Texas Star Trading Blog

By Glenn Dromgoole Lonn Taylor, who lived in Fort Davis and wrote a very literate weekly column for the Marfa newspaper, died last summer, just a few months after his most recent book was published — “Turning the Pages of Texas” ($22.95), one of the best books ever written about ...
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‘Abilene Forever’ one of many songs about Abilene The other day I was having lunch with a group of ladies after speaking to their club, and one of the women at our table said her grandmother or great-grandmother used to sing a song she learned in elementary school here. The ...
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Texas murder case inspired Grisham novel By Glenn Dromgoole John Grisham says the plot for his new best-selling novel “The Guardians” (Doubleday, $29.95 hardcover) is based on a Texas murder case. “Thirty years ago,” Grisham writes in an author’s note at the end of the book, “Joe Bryan was wrongly ...
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Cookbooks topped the list in 2019 By Glenn Dromgoole Last year was a very good year for books at Texas Star Trading, especially cookbooks. Three of the five best-selling books in 2019 were cookbooks.

1. The new Perini cookbook, Perini Ranch Steakhouse, set a store record for the most books sold in ...
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Hello there! We’ve had several successful book signings in our store lately … and we like to pass those opportunities along to you. “There Was an Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight” is a wonderful new children’s book. It’s not about Texas, but the author — Penny Klostermann — is ...
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If you’re looking for a good Texas cookbook, you can’t go wrong with Nolan Ryan’s Beef and Barbecue Cookbook. Nice hardcover book filled with delicious recipes, great anecdotes from the baseball legend and beautiful color photography. Priced right at $22.50 — a 10% discount! ...
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