Larry McMurtry is putting two-thirds of the inventory from his Archer City landmark bookstore Booked Up on the auction block.
Called “The Last Book Sale” in a nod to McMurtry’s 1966 novel The Last Picture Show – the film adaptation of which was shot on the streets that surround Booked Up – the auction will feature 300,000 titles, including rare manuscripts. This morning’s press release assured that Booked Up, which occupies four separate buildings, is emphatically not closing. The main building will still be open for business, with more than 165,000 titles in stock.
The auction takes place Aug. 10-11 in Archer City. Contemplating the drive? Captain Day Trips visited the store in 2000.
This article appears in July 13 • 2012.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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