Texas Star Trading Blog

12.8.20 By Glenn Dromgoole              Two more local authors have published new books just in time for the holiday season. Christmas Story: Retired teacher Sue Gill Harris has written a Christmas book for children – Nana’s Christmas Snowflakes – dealing with the true meaning of Christmas. She crochets six-sided snowflakes ...
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 By Glenn Dromgoole I’ve just finished reading actor Matthew McConaughey’s memoir, Greenlights, and I’m not sure what exactly I’ve read. It’s a whirlwind mix of stories and mystical reflections on life, taken from personal journals he has kept for 35 years. He tells stories from his childhood that sometime seem ...
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By Glenn Dromgoole Retired school superintendent Charlie Russell, who now lives in Potosi, has published his seventh novel, My Country, God’s Country, featuring characters from his previous novel, When the Cactus Blooms.             Charlie has developed quite a following in Abilene and elsewhere because he creates characters that readers like ...
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By Glenn Dromgoole              If you’re a Willie Nelson fan, you’ll want to read his new book, Me and Sister Bobbie: True Tales of the Family Band ($28 hardcover, with collaborator David Ritz). Willie and big sister Bobbie (she’s two years, three months older) alternate writing chapters about growing up ...
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Texas Star has extended our hours back to pre-Covid! We are now open 10-5:30 Monday-Friday, and 10-4 on Saturday. We strive to offer a safe shopping environment -- face masks encouraged for customers, employees wear them; hand sanitizer stations at front door and checkout counter; and high-touch areas sanitized frequently ...
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By Glenn Dromgoole              Jay Moore tells the story of the Dodge Jones Foundation and the generous family who made it possible in his handsome new coffee-table book, Legacy. It’s already a hot seller at Texas Star Trading Company ($40, with proceeds benefiting the Abilene Heritage Square project), and Jay ...
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