Wednesday, July 2, 2025

The 2025 Houston Bookstore Crawl: Katy Budget Books in Katy

 

I was delighted to participate in the Second Annual Houston Bookstore Crawl #HTXBookCrawl25 in April. Here is a map I made of the twenty-five indie bookstores in the Houston area.


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.


April 26 was Indie Bookstore Day, and indie bookstores all over the US hosted events. Take a look at the map here to see what events were held in April.

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 ninth bookstore: 

Katy Budget Books

870 S. Mason Rd. #101

Katy, TX 77450

281-578-7770

Katy is a huge western suburb of Houston. It's a solid hour from my house. 

Katy Budget Books describes itself as a haven for readers and the curious, for lifelong learners and those ready to explore new worlds; a team of booklovers equipped to match all members of the family with stories they'll love; and a community-oriented business that believes a Katy that reads is a stronger Katy.


Katy Budget Books sells both new and used books.


The bookstore hosts many book clubs and a few author events each month.


Staff members are eager to recommend books they have enjoyed.


What I bought.



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9 comments:

  1. JeanieJuly 2, 2025 at 6:26 AM

    I love buying used books. Book with a story behind them -- someone who loved them or didn't. Who tried to solve the mysteries like I do -- and wondering if they did. A good used bookstore with high quality, good condition books is a great find!

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  2. LydiaJuly 2, 2025 at 8:22 AM

    This looks so fun! Good for you for participating. Is it something you do every year? I love the personalized recommendations you can get at niche bookstores.

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    1. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzJuly 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM

      This was the first time I did the Bookstore Crawl, but I will definitely do it again next year.

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  3. SandeeJuly 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM

    Such fun adventures you have visiting book stores. I would love to go with you.

    Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥

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  4. YvonneJuly 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM

    Katy Budget Books looks like such a fun place. I wish we had something like that here.

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  5. Mary KirklandJuly 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM

    Looks like you are having a good time.

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  6. Dorothy BordersJuly 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM

    I have actually been to this bookstore and it is a lovely place.

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  7. messymimiJuly 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM

    What a neat place!

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  8. Shiju SugunanJuly 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM

    So cool that you hit twelve stores! Katy Budget Books is a great find.

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