Best Independently Owned Bookstores in Houston

01 of 06

Bhuku Rako Rinodikanwa Ringave Rakanaka Iko muHouston

Kune bibliophile yakasimba, hapana chinhu chakafanana nekufuratira mumashalofu akachengetwa akakurumbira nemazita uye nenyaya dzaunenge uchiri kuongorora. Nenguva inotevera iwe uchitsvaga kuverenga zvakanaka, edza kubva kubva kuAmazon.com kana bhuku guru bhuku, uye panzvimbo iyo, tsvaga bhuku rako rinotevera raunoda pane rimwe remabhuku mabhuku eHoston akazvimiririra.

02 of 06

Brazos Bookstore

Dzoka nepamukova weBrazos Bookstore, uye chimwe chinhu chinonyatsojeka: vanhu ava vanoda mabhuku avo.

"Tinoverenga zvatiinazvo," anodaro maneja wezvitoro Mark Haber - uye inoratidza. Zvose zviri muBrazos zvakanyanyiswa. Vashandi vanotora uye mazano vanoiswa mudura rose, uye rakawanda rakafuridzirwa mazita ekuremekedza anochinja kubva vhiki kusvika vhiki. Hauna chokwadi chauri kutsvaga? Kumbira chero mushandi, uye vanogara vachifara kuita mazano. Iwe unogonawo kuenda kune webhusaiti yechitoro kuti uverenge zvakawanda pamusoro pevashandi vevashandi (kusanganisira vana 'mazano'!), Pamwe chete nemashoko pamhando dzavo dzekuda uye mabhuku ekutanga maitiro.

Chikoro chezviitiko chekuchengetedza chiri kuputika, uye chimwe chinhu chiri kuitika anenge zuva rimwe nerimwe revhiki - kubva mubhuku rinopinda kubhuku ravo rebhubhu, kumapurogiramu evana. Chikamu chikuru chevana chakasimudzwa kumashure, uye nhoroondo yevana vaduku inoitika Mugovera wega wega.

Zano: Tevera Brazos pane Twitter kana Instagram nekuda kwekutsvaga kwavo kwevhiki.

Detai ls
2421 Bissonnet Street
Houston, Texas 77005

Maawa
Muvhuro | 10 am - 8 pm
Chipiri | 10 am - 8 pm
Chitatu | 10 am - 8 pm
China | 10 am - 8 pm
Chishanu | 10 am - 8 pm
Mugovera | 10 am - 8 pm
Svondo | 12 pm - 6 pm

03 of 06

Kuurayiwa neBhuku

Kana chakavanzika kana kupara kwemhosva chiri chimiro chako chekusarudza, Kuurayiwa neBhuku kunowanikwa mumasasa. Sezvo dare guru rezvinyorwa zvezvinyorwa zvenhema munyika yacho, rine masaga uye mashefu akazvitsaurira kune fantasy espionage uye zvinonakidza zvinonakidza.

Apo Houston-nharaunda McKenna Jordan akatenga dhaka kubva kune muridzi wayo wepakutanga muna 2009, akachengetedza hukama hwakanaka nekuvimbika kwakagadziriswa kubva pamasuwo akazaruka muna 1980. Shamba pachayo yakajeka uye yakazaruka, ine nzvimbo yakawanda yekuona. Manotsi akanyorwa nemaoko ari pamabhazifu anopa mazano kubva kuvashandi vane ruzivo, uye mabhuku ekunyora uye munyori kuverenga zvinowanzoitika.

Chikamu chevana vane mwero chinewo zvimwe zvisarudzo zvikuru zvevadzidzi vaduku, uye zvinhu zvisiri-mabhuku sezvikwama zvechikwata uye makakiti emakwenzi akachenjera anowanikwawo. Bhuku rekukurukurirana kwemwedzi nemwedzi rinosanganawo muchitoro, kazhinji Chitatu chechitatu chemwedzi. Nyaya dzehurukuro dzakasiyana-siyana mwedzi nemwedzi, asi dzinosanganisira zvinyorwa semamerican, vanyori vatsva, uye muvakidzani.

Zano: Tevedzera Kuurayiwa neBhuku pa Twitter kuti uwane nezvezviitiko zvinouya uye mabhuku ekutsvaga.

Mashoko
2342 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77005

Maawa
Muvhuro | 10 am - 6 pm
Chipiri | 10 am - 6 pm
Chitatu | 10 am - 6 pm
China | 10 am - 6 pm
Chishanu | 10 am - 6 pm
Mugovera | 10 am - 6 pm
Svondo | 11 am - 5 pm

04 of 06

Kaboom Books

Kaboom Mabhuku ane zvikamu 83 uye mazita 72,000 emabhuku akashandiswa, asi haungatori kopi imwe ye 50 Shades yeGrey mukati. Nokuti, sezvo muridzi wemuridzi John Dillman anoti, "Ndinongotengesa izvo zvandinoziva."

