Save the date! Our last BotM Meet Up of 2025 is November 20th at 5:30pm in store. Due to a stocking issue we have changed the November BotM to THE CORE OF AN ONION by Mark Kurlansky. Please note this months BotM Meet Up is happening on the THIRD THURSDAY of the month.
We’re kicking off the Holiday Season & Holiday Hours! Come down to Main Street to support local shops & enjoy the holiday cheer in downtown Gloucester.
FRIDAY 10am-7pm
SATURDAY 10am-7pm
Stay tuned for specials ~
Join us in downtown Gloucester for one of the most fun nights of the year! Downtown shops stay open all day and late into the evening with special offers, light bites and refreshments for holiday shoppers.
The Bookstore will have complimentary drinks & cookies (courtesy of Bookstore friend Mary Anne McCormick!) starting around 4:30pm. Keep an eye out of more specials to be announced!
We’re so pleased to join Literary Cape Ann again at their Holiday Book & Author Fair at Brackett’s Oceanview Restaurant in Rockport! On Saturday Dec. 6th from 12pm-3pm, we’ll be selling books by local authors & other holiday goods & a selection of authors will be present to sign & personalize their books! This is a perfect opportunity to shop for the bookworms on your list. A variety of genres and books for different aged readers will be available.
We’re bringing Sunday Holiday Pop Ups back to The Bookstore this holiday season! Stop in store on Sunday Dec 7th to peruse holiday gifts by Charlee Bianchini!
Time TBD - Photos to come
Join us downtown for all day & late night shopping! Specials, sales, & complimentary drinks and treats available in many shops.
The Bookstore have complimentary drinks & cookies (courtesy of Bookstore friend Mary Anne McCormick) starting around 4:30pm. Stay tuned for more specials announcements!
We’re bringing Sunday Holiday Pop Ups back to The Bookstore this holiday season! Stop in store on Sunday Dec 14th from 10am-1pm to see artwork by Miranda Aisling!
Photos to come
We’re bringing Sunday Holiday Pop Ups back to The Bookstore this holiday season! Stop in store on Sunday Dec 21st from 12pm-2pm to check out sea glass artwork by Janine.
Photos to come
Save the date! Book of the Month Meet Up for October is on Thursday October 30th. We’re welcoming the spooky season with a historical fantasy thriller BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL be VE Schwab. Get 10% off a copy at The Bookstore for the month of October.
You won’t want to miss this one! Mark Kurlansky is back in Gloucester to discuss his new book The Boston Way: Radicals Against Slavery & The Civil War! Join us in Sawyer Free Library’s new Community Room on Saturday October 25th from 2pm-3pm.
Registration through Sawyer Free Library is open now! Space is limited, sign up today!
The Bookstore will have books for sale at the event.
Daniel Seddiqui will join us at The Bookstore from 6pm-7pm on Thursday October 23rd to discuss his new book ‘Gettin’ Nautical in New England’ Books will be for sale in store and at the event!
We’re so exciting to partner with Sawyer Free Library for an event with FANCY NANCY illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser! Robin & Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman (sister & fellow author/artist) will lead fun activities plus a book reading. Costumes welcome!
Books will be available for purchase at the event.
We’ll welcome Natalie Dykstra - author of Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner - into The Bookstore on Wednesday October 15th from 5:30pm-7pm! Natalie will talk about Isabella Stewart Gardner and her Gloucester connections.
Books will be available for purchase at the event!
We’re so pleased to welcome Laura Ventimiglia in store to celebrate her new novel WOMEN OF LIGHT! Laura will be accompanied by Allie Nicastro, who contributed artwork that can be seen throughout the book. Join us at The Bookstore on Sunday October 5th from 4pm-5pm for a book launch with complimentary treats from Caffè Sicilia.
Books will be available for sale at the event! Get copies personalized by the author & illustrator!
We’re partnering with Sawyer Free Library (back at 2 Dale Ave!) for an event with Gloucester-raised artists, author, and animator Ben Wickey! Ben will talk about his new graphic novel More Weight: A Salem Story - a nonfiction account of the witch trials and their ripple effect to modern times.
Books will be available at the event & preorders always encouraged!
Save the date! Book of the Month Meet Up for September is Thursday 9/25! We’ll be discussing CATALINA. Get your copy in store today!
We’ll welcome Catherine Strisik in store for a Poetry Reading on Thursday Sept 18th from 5:30-7pm. Catherine will be in conversation with friends and fellow writers Vassiliki Rapti & Peter Botteas.
Books will be available for purchase at the event.
Gloucester’s former Poet Laureate John Ronan will read from his latest poetry collection for us in store on Thursday September 4th from 6pm-7pm.
