Annie's Book Stop of Worcester

The little bookstore that's bigger on the inside

Well, we spoke a bit too soon in our last Updates Monday about this February being the warmest we can recall. We’re expecting half a foot of snow tomorrow, the last day of the month, and at least two more storms following right on this one’s heels. Therefore, this March can definitely be said to …

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Here at Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester, we have good reason to refer to ourselves as “the little bookstore that’s bigger on the inside”, and not just because of our love of DOCTOR WHO.  Today’s focus is on our bookcase of publisher specials and popular series.  Each month we select between four and seven newly-released …

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Happy Thanksgiving week here at our little bookstore that’s bigger on the inside! Our 2022 holiday hours have started; we’ll be opening at 9am instead of 10am!  We will also be open later on Sundays. Our hours today, Monday the 21st and tomorrow, Tuesday the 22nd will be 9am to 8pm.  We will open on …

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Welcome back to Standard Time, here at our little bookstore that’s bigger on the inside.  With the clocks being pushed back an hour this past weekend, it’s a reminder that nights are getting longer and the weather’s getting colder… the perfect excuse to stock up on books! And autumn doesn’t end on the stroke of …

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Hello to all our friends at the little bookstore that’s bigger on the inside! Before we commence with all the information in this week’s blog, we need to make something absolutely clear…  WE ARE NOT CLOSING!  In fact we’re doing better than ever, seeing lots of new faces and old friends, adding to our staff, …

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It’s a cold and windy day out-of-doors, but it’s cozy and warm here at Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester, our little bookstore that’s bigger on the inside. We hope everyone has shoveled out from Friday’s big snowstorm. We’re definitely expecting March to come in like the proverbial lion, but where it may or may not …

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Many people, when gifting a new book to someone, like to pair that gift with an attractive and meaningful bookmark. For this holiday gift-giving season, we expanded from our selection of publisher-promotional bookmarks to include the bookmark line from Out Of Print. These bookmarks not only hold your place in the book you’re reading, but …

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Another year at the helm of ABSW / Tower Books, and it’s time for another peek behind the curtain at some of the books that shaped and continue to linger in the mind of your humble chief bookseller, here at the little bookstore that’s bigger on the inside. All the titles from last year’s “desert …

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One of the best presents for a book lover [besides books themselves, of course!] is something in which to transport the books from place to place. ABSW / Tower Books sells two kinds of tote bags for you to choose from for holiday gift-giving. First, we’d like to spotlight our upcycle tote bags made by …

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The month of May has been a busy one here at our little bookstore that’s bigger on the inside.  The nice weather and the lifting of some COVID-19 restrictions has brought people out onto the streets, into the ball park, and into the shopping districts of Worcester.  We are pleased to see so many old …

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