Nemhaka yokuti mabhuku ezvitoro anoshandiswa kazhinji vanowana bhuku ravo rekuverenga nebhuku - nevarume vanounza makopi avo kutengesa -Dillman vanoti anongogamuchira zvinhu zvaanoziva. Iko kunofadza chaizvo paunofunga nezvehuwandu hwehuwandu hwemashoko akavhara masvingo eKaboom. Mabhuku anotsvaga muzvinyorwa zvepaini mashefu kubva pasi kusvika kune zvakaderera zvakadzama, zvinowanzodikanwa nemakirwo kusvika kumusoro. Uye izvozvo hazvikwanisi kusanganisira zviuru zvepipi zvinyorwa zvisingaoneki.

Zviri nyore kufungidzira kushandisa maawa akawanda mukati meKaboom, kushandura rakafuridzira mushure mefufuti yezvinyoro zvinyoronyoro zvinyorwa zvemashoko kana nhema kana psychology. Ichokwadi, vazhinji vanoita. Uye haisi ivo chete vari munharaunda iyo inofamba nayo. Dillman vanoti vanhu vanouya kubva kumativi ose enyika kuti vashanyire dhaka. "Mabhuku ezvitoro anoshandiswa ari kuenda," anodaro Dillman. Uye Kaboom mabhuku ndechechokwadi zvakakodzera kukosha.

Zano: Kuramba neKaboom Mabhuku 'Instagram for shots' aiti 'mabhodhi' akanaka mabhuku.

Mashoko
3116 Houston Avenue
Houston, TX 77009

Maawa
Muvhuro | 12 pm - 8 pm
Chipiri | 12 pm - 8 pm
Chitatu | 12 pm - 8 pm
China | 12 pm - 8 pm
Chishanu | 12 pm - 8 pm
Mugovera | 12 pm - 8 pm
Svondo | 12 pm - 6 pm

05 of 06

Blue WIllow Bookshop

Bhuku rinonzi Blue Willow Bookshop harisi bhuku rekushandisa mabhuku chete, iyo inharaunda yepamunharaunda. Mukuwedzera kune mabhuku ekunyora uye munyori kuverenga, shamba ine mabhuku akawanda anobata mabhuku mabhuku-kunyange mazvimiriro evanodzika mabhuku mabhuku anogona kuwana zvidzidzo mubhuku ravo sarudzo kana vanyoresa nechitoro-uye vana vakagamuchirwa ne "storytime" zuva rega rega mangwanani kusvikira 10 am nokuda kwekuverenga mabhuku, mabasa emifananidzo, uye nziyo. Blue Willow inotsigirawo zviitiko zvakasangana nemabhuku, zvinosanganisira Teen BookCon, uye Bookworm uye Tweens Verenga mitambo.

Vashandi veBlue Willow Bookshop vanofarira kuzvidana ivo "boka rakanaka revashambadziri vane mazano ekufunga ." Uye ndizvo chaizvo zvauchawana. Bhuku rokusarudza rinokura - nekunakidza kwevana nevakuru vechidiki mazita - asi hapana chirevo che "big-box" inonzwa. Vashandi vane ushamwari uye vanoziva, vane mazano makuru kana iwe usingazivi zvauri kutsvaga. Kana vasina chaunoda, vanofara kuiraira.

Zano: Vateverei pa Twitter, Facebook, uye Instagram pamisoro yavo yepamusoro kana kuti inofadza yebhuku.

Mashoko
14532 Memorial Drive
Houston, TX 77079

Maawa
Muvhuro | 9:30 am - 6:30 pm
Chipiri | 9:30 am - 6:30 pm
Chitatu | 9:30 am - 6:30 pm
China | 9:30 am - 6:30 pm
Chishanu | 9:30 am - 6:30 pm
Mugovera | 9:30 am - 6 pm
Svondo | Yakavharwa

06 of 06

Becker's Books

Zvose zvinokwana nook, cranny, uye kona muBhuku raBhekker rakazara nemabhuku. I Becker mhuri yakazarura imba yekugadziriswa-imba-yakashandurwa-mabhuku muna 1994, uye iko zvino yava nekodzero yakawanda yezvishandiswa, zvisingasviki uye zvisiri zvekunyora zvinyorwa munenge mhando dzose dzemarudzi.

Pakutanga, huwandu hwemabhuku uye hunoratidzika kusakosha kwehurongwa hunogona kuva hukuru-mabhuku akaiswa pamadziro kumadziro uye kusvika padenga, dzimwe nguva kunyange mumapuranga asingatauri pasi. Asi kana iwe uchikwanisa kuongorora zvishomanana, hapana kushayikwa kwepfuma-yakagadzirirwa pfuma inowanikwa. Iva wakagadzirira kupedza maawa mashomanana achifamba uye uchitarisa mabheji emhepo. Kana iwe ukawana chimwe chinhu chaunofarira, unogona kugara uchiputika pane chimwe chezvigaro zvakawanda zvakagadzikana zvakagadzirirwa mukati mechitoro uye uverenge peji shomanana uchifema mubhuku rekare rinonakidza kunhuhwa.

Zano: Inotengesa iri paIndaneti inowanikwawo pawebsite yechitoro kana uri kutsvaga chimwe chinhu chaicho.

Mashoko
7405 Westview Drive
Houston, TX, 77055

Maawa
Mo nday | 11 am - 6 pm
Chipiri | 11 am - 6 pm
Chitatu | 11 am - 6 pm
China | 11 am - 6 pm
Chishanu | 11 am - 6 pm
Mugovera | 11 am - 6 pm
Svondo | Yakavharwa

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