Annie's Book Stop of Worcester

The little bookstore that's bigger on the inside

Annie’s Book Stop is happy to shine our Friday Spotlight on children’s book author Josh Funk! Besides being active and running some excellent workshops through the New England chapter of the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Josh Funk writes silly stories and somehow tricks people into publishing them as picture books – such …

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Shana Tova to our friends and family who are celebrating Rosh Hoshanah this week! May all of you have a sweet and good new year! For those of you who are stopping into the store this week, check out our new Gothic Novel section—just below our Suspense section—which includes some great vintage titles! We also …

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Happy Labor Day! We hope all our friends are having an excellent holiday weekend and staying safe. Do you know what we are celebrating today? According to the Department of Labor: Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of …

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Back to School season is in full swing! We have literature for all grades—in spinner racks by our new author section, in our literature section, and in our children’s and YA areas—so if you find you need a last minute book for the school year, stop in and see what we’ve got. If you’ve got …

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Thank you to everyone who came out for our fabulous events this week! We had a full house for Paul Tremblay, but there still are a very few signed copies of The Cabin at the End of the World available. We also had a fun time with our Doctor Who Discussion Night and our How …

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Happy August! August is that strange month in the U.S. where folks are both clinging to summer and preparing for the new school year. Fortunately, we have books for both of those things—and if you’re in a bind or still traveling, we can even mail them to you.  Find out more about our Mail Order …

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Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our spotlight on author Sydra Mallery, children’s book author and elementary school teacher. Sydra will be at our 65 James Street store on Saturday, August 25, from 1:00 – 3:00 with her newest picture book, A Most Unusual Day—a beautiful story of adoption. Thank you so …

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Thank you to everyone who came out (and brought their kids!) to all our awesome events last week—especially for our new regular monthly Storytime and our very special Winnie-the-Pooh Day! There is ONE MORE DAY left for our Report Card Rewards program! If your student has a great report card, you can still stop in …

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We are almost done with July. Do you have a student with a great report card?  Have you brought them into our 65 James Street store for our Report Card Rewards program? You only have until July 31 to get a reward! Here are the rewards!  (One prize per report card.) If your highest grade …

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Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our Friday Spotlight on local author J.C. Artemisia. She will be at our 65 James Street bookstore on Sunday, August 12, from 1:00 – 3:00 PM hosting a workshop for children (and parents!) about sigil making and talking about the Pagan picture books she’s released. Thank …

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