Annie's Book Stop of Worcester

The little bookstore that's bigger on the inside

Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine their spotlight on Catherine Reed this week!  Catherine has read her poetry and done signings at the bookstore before, and she was last week’s featured reader for Worcester Storytellers.  Reed’s first collection of poems, Crossing Boundaries, includes her winning poems from the 2012 Dr. A. Barbara …

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The end of April is in sight and we’ll be moving to May with this weekend! Before we mention anything else, let’s talk a little about this weekend—It’s a special one! THIS WEEKEND, April 30-May 1, we have our Weekend Long Independent Bookstore / Vintage Book Event! ABSW has a great collection of vintage and …

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This week, at Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester, we’ve got a special spotlight to shine on ABSW owner, Patty Cryan! Patty has worked as a bookseller since 1987; she started with Reader’s Market, a discount outlet for Waldenbooks, in Rye Brook, NY, and worked there until 1990.  Afterwards, she spent the next six years working …

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Happy April Vacation Week! There’s a lot going on this week at our “bigger on the inside” 65 James Street bookstore with these beautiful days happening around us! But first, a big “Thank You” to everyone who came out for our events this weekend! We had Jo Page and Scott Schaeffer-Duffy here on Saturday and …

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Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our weekly spotlight on Scott Schaeffer-Duffy, author and activist who graduated from Worcester’s Holy Cross College. He’ll be visiting our 65 James Street store on Sunday, April 17, to talk about his book, Nothing Is Impossible, which is a memoir of activism, hope and inspiration. Thank …

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We have got a PACKED newsletter and blog for you this week with a lot of new details on the events happening in April at our “bigger on the inside” 65 James Street bookstore! First of all, ABSW is happy to announce that we will be once again supporting Worcester – The City That Reads …

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Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our spotlight on author and minister Jo Page, who be bringing her book, Preaching in my Yes Dress, Confessions of a Reluctant Pastor. Jo will be at our 65 James Street store on Saturday, April 16, from 2:00 – 4:00 PM. Thank you so much for …

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Happy April and National Poetry Month to all! We’ve certainly started out this April with an abundance of “showers”! But even if you don’t see our sales carts on the sidewalk, we still have them inside if you want to check out some extra discounted books! Thank you to everyone who came out for our …

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Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our Friday Spotlight on author James A. Moore.  Moore, whose been a friend of the bookstore and staff for years, was here earlier in the year with the “packed so full locals brought chairs from home” Writers Coffeehouse New England, which he co-organizes with author Christopher …

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