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April 10, 2008

World War II book alert

2:50 PM Thu, Apr 10, 2008 | Permalink
Michael Merschel

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The surviving Doolittle Raiders will be convening in Dallas next week, and a pair of events will featurebooks about them.

On Thursday, a luncheon at the Frontiers of Flight museum will give attendees a chance to have books signed by the veterans.

The next day, a luncheon at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum offers a similar opportunity.

Follow those links for details about times and tickets.

(UPDATE: The Frontiers of Flight event is sold out.)
(SECOND UPDATE: Both events have sold out, although Jonna Doolittle Hoppes tickets are still available for Tuesday.)

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Huge independent bookstore coming to Plano

8:33 AM Thu, Apr 10, 2008 | Permalink
Michael Merschel

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The biggest knock against the Dallas-area book scene in recent years has been the lack of a large, independent bookseller. Dallas has not had one since Taylor's closed in the 1990s. And recently, even smaller favorites such as Black Images Book Bazaar and Shakespeare, Beethoven and Co. have vanished.

Our friends at Borders and Barnes & Noble (not to mention Amazon.com) have made sure nobody in town has gone bookless.

But it is still a cause for celebration to read that Legacy Books is planning to open at the Dallas North Tollway and Legacy Drive late this summer.

The story will be occupy 24,000 square feet -- on three levels -- in the demographically beautiful Shops at Legacy.

Steve Brown's story quotes Avin Mark Domnitz, chief executive of the American Booksellers Association, as saying that Legacy Books is the largest new, independent bookstore opening in recent memory.

"I cannot tell you how thrilled we are that an independent of such scope is opening," Mr. Domnitz said by e-mail. "Also the fact that they are opening in Texas makes us even more excited."

Do you agree, readers?

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