How it worked: I picked up a crawl card at Then & Now Bookstore in Galveston, one of the 25 participating stores. I got my card stamped or signed by each of the stores I visited through the end of April. Once I visited 10, I submitted my card to any of the participating bookstores to be entered into a raffle for gifts. Every store I hit after the first 10 counts as an additional entry. The cards had to be turned in by the end of business on April 30.
Say hello to the Participating Bookstores:
Basket Books & Art · Blue Willow Bookshop · Books Abound · The Book Attic · Books by the Bay · The Book Readers Venue · Brazos Bookstore · Buy the Book · Candescent Books · CLASS Bookstore · Copperfield's Books · Dreamers Books + Culture · Good Books in the Woods · Good on Paper Books and Stationery · Gulf Coast Cosmos Comics · Houston Book Warehouse · Kaboom Books · Katy Budget Books · Kindred Stories · LIT bookbar · LIT Java Coffee & Books · Mossrose Bookshop · Murder by The Book · Then & Now Bookshop · Village Books
I visited twelve bookstores in April.
Here is my twelfth and last bookstore for the crawl:
When I think of independent bookstores, I think first of Brazos Bookstore. It was created in 1974 by Karl Kilian who wanted to focus on personalized service, community engagement and passionate curation. The store prides itself on its support of writers and readers through long partnerships with Inprint!, the University of Houston Creative Writing Program, the Academy of American Poets, and the Annual Poet and Writer’s Ball. It's a small space, but it's packed with exceptional book offerings.
2421 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77005
I like a bookstore which allows dogs :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful bookstore to explore. I would love to visit there. I look forward to a new bookstore each Wednesday.
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Deb, I have enjoyed your sharing of all these 'Houston-area' bookshops. Hope you get to attend another 'crawl'!
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ReplyDeleteImagine, a community that will support not one but at least 12 indies, including one that has been in business since 1974 (the year I graduated college). Thank you, Houston! And thank you, Brazos, for featuring a banned books section. I salute you!
ReplyDeleteI am so fortunate to live here.
DeleteI love bookstores and have a list of my favorites near me. I plan on visiting all of them and may post about them
ReplyDeleteAnother of our favorites...
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a fabulous space.
ReplyDeleteI still have a Brazos Bookstore bookmark! Except they were down the street at that point--2314 Bissonet. Probably dates from '82 or '83.
ReplyDeleteIt's so important to support local independent bookstores, and this sounds like a fun way to do it.
ReplyDeleteOoh. A pet-friendly bookstore. I like supporting independent book stores too. They've got some hidden gems there most of the time.
ReplyDeleteI'm always curious to see what you buy on the hop! Can't go wrong with Mary!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to have a pet friendly bookstore. What a great place. This is the first time I have seen staff favourites in a store. I think this is great, it gives the store more personality and charm...and warmth.
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