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{"id":3016,"date":"2023-03-11T10:45:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T10:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=3016"},"modified":"2023-03-11T10:52:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T10:52:54","slug":"texas-indie-bookstore-roundup-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=3016&lang=ar","title":{"rendered":"Texas Indie Bookstore Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our semi-regular Texas indie bookstore roundup<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{f455ab18-3ba0-4b4c-abdd-8c0477b9f516}{165}\" paraid=\"1704657126\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">ARCHER CITY&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{f455ab18-3ba0-4b4c-abdd-8c0477b9f516}{171}\" paraid=\"898756347\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">Chip Gaines, of the Magnolia Network and <em>Fixer Upper<\/em> has bought <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookedupac.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Booked Up<\/a><\/strong>, the bookstore founded by the late Larry McMurtry in 1987 in his hometown. At press time,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">Gaines&#8217;s intentions for the bookstore and inventory are unknown.\u202f&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{f455ab18-3ba0-4b4c-abdd-8c0477b9f516}{228}\" paraid=\"289004582\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{f455ab18-3ba0-4b4c-abdd-8c0477b9f516}{232}\" paraid=\"535327994\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">CORPUS CHRISTI&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{f455ab18-3ba0-4b4c-abdd-8c0477b9f516}{238}\" paraid=\"268963079\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">New-to-us&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theblackcatsbook\/?paipv=0&amp;eav=AfZGoVEZHZHVjdQtprVxaqQpvghcrOqn9cXhD8vmB0YnCoh3EFdQ9TfI8c_nuq_r9u0&amp;_rdr\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Black Cat Books<\/a><\/strong> celebrated its Grand Opening on August 13, 2022 and is proud to be Corpus Christi\u2019s newest independent bookstore. Located at 1318 S Staples Street, Black Cat Books offers used, new, and rare books at discounted prices.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{f455ab18-3ba0-4b4c-abdd-8c0477b9f516}{251}\" paraid=\"286482789\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{f455ab18-3ba0-4b4c-abdd-8c0477b9f516}{255}\" paraid=\"1310081650\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><strong>GREENVILLE<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{39c8e671-bb32-482f-88e4-fee439f2dea9}{6}\" paraid=\"1191175822\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.2018anewchapter.com\/home-1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A New Chapter Bookstore<\/a><\/strong>, founded in 2018, is now searching for a buyer. The owners, Bob and Margo Roberts, cited their reason for selling is the difficulty&nbsp;to remain competitive in the literary marketplace.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{39c8e671-bb32-482f-88e4-fee439f2dea9}{27}\" paraid=\"281556213\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{39c8e671-bb32-482f-88e4-fee439f2dea9}{31}\" paraid=\"1005790330\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><strong>LAREDO<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{39c8e671-bb32-482f-88e4-fee439f2dea9}{37}\" paraid=\"2043356952\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.2ndandcharles.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2nd &amp; Charles<\/a><\/strong>, opened in 2017, closed its doors on February 11, 2023.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{39c8e671-bb32-482f-88e4-fee439f2dea9}{50}\" paraid=\"2123131032\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{39c8e671-bb32-482f-88e4-fee439f2dea9}{54}\" paraid=\"2026144050\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">NEW BRAUNFELS&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{39c8e671-bb32-482f-88e4-fee439f2dea9}{60}\" paraid=\"631068172\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookhaus.com\/?fbclid=IwAR1Ql4qfiAtYWFbJ1XgDjRFy_9AsOAinybFJYHNDDfbDMBB-nqtR57H-sWc\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Book Haus<\/a><\/strong> plans to close its brick-and-mortar store on March 31, 2023 but will still be present in the community, participating in pop-ups and other events.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">They are currently holding a liquidation sale through their scheduled closing date.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{39c8e671-bb32-482f-88e4-fee439f2dea9}{79}\" paraid=\"968031569\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{39c8e671-bb32-482f-88e4-fee439f2dea9}{83}\" paraid=\"1845364935\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">PFLUGERVILLE&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{39c8e671-bb32-482f-88e4-fee439f2dea9}{89}\" paraid=\"1573417817\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shelf-awareness.com\/ct\/x\/pjJscFCNlbkI6ak2IB8kHw~k1yJoKXv-hs8x6iXX5TxpoYEi7lOJA\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Book Burrow<\/a><\/strong>, a new and used bookstore that debuted as an online store and pop-up shop, has taken permanent residence\u202finside the Three Legged Goat, a wine bar in Pflugerville,\u202fCommunity Impact\u202freported.\u202f&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">Book Burrow owner Kelsey Black has a selection of books permanently on display inside the wine bar.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">A grand opening celebration for the Book Burrow residence is planned for March 25, 2023.\u202f&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{39c8e671-bb32-482f-88e4-fee439f2dea9}{138}\" paraid=\"849687943\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{39c8e671-bb32-482f-88e4-fee439f2dea9}{146}\" paraid=\"538845883\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">SELMA&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{39c8e671-bb32-482f-88e4-fee439f2dea9}{152}\" paraid=\"392913745\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">Horror authors Max Booth III and Lori Michelle are expanding their publishing company, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/perpetualpublishing.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ghoulish Books<\/a><\/strong>, to include a storefront which will primarily stock indie horror titles along with a few gifts and used books.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">Their publishing company and retail space will share their location, once an official opening date has been set. 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