Happy February, everyone! Happy “Black History Month”, as well as a month for “Boosting your Self-Esteem”, and “Teen Dating Violence Awareness.” We’ve already got our children’s display up for Black History, and we’re at 65 James Street are putting out displays and more books for our other themes this week. We apologize for any inconvenience …
We are rounding out the last week of January and getting ready for February. It is still quite cold outside, and there may still be some snowstorms before winter is over, so make sure you have enough books to cuddle up with this season. Of course, we’re nice and warm inside the bookstore—and we still …
We hope all of our American friends had a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving! We enjoyed a good day off, and then a lovely weekend following with the Worcester Storytellers and Richard Fox on Friday night, and then a fun Small Business Saturday with Broad Universe—even through some crazy holiday traffic! Thank you to all of …
Thank you to everyone who attended our fun and informative “Have you ever wondered…?” panel of non-fiction children’s authors and illustrators this past weekend. We had a great time with everyone. Author Joan Duris provided us with this great panel picture. This Friday, July 3rd is the LAST CHANCE to register and pay for our …
We hope all of our friends who are dads had an AWESOME Father’s Day this past weekend! And a happy Summer Solstice from this weekend to all who celebrate that. Don’t forget our registration deadline for our All-Day Teen Writing Workshop on Saturday, July 11. The $60 registration includes the workshop, lunch, handouts, and individualized …
We hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween this past weekend! We are now in the winds of November—and we’ve got a lot blowing around for events. For the entire month, ABSW is opening our doors at 65 James Street to writers taking part in NaNoWriMo—check out the ABSW “Come Write In” hours and …
Happy Halfway-to-Halloween! Also—Halfway to NaNoWriMo! That’s National Novel Writing Month, where one tries to complete a 50,000-word work in thirty days, for those of you who may not be familiar with this annual event. Therefore this week’s Events Buzz Monday is of special interest to those of you interested in writing! (For those of you …
Leaves change, clock hands whirl… It’s almost time for “Back to School” for our customers and staff who are students and educators! It’s almost time for new DOCTOR WHO to appear on our televisions, welcomed by fans everywhere! We’ve got lots of new and ongoing happenings to announce here. Have you squeezed in that last …
[NOTE: We at ABSW are still in our “testing period” with pilot programs for e-books from several publishers and with Kobo, so our current selection of e-book choices versus audiobooks and audio dramas is still quite small. We continue to explore the best ways to serve ALL our customers, and we thank Matt and the staff of Necon E-Books for this …
As August hits its midpoint, and so many families prepare for the return of school, the staff at Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is still working to bring you fun, entertaining, and educational events! This Thursday, August 16th, we’re happy to open our doors for a reading, signing, and discussion with the award-winning poet, author, …
Annie's Book Stop of Worcester 