August is peeking around the corner at us, with its “dog days” and its hints of harvest moons. We have one more event in the month of July on Wednesday, July 31st…. the birthday celebration of Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived. It has been twenty-one years since HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE was …
We’ve just returned from The Northeastern Writers’ Conference, an annual event known colloquially as Camp Necon and held at Roger Williams University. Featuring familiar names and rising stars in the genres of horror, weird fiction, and dark fantasy, it’s one of our favourite events of the year. We sold many books at our tables and …
The weather outside our little bookstore that’s bigger on the inside is hazy, hot and humid, building up for an overcast and rainy week to come. But inside you can find some of the coolest books, gifts and events in the whole city of Worcester. If you’re missing the sun this week, pick up a …
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 …
(Apologies to our Newsletter Subscribers. MailerLite is in the middle of an update. But our newsletter is still worth waiting for with its added information and coupon, so subscribe if you haven’t yet!) We’re halfway through July, and really picking things up with news and events! Hang on, there’s a lot in this blog! Are …
Happy Birthday Harry Potter! Thanks for joining our special Happy Birthday, Harry Potter celebration! All the titles are in stock, including the brand-new paperback release of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD. Come see our table display in the middle readers and teen room. Speaking of children’s literature and favorite books, have you seen our …
Happy last full week of July! Have you picked up your Summer Reading books yet? We have a great selection in-store, and we can also order them for you. Come in before you run out of summer to read those books! We have a busy week and weekend closing out the month for you. THIS …
Congratulations to all the 2016 Shirley Jackson Award nominees and winners from this weekend. Check out who was nominated and who won here. Thank you to everyone who came out to our Dr. Seuss Story and Craft Day, our Rainbow Readers Discuss Tremontaine by Ellen Kushner, and our Numbers Count Drop-in Activity! We have plenty …
August continues to be a fun month for the bookstore and patrons. The weather, of course is being August-y and New Englandy, changing every five minutes or so from thunderstorms to heatwaves to perfect gorgeousness—so, whether you want to be prepared for a storm day or a beach day, stop in and see what we’ve …
Happy August, folks! Thank you to everyone who showed up to our weekend-long Happy Birthday, Harry Potter; Welcome Harry Potter and the Cursed Child event. We had a lot of fun on the countdown to opening the books: the costumes were grand, the readings were fun, and there was a lot of laughing and chatter …
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