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STOREFRONT is our bookshop and gallery, featuring literature and visual work by the international artists and writers attending studio residencies at 100 West, and recommended books of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and plays influencing their work. Books on Texas, translations published by our friends at Deep Vellum, children’s books, a rotation of resident art, specialty office supplies, and residency merchandise are also available here. The Storefront hosts book clubs, author readings, book signings, creative workshops, and exhibitions posted on our events page.
All profits from purchases directly support our nonprofit mission to advance new work by an international community of artists and writers with our provision of generous support and historic space in downtown Corsicana. Online purchases through the link above to Bookshop.org is an alternative to Amazon and similar platforms for buying books online. Since 2020 Bookshop.org has raised over $33 million for local bookstores and nonprofits like ours.
OPEN - Fridays & Saturdays 10 am – 4 pm
203 North Commerce Street, Corsicana, TX 75110 (two blocks from 100 West)
I O O F. The history of the Odd Fellows is intertwined with the history of Corsicana. Learn about the festooned costumes, elaborate rituals, and secret ceremonies that took place in the Old Odd Fellows Lodge, now 100 West. Written by resident alum and writer Bruce Lee Webb
2021 Pulitzer Prize Finalist and resident Zora Howard, who performed this work in monologue at the Storefront.
Author Mathilde Walter Clark’s great grandfather made a white saddle for Buffalo Bill. Selected by Texas Monthly Recommends as a must-read, this novel tells the nuanced story of place, family, and belonging. Written during residency, translated from the Danish by Aitken & Semmel, published by Deep Vellum.
We recommend this unusual little novel for those looking to experiment beyond the limits of traditional fiction. Written in the characteristically circular style of Korean literary sensation Jung Young Moon, Seven Samurai is actually inspired by the writer’s time in Corsicana. Note the oil derrick on the cover. Also published by Deep Vellum.
This book explores how small-town Marfa, Texas, has become a landmark arts destination and tourist attraction, despite—and because of—its remote location in the immense Chihuahuan desert.
Playwright Will Arbery’s celebrated Heroes of the Fourth Turning, a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. Read this ahead of his published play Corsicana / Evanston Salt Costs Climbing available this December.
FULL SELECTION OF BOOKS BY RESIDENTS IN OUR STOREFRONT AND ONLINE
