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’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/

Our March Book of the Month Meet Up is March 27th in store from 5:30-7! Enjoy some snacks and a hot drink while chatting with fellow readers. Our BotM is Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy.

A reminder that this event has limited space - please let a bookseller know if you plan to come and we will hold you a space!

We’ll be selling books at this event Thursday March 27th at SFL starting at 5pm!

*Only a few spots left as of 3/7

We’ll open the store from 5:30-7pm for folks who’d like to come be in community with other readers. This casual gathering will focus on the Book of the Month, but we encourage folks to come find kindred spirits. We’ll have light bites and hot drinks in store.

Please note, we are asking folks to sign up with a bookseller before the event so that we have enough space for mingling.

February’s Book of the Month is Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin! Enjoy 10% off this title for the month.

Literary Cape Ann invites shoppers and book lovers of all ages to meet some of this region’s talented authors and buy their books for holiday gift-giving. Literary Cape Ann’s annual holiday book and author fair coincides with a special day in town that includes strolling musicians, carolers, and an art walk. Rockport promises to be a bustling day with these holiday festivities and beautiful trees glittering with colorful lights up and down Main Street. It’s the perfect time to bring the family, shop for books and gifts, and sing a few carols.

The fair will be held at Brackett’s Oceanview Restaurant, 25 Main St., downtown Rockport, on Saturday, December 14, from noon to 3 p.m. Choose from mysteries, novels, memoir, science fiction, poetry, cookbooks, children’s books, and related merchandise. The Bookstore of Gloucester will be on hand to sell additional titles of interest to North Shore readers. All are welcome to stop by and enjoy conversations with this large and lively gathering of 19 of the North Shore’s esteemed authors.

Refreshments will be for sale at Brothers Brew and Brackett’s. A very special thank you to Brackett’s and to the Bookstore of Gloucester for all that they do to make this event possible.

Meet the authors!

Dianne C. Braley, fiction; David Caiati, science fiction; Kristin Czarnecki, memoir; Maddy Day, mystery; Dan Duffy, memoir; Mary Faino, children’s; Kyle Fiske, historical fiction; Kate Flora, mystery; JoeAnn Hart, environmental fiction and true crime/memoir; Tammy Donroe Inman, cookbook; Innkeepers of Rockport, cookbook; Jim Mastro, nature writing; Andrew Merton, poetry; Sheila Moeschen, regional culture; Liz Mugavero, mystery; Gail Brenner Nastasia, memoir; Ellie O’Leary, memoir and poetry; Paul St. Germain, regional history/culture; Peter Swanson, fiction; and Bonnie L. Sylvester, children’s.