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Houston Book Community Mourns Local Literary Titan Karl Kilian Kilian helped forge the Bayou City s place on the national literary stage, founding Brazos Bookstore and co-founding Inprint. By Emma Schkloven 12/11/2020 at 1:56pm Mention the name Karl Kilian to just about anyone in Houston s literary community, and they’ll come back at you with a story about the Brazos Bookstore founder. “Karl seemed to have read every book he ever stocked,” recalls Matt Henneman, co-owner and current chairman of Brazos’s board of directors, “and he never failed to have a great recommendation handy.” Adds Blue Willow Bookshop owner Valerie Koehler: “He was the consummate bookseller, knowledgeable in every way. Karl was a staunch supporter of the literary arts in Houston; a legend in the Houston book scene.”

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