Texas Star Trading Blog

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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OK, OK … we have finally reprinted Ellen Webb’s cookbook, “You’ll Be Going Back for Seconds.” Now in its fifth printing … this cookbook has proved to be popular beyond our wildest dreams! Contains great Texas home cooking recipes for favorites such as fried steak and cream gravy, turkey and ...
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Autographed copies of Good Night Cowboy, Good Night Cowgirl, and Good Night Little Texan are available exclusively at Texas Star Trading. And if you would like the books personalized, let us know and the author will be happy to do that. Glenn Dromgoole, co-owner of Texas Star Trading, is the ...
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