Annie's Book Stop of Worcester

The little bookstore that's bigger on the inside

  Joseph Fink created and co-writes the Welcome to Night Vale podcasts. and is the New York Times best-selling author of Welcome to Nightvale, among other books. He also wrote a middle grade Halloween book, The Halloween Moon, which is highlighted in this interview. This interview was originally posted on October 28, 2021.     …

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As the year 2020 progresses and COVID-19 continues to influence many of our daily activities, we here at the little bookstore that’s bigger on the inside continue to monitor the safest ways of conducting business for our customers and our staff. Today’s COVID-19 Dashboard for Worcester County To that end, contrary to what we stated …

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Cloudy skies without, warm colours and twinkling lights within… we’re wrapping up October and looking forward to November at our little bookstore that’s bigger on the inside. Thanks to everyone who came out to our Spoooky Crafts event this past Saturday and to our Doctor Who Meetup on Sunday. We can’t let October end without …

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“We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.” ― Stephen King What gets classified as “genre” writing among booksellers and readers falls into the categories of mystery, fantasy, science fiction, and horror.  All of these often share space under the same umbrella known as “Speculative Fiction” – the stories that ask the …

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“The wind outside nested in each tree, prowled the sidewalks in invisible treads like unseen cats.” —Ray Bradbury Our monthly titles specials for October, one old favourite and one new release, are thematically linked to the spooky season. Stop in and receive 45% off copies of THE SPIDER AND THE FLY, a picture book illustrated …

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Happy first day of Fall here in New England, home of the little bookstore that’s bigger on the inside.  The leaves are starting to crunch on the ground, and although today is definitely a warm one, the nights are getting cooler and the air crisper and drier… perfect weather for reading on your porch and …

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It’s Tuesday again, and that means our weekly spotlight on speculative fiction… fantasy, science fiction, and horror. With GOOD OMENS about to launch its broadcast [featuring DOCTOR WHO’S own David Tennant], it’s a great time to re-read the novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Speaking of Neil Gaiman, we have a special collection of …

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Happy Halloween week! If you come into our store THIS WEDNESDAY, October 31, HALLOWEEN, in costume, we will have a special treat for you! Are you keeping an eye on our Facebook Page, our blog, and our website? Have you signed up for newsletter? There is news coming you won’t want to miss…. Thank you …

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We promise—we haven’t forgotten about the Big Announcement coming… it is coming! Soon! Keep your eyes on our Facebook Events Page and our website for or sign up for our newsletter so you don’t miss it! Are you watching The Haun ting of Hill House? We’ve got copies of the books by Shirley Jackson – …

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A Great Big Welcome to Jodie Whittaker as the new Doctor! We were very excited about her debut episode this weekend—but that’s all we’re saying right now because we want all of our Whovian friends to enjoy. No spoilers! Thank you to everyone who helped us start out a fabulous October by joining us at …

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