🔒Get lost in the stacks: These Houston bookshops are the stuff of dreams KPRC2
Inside Quarter Price Books on Shepherd Drive, near Lexington Street.
The shop is a solid, slow-paced, respectful place where a strung-out city dweller like myself can while away a Saturday afternoon following a whirlwind workweek. It’s a bit curmudgeonly too, which I absolutely adore -- a sign outside the shop reads “Unlearn Stupidity And Distractions. Read More Books.” If I could underline, boldface, all-cap and circle this, I would.
Though the inventory here is is somewhat limited, I’ve never walked away with less than two new books in hand. The thing is, there’s no filler here. Every single title seems like a worthy prospect.It’s worth noting that Brazos Bookstore opened back in 1974, primarily as an art and architecture bookshop. It ishub for Houston’s literary scene. Through the years, it has hosted dozens of literary heavyweights, including the likes of Norman Mailer, Susan Sontag, and Molly Ivins.