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Read full story →★ Austin's Lone Star Bookstore — Since 1998
Texas Star
Books & Tales
48,000+ new, used & rare books under one tin roof on South Congress. Texas history, Westerns, cookbooks, kids, vinyl & strong coffee. Come get lost.
★ 4.9 — 6,200+ happy readers
Loved from El Paso to Beaumont
Loved from El Paso to Beaumont
★ SHOP LOCAL ★ READ TEXAS ★ SHOP LOCAL ★
1200 S CONGRESS • OPEN TILL 9PM
27Years on Congress
48K+Titles in store
140+Events per year
32KTrade-ins shelved
★ NEW FICTION ★ TEXANA ★ RARE WESTERNS ★ KIDS STORYTIME SAT 10AM ★ VINYL & ZINES ★ COFFEE CORNER ★ TRADE YOUR BOOKS ★ NEW FICTION ★ TEXANA ★ RARE WESTERNS ★ KIDS STORYTIME ★
★ 01 — About us
A big star for big stories
We started in 1998 with three shelves, a porch dog named Biscuit, and a belief: Texas deserves its own bookstore.
TX Star Books is a family-run independent bookstore in the heart of Austin. Two floors, a creaky staircase, the smell of paper and espresso. We hunt estate sales from Marfa to Nacogdoches for first-edition McMurtry, signed Cormac McCarthy, out-of-print cookbooks, Tejano poetry and kids classics. Half our stock is used — every book with a past life.
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True Texana. 4,000 sq ft dedicated to Texas history, ranch memoirs, border literature, BBQ & blues.
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Trade & treasure. Bring your books, leave with new ones. We pay cash or 30% more in store credit, daily 10–6.
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Coffee + porch. Starlight Coffee Bar inside — Mexican mocha, prickly-pear lemonade, rocking chairs out front.
1998
Founded
800 books on S. Congress
2007
Expansion
Second floor + coffee
2016
Rare Vault
First editions room
2025
48K titles
Texas-wide shipping
★ 02 — Shelves & Collections
Curated like
a mixtape
Not endless aisles — hand-picked shelves with staff notes on every third book. From Larry McMurtry to contemporary border voices, smoked-brisket cookbooks to space-race histories.
Bestseller • 4,200 titles
Texana & History
Alamo myths debunked, ranch diaries, oil-boom photos, Indigenous histories. Our beating heart.
Browse in store →Staff love • 3,800 titles
Westerns & Fiction
McMurtry, McCarthy, Paulette Jiles, Attica Locke. Signed firsts in the glass vault.
Browse in store →Families • 5,500 titles
Kids & Young Texas
Storytime Saturdays, bilingual picture books, armadillo plushies, summer reading club.
Storytime info →Tasty • 1,900 titles
BBQ & Cookbooks
Franklin Barbecue secrets, border tacos, chuckwagon desserts, vintage Junior League gems.
Browse in store →Rare • 900 treasures
Rare & First Editions
Letterpress, maps from 1840s, signed Lonesome Dove, Sam Houston letters (facsimiles too).
Our hunting story →Local • 2,300 items
Zines, Vinyl & Art
Austin musicians' memoirs, SXSW posters, local press poetry, used vinyl for porch nights.
See drops →★ 03 — Events on Congress
Never a quiet week
Author nights, two-step lessons between stacks, midnight poetry, kids pajama storytime. All free, all with sweet tea.
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SEP
SEP
Author Night
Attica Locke: Texas Noir & Justice
Reading + signing + pecan pie. 7PM, main floor. Free RSVP at door.
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SEP
SEP
Kids
Saturday Armadillo Storytime
Bilingual books, crafts, parade with paper cowboy hats. 10AM.
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SEP
SEP
Club
Lonesome Dove Slow Read — Chapter 12
Our 9-month read-along. Newcomers welcome, brisket provided.
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OCT
OCT
Music
Honky-Tonk & Hardcovers
Two-step lesson + local memoir showcase + vinyl pop-up. 8PM porch.
Host your book club with us
Private back room for 12, free coffee, 15% off club picks, after-hours available Thursdays.
Reserve a Table★ 04 — Why folks linger
More than a shop
Rocking chairs, rescue-dog naps, typewriter for love notes, and staff who remember your taste better than your mom.
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Starlight Coffee
Mexican mocha, Topo Chico floats, prickly-pear tea. Drink among the stacks.
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Book Finding
Lost your grandma's 1962 cookbook? We'll hunt Texas-wide in 48 hours. Free.
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Ship Anywhere
Wrapped in kraft + twine, with handwritten note. Free over $35 in Texas.
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Kids Club
Lil' Longhorns club: sticker map of Texas, free book every 6 visits.
★★★★★
“Found a signed McMurtry for my dad's 70th. Staff cried with me when I opened it. This place is church.”
Marisol G.
San Antonio • Verified reader
San Antonio • Verified reader
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“Drove from Dallas just for Texana room. Stayed 4 hours. Left with 11 books and a coffee addiction.”
James W.
Dallas • History teacher
Dallas • History teacher
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“Storytime is our Saturday ritual. My daughter thinks the armadillo mascot is real. Don't tell her.”
Priya & Leo
Austin • Lil' Longhorns
Austin • Lil' Longhorns
★ 05 — TX Star Journal
News, lists & lore
Staff picks, Texas literary news, event recaps and hunting stories from estate sales. Fresh ink weekly.
★ 06 — Good to know
Questions? Y'all ask a lot
Do you buy used books? +
Yes! Daily 10AM–6PM, no appointment. Cash on the spot or 30% more in trade credit. Texana, fiction, kids and cookbooks move fastest. Please bring books in a box or bag, max 3 boxes per day.
Do you ship outside Austin? +
We ship statewide and nationwide. Free Texas shipping over $35, flat $4.95 otherwise. Every order wrapped in kraft paper with a handwritten staff note and bookmark.
Are events really free? +
Almost all are free and open to all ages. Ticketed signings (big names) include a book copy. Porch concerts are tip-jar. Kids storytime Saturdays 10AM is always free.
Can you find a rare / out-of-print book? +
That's our sport. Tell us title, author, year — we'll search our vault, Texas partners and estate network within 48 hours and email you photos and price. No fee if we can't find it.
Do you have parking? Dogs allowed? +
Free lot behind the store + street parking on Congress. Well-behaved leashed dogs welcome inside (Biscuit II will greet them). Porch rocking chairs are prime sunset seats.
★ 07 — Find your star
Come sit a spell
Two floors, creaky stairs, cold lemonade. We're 5 minutes from downtown, right under the “SoCo” mural.
★ Visit
1200 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
Mon–Sat 9AM–9PM • Sun 10AM–6PM
Phone: +1 (512) 555-0187
Email: [email protected]
✉ Star Mail — 10% off
One letter a month. New Texana, signed firsts, secret porch sales. No spam, only paper love.
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