There’s still time to participate in DFW’s indie bookstore crawl
Through the month of August, 24 bookstores in the DFW area are hosting a bookstore crawl. Here’s what you need to know.
The North Texas Indie Bookstore Crawl officially kicked off at the beginning of August, but don’t worry, there’s still plenty of time to participate. The monthlong adventure officially wraps on August 31, and you can visit as many of the stops along the crawl between now and then as you’d like to visit. First, though: What even is an indie bookstore crawl? I’m glad you asked.
Bookstore crawls are events (typically organized by independent bookstores, like the ones in Dallas-Forth Worth) where people are encouraged to visit numerous stores during a specific period of time. Most often, these crawls are designed to last one day, but everything is bigger and better in Texas 💅. The DFW crawl features 24 participating bookstores and serves as an exciting way to support local businesses, discover new stories, and connect with like-minded members of the community.
Is there a prize for participating?
Now that we’ve gone over what a bookstore crawl is, let’s dive into the specifics of this one. In addition to visiting new shops and adding even more books to your TBR list, there’s a bonus benefit to participating in the DFW event. When you visit your first location on the map, you’ll get a passport where you can collect stamps—one for each of the 24 participating stores—over the next few weeks.
Once you’ve completed your personal collection (you don’t need to get all 24), return your passport to Talking Animal Books in Grapevine by August 31. If you’re unable to bring yours back to the store, don’t worry! You can submit your stamps via email by contacting katyandval@gmail.com. After submitting your passport, you’ll be automatically entered into a raffle to win one of three gift cards to bookshop.org.
Visiting numerous independent bookstores, picking up titles you’ve been dying to read, and then being entered into a raffle to win even more books? Yeah, that sounds like every booklover’s dream—except it’s better than that, because it’s reality.
Which bookstores are involved in the DFW crawl?
AXIOS Dallas broke down the participating stores by location, which is super helpful. Here are all the bookshops participating in the crawl:
Dallas & Fort Worth
Poets Bookshop, 506 N. Bishop Ave. and 2649 Main St., Dallas
Blush Bookstore, 432 W. Eighth St., Dallas
Deep Vellum, 3000 Commerce St., Dallas
Half Price Books, 5803 E. Northwest Highway, Dallas
Monkey and Dog Books, 3608 W. Seventh St., Fort Worth
Interabang Books, 5600 W. Lovers Lane, Dallas
Recluse Books, 465 S. Main St., Fort Worth
Lucky Dog Books, 10534 Garland Road and 911 W. Jefferson Blvd., Dallas
The Dock Bookshop, 6637 Meadowbrook Drive, Fort Worth
Pan-African Connection, 4466 S. Marsalis Ave., Dallas
The Wild Detectives, 314 W. Eighth St., Dallas
Whose Books, 512 W. Davis St., Dallas
Denton & other cities
Patchouli Joe’s Books & Indulgences, 221 W. Hickory St., Denton
The Novel Narwhal, 304 N. Oak St., Roanoke
Recycled Books, 200 N. Locust St., Denton
A House With Books, 1101 Bear Creek Parkway, Keller
The Plot Twist, 227 W. Oak St., Denton
Neighbor Books, 208 E. Louisiana St., McKinney
Bibliobar, 1018 E. 15th St., Plano
Talking Animal Books, 103 W. Worth St., Grapevine
Fire and Fable, 118 E. Rusk St., Rockwall
Ready, set, read!
So, what bookstores are you planning to visit? Are you going to try to get to all 24 before August 31? Let us know!
And, if you need a little inspiration for what books to check out on the crawl, these books are set in Texas, and here are some books written by authors from the Lone Star State.
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