and for adult books, there is a strong emphasis on literary fiction, especially work from lesser-known or debut authors.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:12.0pt; margin-left:0in\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">NEW-TO-US BOOKSTORES<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">DUNCANVILLE <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Opened in 2019,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/blackandbitter.com\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Black &amp; Bitter Coffee and Books<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> serves coffee, espresso, and books deep in the heart of Duncanville, Texas. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">They host events like Poetry on the Patio nights the last Friday of every month and a local arts and music vendors pop-up on the first Friday of every month. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt; 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