Books and Crannies in Historic Downtown Terrell, Texas
Where the only limit is your imagination………………………………

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Books and Crannies is located in an old movie theatre which was built in 1925.   “The Iris Theatre” operated continuously until it’s final show in 2001.  We renovated it into our bookstore, but kept the flavor and the feel of the old theatre.  We also have a small theatre in the back of the store where we show classic movies and where our theatre troupe, The Vagabond Players, perform live theatrical presentations.

Our goal is to have a place of peace in a busy world where our customers can enjoy a quiet time in our reading area with a good book or just peruse our shelves to find great books to read.  Our resident feline greeters (Molly and Stormy) will be happy to help!

We sell both used and new books.  New books normally are discounted up to 15% off retail with no shipping charge.  If you are looking for an out of print book, please let us help you find it!  We take your gently used books in trade, and will offer you a store credit to use to ‘purchase’ used books that we have in stock in the store.  Up to 65% of your purchase can be ‘paid’ with credit from books you trade in.   With close to 100,000 used books in all genres, you are likely to find something you can’t live without on our shelves!  We are also the exclusive Terrell distributor of Susan’s Soaps and More – an all natural line of skin care products handmade in Scurry, Texas.  Susan’s soap scents are nothing short of delectable, and the salt glows can help solve a myriad of skin problems.  And with Skin Serums for every skin type, and lotion bars that smell good enough to eat, Susan has developed a complete line of skin care products.

Also located in the Iris Theatre building is Silhouette Ladies Resale Boutique.  Check out the “Silhouette” page for more information on this shop.  And our newest addition is a Metaphysical Shop called “Moonstone Treasures”!  There you will find a selection of stones, crystals, jewelry, tapestries, tarot cards, incense, and more – come check it out soon!

Stop by and visit soon – we would love to meet you!

In a book written by April Slaughter titled Ghost Hunting Texas, she Talks about the ghosts. At the Iris Theater

She summed it up:  “the Iris Theater and its bookstores have a positive energy about them. That is definitely inviting, and it is my belief that whoever spiritually visits the old theater is happy to have people around. Perhaps they are pleased with the fact that the theater, although downsized, still remains to provide a glimpse of a nostalgic past. Maybe the ghostly inhabitants are book lovers, thrilled with the prospect that they can share their literary favorites with others. Whatever the case may be, I was pleased to meet the spirits of the iris, and I’m sure they would be more than pleased to meet you.”

Austin’s Scottish Rite Theater

Ghosts. ghosts and more ghosts!