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Best Magazine Selection
Award Winner 2005

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2005 | Best Magazine Selection

Has this ever happened to you You head over to a huge magazine rack at a supermarket and are confronted with yards and yards of magazines, and every single one of them sucks. About one in five features the same celebrities; it's a sea of TomJenAngelinaBradTaraParis. And then most of the rest of them are narrowcasted toward hobbyists: Gun Psycho Monthly, Knitter's Illustrated, Scrapbooker's Gazette. That's not the case at Brazos Bookstore, where the relatively small magazine section contains... More »
2000 | Best Bookstore

You won't encounter a "mystery" section at Brazos Bookstore; nor can you order a mocha au lait. A fabulous collection of books and a knowledgeable staff are this classy enclave's draw. Brazos clearly places quality over quantity. Perusing the literature, history and art sections, you will be hard-pressed to find a throwaway title. DeLillo and Dostoyevsky share shelf space with newcomers like Jennifer Egan and Nathan Englander. Gibbons's history of Rome roosts near a new biography on Rosa... More »

Free for All: J.R. Helton, Barber of Seville and the Insight/Out Festival

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, May 17, 2012

J. R. Helton appears at Brazos Bookstore on Friday to discuss and sign his latest novel, Drugs. When it comes to making art about drugs, there is one crucial factor that divides the truly great works ... More »
J.R. Helton: Drugs

By Jef With One F | Thu, May 17, 2012

When it comes to making art about drugs, there is one crucial factor that divides the truly great works from the rest, and that is honesty. Over-sensationalize, and you risk the unintentional hilarity of Reefer Madness or, worse, glorifying the li... More »
Inuchan: Brazos Bookstore Becomes Your Own Personal Librarian

By Brittanie Shey | Tue, April 3, 2012

Have you ever wanted to be a member of a book club, but without the annoying conversation? Or, maybe you've wanted your own personal shopper, who picks out books guaranteed to please and enlighten you... More »
Free for All: Art Without a Price Tag

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, February 23, 2012

On Friday, we're dropping by the "Andy Paiko and Ethan Rose: Transference" exhibit at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Glass artist Andy Paiko and experimental sound artist Ethan Rose have r... More »
Robert Leleux: The Living End

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, January 19, 2012

Second chances come in many guises; for author and former Houstonian Robert Leleux and his family, it came in the form of Alzheimer’s disease. Leleux has a biting wit. With a hilarious take on the insanity that often surrounds him, sharp-tongued L... More »
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