River Oaks Bookstore

01/24/2021

No caption necessary...

01/23/2021

From a River Oaks Bookstore newsletter, in the late '80s I think. This is one of the reasons we were so loved. Because in 47 years, our story and our focus never changed much. Cue the tears (mine at least)

01/21/2021

An advertisement for the Bookstore at the original location on W. Gray.

01/21/2021

Jeanne with two of her boys... long before the Bookstore. Jeanne - that hair! And, yep, that stud next to her... that's Michael, y'all.

01/20/2021

Another good one... From a monthly installment of the River Oaks Bookstore newsletter, circa 1990.

01/19/2021

We found this blast from the past while going through the back room. Great stuff.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OaOZRPh9UP9wAXNfOJFazEWvMryZGfOf/view?usp=drivesdk

01/15/2021

Going through the back room... 47 years of miscellanea... and we just got started 😏

12/28/2020

12/20/2020

“The bookstore is a thing we love, none of us are in it for the money, so yes, we’re going to miss it, but the truth is, the world has passed us by. We understand that right now, the store is just not going to work out and it’s sad, but there’s a time for every season.”

Thank you, friends and readers, for all the seasons.

Local booksellers reflect on the industry’s biggest antagonists: big online sellers and the pandemic.

12/17/2020

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Owlbotron and Northtale will be getting some FANTASTIC help from River Oaks Bookstore in filling the Curiosity Cruiser with books.

Sadly, the Bookstore will close at the end of the month and founder Jeanne Jard will donate ALL unsold books to the Curiosity Cruiser. This fabulous donation will help build home libraries for children in need!
You still have time to do your Gift 🎁 buying at ROBS, and don’t forget our special FIRESIDE CHAT with Jeanne Jard tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. See the link in our bio.

12/07/2020

Recent Texas bookstore openings, closings

11/20/2020

Lovely job, Jeanne.
We ♡ you, Houston.

After nearly 47 years, River Oaks Bookstore’s story has come to an end.