Annie's Book Stop of Worcester

The little bookstore that's bigger on the inside

With a growing reputation for acquiring collections of used books, we sometimes come across some unique finds. Recently, we acquired a collection of Soviet Era Russian literature, containing all the titles you might already know, but also a great many from lesser-known Russian authors. Much of this assortment was published in Moscow and imported at …

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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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With the official First Day of Spring only some short weeks away, as well as the approach of Daylight Savings Time, we decided in 2017 not to wait for anything so “official,” and we’ve started today to go with our Spring hours by holding the doors open ’til 7pm today and every Sunday through Spring. …

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Winter has finally come back to Central New England, and it suddenly seems it needs to make up for lost time with a couple of big storms bearing lots of snow. Of course, that’s nothing new for us here at ABSW.  In fact, we welcome it as an opportunity! First, for those who make it …

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Happy Holiday Shopping Guide! Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester, the “bigger on the inside” bookstore at 65 James Street, is happy to present our 2016 recommendations for gifts this year. Looking for the perfect holiday gift for that tough to buy for friend or family member this holiday season? With a vintage book from Annie’s, …

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Happy Independence Day, friends of Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester! We hope everyone is having a safe and fun 4th of July celebration! We are open today if you do want to stop in. Otherwise, here is a very brief reminder of the SUPER AWESOME set of events we have coming up for the next …

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Happy first day of summer / Summer Solstice, everyone! As we begin summer, remember we’ve still got our Report Card Rewards until June 30. Bring your good grades in and get rewarded! We also want to remind you that you can now pre-order Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. In fact, we are having a …

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Happy May! We hope everyone had a lovely May Day weekend. We had a lovely Independent Bookstore / Vintage Book Event this past weekend. Thank you to everyone who stopped in to support us and peruse our vintage collection.  Many of the books will be moved to our website so keep an eye there. We …

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The end of April is in sight and we’ll be moving to May with this weekend! Before we mention anything else, let’s talk a little about this weekend—It’s a special one! THIS WEEKEND, April 30-May 1, we have our Weekend Long Independent Bookstore / Vintage Book Event! ABSW has a great collection of vintage and …

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This week, at Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester, we’ve got a special spotlight to shine on ABSW owner, Patty Cryan! Patty has worked as a bookseller since 1987; she started with Reader’s Market, a discount outlet for Waldenbooks, in Rye Brook, NY, and worked there until 1990.  Afterwards, she spent the next six years working …

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