tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633516489004070518.post7219562587275555389..comments2024-03-19T11:03:16.356-04:00Comments on The Indie Bob Spot: BookPeople - Austin, TXBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11256189762749122706noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633516489004070518.post-39206201519270631612016-02-07T15:38:23.885-05:002016-02-07T15:38:23.885-05:00the books and the Harry Ransom Center are definite...the books and the Harry Ransom Center are definitely reasons to visit Austin, but so is the food. You can walk along the lake all you want to burn off the calories, but if you've enjoyed some of the great food on offer, you'll come home with more than a few pounds of books!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17758192397879891357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633516489004070518.post-80952202469949908032016-02-07T08:35:06.552-05:002016-02-07T08:35:06.552-05:00I didn't make it to the Harry Ransom Center bu...I didn't make it to the Harry Ransom Center but this just gives me a reason to go back! You have the best of both worlds; Prairie Lights and BookPeople! Thanks for the comments, Lisa.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256189762749122706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633516489004070518.post-38309009383681830812016-02-06T15:03:54.399-05:002016-02-06T15:03:54.399-05:00As I am a born and bred Iowan (Iowa City and surro...As I am a born and bred Iowan (Iowa City and surrounding areas), I also have Texas roots (husband). I've lived in Texas for 10 years and his family, for the most part, now reside in Austin. I'll be there in 10 days and BookPeople is always on my list when I hit Austin soil. (Prairie Lights when I'm in IC). Malvern Books is new to me, so I'll add that to my list. I love Austin, but it's not the big/small town I used to know and love. Too many people and cars today. As an aside, did you visit the Harry Ransom Center? That's always at the top of the list as their exhibits:"Gone With the Wind" gowns, The Gutenberg Bible is always on display and there was Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'. To me, after a visit to a great bookstore, the Harry Ransom Center is a Wonderland.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17758192397879891357noreply@blogger.com