The Austin Book, Paper, & Photo Show

Rare & collectible books need good homes

"...(gently!) through the wares displayed at this weekend's annual Austin Book, Paper, & Photo Show...."

Jan. 13, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

A New Chapter for Austin’s Small Bookstores

From serving neighborhoods to serving wine, how innovative local booksellers are filling the shelves

"...Austin loves to read...."

Nov. 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

The Booksellers

Tale of New York antiquarian booksellers is the Reader's Digest version

"...The Booksellers looks not at the buyer, but the vendor. Or..."

April 17, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

10 Must-Visit Independent Austin Bookstores

For those still enamored by the written word

"...Diverse, weird, and fiercely independent, Austin’s bookstores reflect the attitude of the city itself. From..."

June 29, 2019 Arts Post by Sam Russek

The First Austin Bookstore Crawl

This combo self-guided tour and scavenger hunt gives readers a new reason to seek out local lit sellers

"...You wouldn't expect Austin's first bookstore crawl – a literary spin on the..."

April 28, 2017 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Giving Austin Authors

"...Austin author Helen Thompson's Milagros: A Book of Miracles should..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Books Feature

Literacy Austin's Bookfest

"...past two months, the volunteers and staff of Literacy Austin have been transforming a space at Northcross Mall from..."

June 18, 1999 Books Feature

5th Circuit Court Hears Case Against “Incomprehensible” Book Ban

Law makes booksellers deem books "sexually explicit" with vague standards

"...The largest independent bookstore in Texas, Austin's BookPeople, is continuing to challenge House Bill 900, the..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

BookPeople Leads Lawsuit Against State on Book Ban

Plaintiffs contend HB 900 infringes on free speech

"...Yesterday, a group of booksellers led by Austin’s BookPeople and Houston’s Blue Willow Bookshop..."

July 26, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Texas Book Festival: Nicky Drayden and Chris Brown

The Austin authors explore new frontiers in science fiction

"...All science fiction is really about the present. Austin-based science fiction authors Chris Brown and Nicky Drayden will..."

Oct. 22, 2019 Arts Post by Elizabeth Cobbe

Half Price Books: Where Rare Is Well Done

Does the rare books room at Austin’s North Lamar location owe its success to alchemy?

"...across the nation and has several locations here in Austin...."

Oct. 20, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Food Issue:
Book Yourself Some Eats

Literary quotations about food – past, present, and post-apocalyptic

"...order the complete meals of food-for-thought from your favorite booksellers …..."

June 10, 2013 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Snubbing the Censors

Austin celebrates Banned Books Week

"...The event, sponsored by national bodies including the American Booksellers Association andthe American Library Association, is 27 this year,..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Books Feature by Richard Whittaker

Turns Out the Winners Do Write History: Late 'Chronicle' Comeback Stuns BookPeople, Clinches Series

"...slipped into something more comfortable late Thursday night, The Austin Chroniclers resisted its clumsy advances and demurred with the..."

Aug. 13, 2007 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

Direct Hit

Why are Tupperware-style home parties where children’s books are sold putting booksellers on the defensive?

"...have instituted direct sales to consumers, are putting traditional booksellers on the defensive. Publishers who stock their titles in..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Never-Ending Story

Independent? Chain? The Bookstore Dilemma

"...Congress Avenue Booksellers photograph by John Anderson There's no hard data to..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Books Feature by Clay Smith

The Texas Accent

Texas Writers Month in Its Fifth Year

"...southwestern corner of public relations firm MEM/Hubble Communications' downtown Austin office. As she has done for the past four..."

April 24, 1998 Books Feature by Clay Smith

The Genial General

ABA President Barbara Thomas Steps Down

"...dizzy the most stable mind. One day she's in Austin, surrounded by wide-eyed kids sprawled out across rubber alphabet..."

May 29, 1998 Books Feature by Lisa Tozzi

Federal Court Strikes Down Republican Book Censorship Law

Fifth Circuit rules that HB 900 violates First Amendment

"...HB 900, also called the READER Act, requires booksellers to analyze every book they sell to schools and..."

Jan. 19, 2024 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Other Music

History of a lost Manhattan record store keeps a basic tune

"...as applicable to Glasgow's Fopp, California's Amoeba Music, or Austin's Waterloo Records as to Other Music.) And what of..."

April 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

News/Print

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"...might give you more time to answer the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression's call to contact your local..."

July 25, 2003 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

Chain Reaction

In Book Wars, Independent Shops Become Casualties

"...Philip Sansone, CEO of Book People, Austin's largest indie bookstorephotograph by Walt Stoneham..."

Nov. 29, 1996 News Feature by Karl Pallmeyer

The Next Next

Jasper Fforde reveals the secrets behind the new Thursday Next adventure, narrative gymnastics, and the job of writing

"...into a very successful author. With Fforde returning to Austin on the promotional tour for First Among Sequels --..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Books Feature by Robert Faires

News/Print

This editorial content is brought to you by the Steve Miller Band. And … I'm having job dreams.

"...someone really into weekendlong slumber parties with said independent booksellers, authors, and publishing power brokers, then the Mid-South Independent..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

Postscripts

Toad Hall Children's Bookstore is closing at the end of August, and store supporters are none too happy about it.

"...Hall Children's Bookstore, which has a 23-year history in Austin, will close on August 31. The recent decision by..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postscripts

Dave Hamrick is leaving Barnes & Noble to join Taylor Wilson, a recently founded publishing company in Houston but his departure means more for Texas writers than you might at first imagine.

"...& Noble, which means that although he lives in Austin, he's always traveling back and forth across the eight..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postscripts

The Buzz on Bagging

"...with local bookstores. In many of our locations, independent booksellers exist and thrive alongside of our stores." FringeWare's Scot..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

Taking a Tour of Freedom House

Poet KB Brookins talks their new full-length book Freedom House

"...and available for purchase on multiple platforms including local booksellers like BookWoman and Black Pearl Books. Ahead of Freedom..."

Dec. 17, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Postscripts

Local bestsellers for '99.

"...Austin bookstores that list their bestselling titles on a rotating..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postscripts

"...never bother himself to come all the way to Austin in our discomfiting heat just to get me (he's..."

June 11, 1999 Books Column by Clay Smith

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