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A love letter to the Austin we lost, with considerably more tombstones.
Austin Is Dead is a darkly funny, deeply local coloring book celebrating the beloved Austin institutions that disappeared along the way. Illustrated by Austin artist Kristen Gunn, each page resurrects a piece of the city’s past through detailed, irreverent black-and-white artwork made for coloring.
From legendary music venues and restaurants to weird little institutions locals still mourn, it’s equal parts coloring book, Austin nostalgia trip, and souvenir for people who remember when that thing used to be there.
Perfect for Austin gift shops, bookstores, hotel boutiques, museum stores, and anyone looking for a local gift that goes well beyond the usual boots-and-bluebonnets.
INSIDE THE BOOK
Readers can color their way through dearly departed Austin favorites including Armadillo World Headquarters, Dart Bowl, Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds, Liberty Lunch, Nau’s Enfield Drug, I Luv Video, Hut’s Hamburgers, and more.
Each location gets its own illustrated tribute, combining recognizable Austin details, local history, humor, and just enough existential dread.
MADE FOR ACTUAL COLORING
11" × 8.5" landscape format
Detailed black-and-white original illustrations
Single-sided artwork
High-quality paper selected for coloring
Perfect bound
Soft-touch cover with spot-gloss details
Original writing and illustrations by Kristen Gunn
A VERY AUSTIN GIFT
Part nostalgia, part local history, part coloring book, Austin Is Dead is designed for locals, former locals, visitors, Austin obsessives, and anyone who has ever driven past a condo building and muttered, “That used to be…”
Great for: Austin souvenirs • Host gifts • Holiday gifts • Local-history gifts • Adult coloring • Impulse purchases • “I miss old Austin” emotional support objects
RETAIL-READY COUNTERTOP DISPLAY
Make Austin Is Dead an easy impulse buy with a compact countertop display designed specifically for the book.
FREE COUNTERTOP DISPLAY WITH EVERY CASE OF 30 BOOKS
The display gives the book a strong visual presence at checkout or on a small retail counter without requiring dedicated shelf space.
WHOLESALE DETAILS
Wholesale orders only
MSRP: $16.99
Wholesale: $8.49
Retailer margin: ~50%
Case Order: 30 books
Countertop display: Included with opening order
Format: 11" × 8.5" landscape
Creator: Kristen Gunn
Designed in: Austin, Texas
Page count: [Page Count]
CREATED IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
Austin Is Dead is written and illustrated by Kristen Gunn, an Austin-based artist, designer, and longtime local. The book grew out of equal parts affection and exasperation for a city that keeps changing while the places that made generations of Austinites fall in love with it keep disappearing.
It’s about all the Austin things we refuse to let die.
