Annie's Book Stop of Worcester

The little bookstore that's bigger on the inside

  If you are looking for something to make your gifts look very pretty and different, we have an item that is quite unique. It is Gift wrap tape by Laughing Elephant, the company that makes the Fridge Magnets and Greeting Cards,  https://laughingelephant.com. As with their other products, the tape has vintage designs on them, …

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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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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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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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As we had mentioned in a previous blog post, Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester had recently just receive a kingly sum of used books in an Estate Sale by a book afficiado, we don’t mind saying,  is one cool dude. We recently expanded our Science-Fiction and Fantasy section and just last week finished shelving a HUGE …

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