Devastating closure of iconic store during ‘retail apocalypse’ gets surprise boost after major brand swoops in

THE devastating closure of an iconic bookstore owned by author Larry McMurtry has left locals in two minds after a famous renovation duo bought the building. Opened in 1987, Booked Up was a literary landmark of Archer City, Texas, but unfortunately is the latest victim of the retail apocalypse. 5 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry poses at his bookstore in Archer City, Texas Credit: AP 5 The bookstore was opened in 1987 Credit: TripAdvisor 5 An inside pic of Booked Up Credit: TripAdvisor McMurtry, who died in 2021, had to relinquish his lifetime passion project to the unstoppable pressures of… Read Full Article