Book Notes – January 29, 2020
‘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 ...
Book Notes – January 21, 2020
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 ...
Book Notes – January 8, 2020
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.
- The new Perini cookbook, Perini Ranch Steakhouse, set a store record for the most books sold in ...
Autographed Books
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 ...
Nolan Ryan knows beef!
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! ...
Cookbook reprinted
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 ...
