What saith the great bookman Larry McMurtry now? According to an Associated Press report last week, Laredo, Texas may be the largest city in the U.S. without a bookstore. Their one and only B. Dalton is closing its doors in January, leaving book-minded residents to a 150-mile drive to San Antonio if they want to visit a brick-and-mortar shop. How far to McMurtry's 'book town,' Archer City? About 480 miles.

