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Bookseller/Cataloguer, Texan, Anti-Fash, He/Him. Rare Books, Old Movies, Horror, 60s Soul, Photography, History, Travel, etc.

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A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM

05.11.2025 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 11083    πŸ” 2307    πŸ’¬ 93    πŸ“Œ 173
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Denton movie theater sat vacant for years. Soon it’ll be brought back to life Fine Arts Theatre is expected to reopen to the public by July 2026.

Jason Reimer has brought both heavy-hitter actors and auteurs including Francis Ford Coppola and Oliver Stone to the Texas Theatre, provided a home for the Oak Cliff Film Festival and sparked the imagination of film fans since 2010.

Now Reimer is going to do it all over again in Denton.

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πŸ’€ Get yourself ready for #Halloween by listening to this spooky tune. No lyrics… just lively blues with a xylophone that coffin-nails the "spooky-ooky" effect. πŸ‘»

πŸ¦‡ Listen & open a cabinet of creepy #SpookySeason curiosities ⬇️
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

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Please Visit Our Booth at Getman’s Virtual Boston Satellite Book Fair! Open Now! Thursday, Oct. 23rd 12PM -Saturday, Oct. 25th 6PM (EST) Link in comments. #getmanvirtual #bookfair

23.10.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ellen H. Clapsaddle, artist, 1909. #Halloween #ellenclapsaddlehalloween #ellenclapsaddlepostcard

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this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.

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The official Murder She Wrote board game featuring Angela Lansbury on the cover.

The official Murder She Wrote board game featuring Angela Lansbury on the cover.

Happy Birthday Angela Lansbury! Born on this day in 1925 and pictured here in her ideal board game form. πŸŽ‚ πŸŽ‰ #angelalansbury #murdershewrote #botd

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Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency plans first event at newly reopened bookshop Author and photographer Henry Horenstein will discuss β€˜Miles and Miles of Texas,’ a collection of Lone Star State images.

The Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency recently reopened its bookstore at a new location at 201 N. Commerce St. in downtown Corsicana. And it’s marking the occasion with a special event featuring author and photographer Henry Horenstein.

09.10.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead πŸ“š

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ICE Confirms Agents Do Not Have Faces Beneath Masks WASHINGTONβ€”In response to legislation that would ban officers from obscuring their identities during arrests and raids, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed Thursday that beneath their m...
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Promotional poster for the Pennyroyal Press edition of Frankenstein, illustrated by Barry Moser, 1983. #FrankensteinFriday

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Please Visit Our Booth at Getman’s Virtual Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair! Open Now! Thursday, Sept 25th 12PM - Saturday, Sept. 27th 6PM (EST) Link in comments. #getmansvirtual

25.09.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Please visit our booth at the (Getman’s Virtual) Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair                                           this Thursday - Saturday 
Further details to follow soon

Please visit our booth at the (Getman’s Virtual) Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair this Thursday - Saturday Further details to follow soon

22.09.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This would be a great time for a physical media release of the show Andor.

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a close up of a man 's face with a few spots on it Alt: Karloff as a burned and scarred Frankenstein’s monster, smiling and waving.
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Larry McMurtry’s Famous Bookstore Reopens as a Literary Center The author’s famous Archer City bookstore reopened as a dedicated literary center earlier this year
14.09.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Karloff’s β€œBride” era monster on the cover of the horror issue of Michel Loclos’ Bizarre Magazine, Nos. 24/25, 1962. With features on James Whale, Tod Browning, Bela Lugosi, and Boris Karloff. #frankensteinfriday #boriskarloff

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Join us this weekend for the 2025 Fort Worth Antiquarian Book Fair! Sat., 9/13 & Sun. 9/14. At the historic Ft. Worth Masonic Temple on Henderson Ave. Link in comments. #fortworthbookfair

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06.09.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A literary center named for author Larry McMurtry breathes life into his Texas hometown A literary center in Archer City, a tiny ranching town in Texas, keeps alive the legacy of famed Western author Larry McMurtry.

❀️ Great piece on the Larry McMurtry Literary Center in Archer City this morning on NPR. Definitely worth a trip if you haven't visited yet. #larrymcmurtry #archercity #lmlc

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August 31st vs. September 1st

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The cover of this publication of the R. B. Peake stage play "Presumption; or, Fate of Frankenstein" from 1823 features a hilariously handsome and saucy-looking depiction of Shelley's creature. #frankensteinfriday

29.08.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Behind the Scenes at the Rare Book Factory. #rarebooks #bts #booksellerlife

25.08.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Buddy Holly & The Crickets "Oh, Boy!" on The Ed Sullivan Show
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Before Dylan's cry of "play fucking loud" was Buddy Holly's speed metal howl. On January 26, 1958, Holly and the Crickets made their second Ed Sullivan appearance. Sullivan ordered the group to replace upbeat rocker Oh Boy with a slow ballad. This was their response youtu.be/TtIOy9WcxU0?...

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