Texian Books, which made its debut last year in Victoria, Tex., reopened Saturday in its new location at 201 S. Main St., where the "spacious store with high-ceilings houses a newly expanded inventory of more than 3,000 titles spanning all genres," the Advocate reported. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the bookshop, owned by Eveline and Kenneth Bethune, has been hosting a book club for adults over Zoom as well as clubs devoted to the YA and true crime genres.
Store manager Justin Salinas said he hopes the store, with its ample seating, carpeted kids' section and coffee station, will be a "creative space" for the Victoria community. "For book lovers, we hope they'll drop in, grab some coffee and lose themself in a book. Pop in your laptop. If you're writing the next great American novel, we want you to do it here.”
Salinas added that the Bethunes' goal of "making downtown Victoria a gem" inspired the move to the newly renovated Lapham building.
Early last week, Texian Books had posted on Facebook: "Saturday can't come soon enough! We are excited to share our new location with y'all. Due to Covid-19, we decided not to have a big hullabaloo, but you betcha we will celebrate our anniversary extra big when it's safe to have big gatherings again."
On Saturday, the bookshop posted: "Thank you to everyone who stopped by today for our reopening! We had a fantastic day & loved seeing our wonderful customers again!"