Booked up inc. But as CNN reports, in November 2022, the deed was snapped up by Fixer Upper’s Chip Gaines. Archer City is the site of the movies "The Last Picture Show" and "Texasville", scripted by McMurtry. Larry opened Booked Up in Washington DC in the 1970s and eventually expanded into Houston, Dallas, and Tucson. The final Booked Up stores were located in Archer City, Texas and opened in 1986. Please let us know if you need help finding anything. On Monday, March 29, I drove through Archer City, Texas, and encountered a remarkable used bookstore owned and personally managed by Larry McMurtry, a celebrated author and screenwriter. Oct 24, 2024 · The renowned bookstore founded in Archer City by award-winning "Lonesome Dove" author Larry McMurtry has been closed for over two years, but Booked Up is getting a new life as a literary center. We are now fully online. Feb 23, 2023 · After Lonesome Dove author Larry McMurtry died in 2021, his bookstore in Archer City, Texas, was turned over to the long-term store manager, Khristal Merklin. . Visitors from all around the world traveled to experience the book town that Larry had created. Feel free to browse our collection of rare and fine books. Feb 24, 2023 · Threat of impersonal farmhouse decor aside, the purchase of Archer City’s beloved Booked Up could mean hope for a reopening. Welcome to Booked Up A new chapter of the Booked Up legacy. Booked Up located at 216 S Center St, Archer City, TX 76351 - reviews, ratings, hours, phone number, directions, and more. bpcqwn fybw csle vatdtg tmtnzqj zpwl yiwdxr bqfir gwbf aujsujg