Books will be available for purchase at the reading and beforehand in store!
A Tale of Two Candles will be at The Bookstore with a variety of bookish candles during Schooner Fest Sunday! Timing is subject to change
The August BotM is ‘Good Material’ by Dolly Alderton! Save 10% off this title all month long & join us in store on August 28th to chat about the book. Complimentary tea & snacks provided!
Mark your calendars - the Self-Care Social: Pop-Up Market will be happening at Revive Wellness on August 23rd!
Join us on August 23rd at Revive Wellness for a day full of relaxation, shopping, and good vibes. From spa treatments and tarot readings to books, clothing, baked goods & more - it’s the perfect chance to treat yourself while supporting local businesses.
The Bookstore will be at the Market with a selection of curated books for sale!
Save the date! Our July Book of the Month is ‘The Serviceberry’ by Robin Wall Kimmerer! We’ll meet in store Thursday July 31st from 5:30-7pm to discuss. All are welcome. Save 10% off this title for the month of July!
Ellen Wayland-Smith, author of ‘The Science of Last Things: Essays on Deep Time and the Boundaries of the Self’, will give a book talk at The Bookstore on Thursday July 17th from 6-7pm. Books will be available for sale at the event!
Join us at Rocky Neck Cultural Center on Thursday July 17th at 7pm for an author talk with Alan Weisman about his new book ‘Hope Dies Last’! This is a free event, no RSVP required.
The Bookstore will have books for sale at the event and in store beforehand! Preorders always appreciated.
We’re excited to partner with Temple Ahavat Achim in Gloucester for an author event with Allegra Goodman on Tuesday July 15th! This event is open to the public, but registration is required. Visit the TAA website to register.
The Bookstore will have books at the event available for purchase! Preorders always appreciated.
We’re pleased to welcome poets Matthew E Henry and Linda Carney-Goodrich in store for a poetry reading! Join us in store Thursday July 10th from 6pm-7pm to listen in.
Their poetry collections will be for sale at the event.
We’re excited to collaborate on a FREE book giveaway again with our friends from Dogtown Books and CAM at the 5th Annual Gloucester Juneteenth Celebration! Special thanks to Action Inc for sponsoring this year’s free book table.
Visit Cape Ann Museum’s website for more info!
This month we’ll be discussing ‘Yellowface’ by RF Kuang. Take advantage of 10% off this title if you don’t have a copy yet! Let us know if you plan to join in on the discussion!
Local authors Wayne Soini and Rob Fitzgibbon will discuss their new book ‘Murder in Rockport, Massachusetts’ at the Lanesvillle Community Center on Sunday May 18th from 2:30-3:30pm!
The Bookstore will have books available for sale at the event!
Please join us in store on Friday May 2nd from 5:30pm-7pm for a book talk! Emily Carpenter will be discussing her new novel Gothictown with local author Shannon Kirk. We’ll have books available for sale at the event and in store!
We’ve teamed up with our Downtown neighbors and friends for a special Mother’s Day Stroll! Starting May 2nd, pick up a passport at any of the participating businesses, collect stamps from 10+ stores on the list, and be entered to win gift-card-bundle prizes! Passports should be dropped off to Castaway Café before 5pm on Saturday May 10th. Shop local & support your downtown!
North of Boston Book Trail year two and Indie Bookstores Day! Join in on the fun and bookish prizes!
April 26th & 27th, visit as many of the 19 participating stores as you can, collect stamps for each stop in a special NOBBT Passport, and be entered into tiered prizes at the end of the weekend! Passports will be available Saturday April 26th at your first stop. Folks can also choose the ‘Slow & Steady’ route and collect all 19 store stamps before Labor Day too.
Follow along on Instagram and Facebook at @northofbostonbooktrail for store details and more information about the Book Trail!
Website updates coming soon…
We’re welcoming poets Max Enos & Erin Browning in store on Friday April 25th for a poetry reading from 6pm-7pm! Come by to hear some poetry and check out their collections. We’ll have each of their books available for sale!
Our April Book of the Month Meet Up is Thursday April 24th in store from 5:30pm-7:00pm! Read the whole poetry collection, or just a few poems to talk about. Books available in store!
Rockport Library is hosting local authors Wayne Soini and Rob Fitzgibbon for a talk about their new book ‘Murder in Rockport, Massachusetts’ from 3pm-4pm.
The Bookstore will have books for sale at this event!
More info on Rockport Library’s website: https://rockportlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/book-talk-murder-in-rockport-massachusetts-terror-in-a-small-town-wayne-soini-and-robert-fitzgib/
