Annie's Book Stop of Worcester

The little bookstore that's bigger on the inside

The month of March is speeding by, with an equal mix of sunny and slushy days, punctuated by wind.  Here at our little bookstore that’s bigger on the inside, we’re keeping ears and eyes on our local wetlands, since it’s almost time for BIG NIGHT… the annual migration of amphibians and reptiles to their vernal …

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Happy New Year’s Eve, and an enormous THANK YOU to all of you, our customers, for making 2018 a wonderful year at ABSW. We are looking forward to an even better year in 2019. Our post-holiday sale starts NOW!  Come in to the store to see our markdowns on many new titles as we prepare …

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For the past few years, Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester at 65 James Street has been proud to host the Rainbow Readers of Massachusetts, an LGBTQIA book club. Since partnering with the Rainbow Readers, the store has also created and grown our selection of queer titles and authors. Besides keeping these titles included in their …

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  We wish all of our Jewish friends a happy Hanukkah this week! 🙂 If you’re looking for some fun Hanukkah books, we still have a bunch on display below the register and in our holiday display in the children’s room. Some of them are even signed by local authors! Here is a quick reminder …

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We hope all of our friends and family in the US had a safe and lovely holiday and shopping weekend! We had an especially wonderful time at our Small Business Saturday celebration with authors and illustrators from the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators. Thank you to all the authors and illustrators who came …

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On this Veteran’s Day, everyone here at Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester says “Thank you” to all of those who have served in our military, at home and overseas. Next week also starts our holiday hours. Starting on Monday, November 19, our hours will be: Mondays and Tuesdays:         9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Wednesdays and …

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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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As a loving tease / update for those following along… we do still have some Big News coming! Keep your eyes on all our social media—we’ll let you know as soon as we can! Until then, here’s a quick look at what’s happening THIS WEEK! THIS WEDNESDAY, October 17,  starting at 7:00 PM, join us …

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(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 …

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Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our Friday Spotlight on Gabri (Gil) Kakins, who will be at our 65 James Street store TOMORROW, JUNE 2, from 1:00 – 3:00 PM as part of our Creating in the Trans Community panel celebrating Pride Month with the Rainbow Readers of Massachusetts. Gabri (Gil) Kakins …

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