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Bookstore Visit #7-The Storiebook Cafe-Glen Rose, Texas

This week we drove to Glen Rose, Texas, about an hour and a half southwest of Dallas to visit the Storiebook Cafe. We’d traveled through the Dinosaur Capital of Texas before but not with bookstore visits in mind! Owner, Storie Sharp, (yes, that’s her real name) greeted us and gave me a tour. Every room is cozy and inviting, and overflowing with books. Once a Texaco gas station and car dealership, the location has been home to many businesses over the years. We are so grateful that 13 years ago it became The Storiebook Cafe; an independent book store with a delicious “bookish” menu! We had a scrumptious lunch and picked up The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis which Storie special ordered for me. Here are some darling photos with some links to famous places near Glen Rose, Texas, and The Grateful Reader’s review of The Magnolia Palace.

STORIEBOOK CAFE, GLEN ROSE, TEXAS
1940’s Texaco & Crabtree Chevrolet
Storie and Dorothy
Dinosaur Window Display
Special event room
Seasonal Book Tree
Main Dining Room
Tea Party Room
FOSSIL RIM WILDLIFE CENTERhttps://fossilrim.org/
Dinosaur Valley State Park https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/dinosaur-valley

https://gratefulreader.home.blog/2022/01/25/the-magnolia-palace-by-fiona-davis/

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Bookstore Visit #6-Barnes & Noble-Plano, Texas-February 9, 2022

I used to visit this B&N quite frequently when I was teaching third graders. The parents would give me gift cards for every holiday and in-between! Because….BOOKS! I loved to go and browse the children’s book section, the beautiful magazines, and of course, the “best sellers” section. Over the past two pandemic years the lovely Starbucks inside this bookstore has closed. So no more cozy moments in the coffee shop with my newest purchases-to just smell and touch! As much as I want to support local indie bookstores, B&N seems to need help too! I went with the mission of buying Fiona Davis’ The Magnolia Palace, but being on the NYT best seller list it was already sold out- a purchase for next week’s bookstore visit! Instead I shopped for Valentine’s Day gifts for my grandchildren. I often watch Adriana Trigiani’s interviews on FB so I knew her new children’s book The House of Love had published just in time for Valentine’s Day. This lovely story is filled with the warmth of a large family and shows how money doesn’t create joy. You’ll want to string some gumdrops and decorate your own tree branch! The House of Love is an homage to Adri’s mother, her favorite librarian. The link is below for Adri’s appearance February 10th on the Today show. Hoda & Jenna interview Adri and Allison Pataki. Allison’s book The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post is on my read/review calendar. Enjoy the interview! And visit a bookstore soon!

Darling End Pages-I always pointed these out to students!
https://www.today.com/video

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Bookstore Visit #5-Books-A-Million-BAM! Lake Charles, Louisiana

After listening to a Friends and Fiction Facebook live interview with Amor Towles, I decided The Lincoln Highway would be my next book purchase! (Link is below) With so many wonderful reviews and comments from readers and weeks on the NYT’s Best Seller List, this was a “no brainer!” The Lincoln Highway is now on my “to be read and savored” table, waiting for the perfect nostalgic reading whim to strike! I enjoyed the stroll through BAM and a lovely coffee with my sister while on our “sister outing.” The Victoria Magazines were another early Valentine gift to myself. Between the teatime recipes in one and the article on Storied Libraries; well, I had to purchase both!

https://youtu.be/-FXrydSOLC0

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Bookstore Visit #4-“Friends Book Shop” in Rosenberg Public Library, Galveston Island, Texas

Oldest Public Library in Continuous Operation in Texas since 1904 at this site; The collection moved here from Galveston Public Library which opened in 1899

On our trip to Galveston for the Oak Ridge Boys concert we visited the Rosenberg Library, History Center & Museum. My mission was to support the Friends Book Shop inside this beautiful library. The Friends Book Shop has gently used and new books for purchase. The shop was well laid out and easy to find books by genre. The new books were separated in a lovey display with a good selection. I found two titles I wanted to read in 2021 but hadn’t gotten around to buying. This was a successful bookstore visit!

Rosenberg Library: Friends Book Shop Galveston Texas #4