Independent Bookstore Day is Saturday April 28!
Celebrate your community at your local indie hotspot! Celeste Ng, 2018 Independent Bookstore Day Ambassador, has literal surprises scheduled throughout the day. Each store offers its own atmosphere, style, and unique flavour. The metro Boston bookstores have teamed up to offer exclusive merchandise and united passion and fun.
Here is a list of local independent book stores and samples of the events you can explore and indulge in on Indie Bookstore Day.
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Belmont Books 7AM-7PM
79 Leonard St. Belmont.
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Bookstore tour, author signings, kids’ activities, scavenger hunts for kids, scavenger hunts for adults, kids' arts & crafts, literary tattoos, raffle, and prize pack, plus seasonal drinks offered in Black Bear Café.
Blue Bunny Books and Toys
577 High St., Dedham
Book Ends
559 Mains St. Winchester
Brookline Booksmith
279 Harvard St., Brookline
Guest authors story time.
Harvard Book Store
1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
Booksellers “Biographies in Books,” Curated Display by Indie Bookstore Day Ambassador Celeste Ng, Bookstore Day typewriter, raffles, exclusive merchandise.
I am Books
189 North St., Boston
Breakfast with coffee, cookies, and biscotti; children’s reading and activity; face painting; on-demand poetry; scavenger hunt; book happy hour; author event with Donna Franca, giant Italian crossword puzzles and games; interactive board; Cat in the Hat photo op; blind date with a book; exclusive merchandise; giveaways.
The MIT Press Bookstore
301 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge
Evening poetry reading
New England Mobile Book Fair
241 Needham St., Newton Upper Falls
Exclusive merchandise, free Cabot’s ice cream
Newtonville Books
Discounts, face painting, storytimes, free “Norse Mythology” poster, write your own guest staff pick, do it yourself literary tattoos, scavenger hunt, raffle, unique merchandise.
Papercuts J.P.
5 Green St. Jamaica Plain
Book launch party, snacks.
Porter Square Books
25 White St. Cambridge
Bookish face painting, great bookseller bake-off, discounts.
Trident Bookstore & Café
Wellesley Books
82 Central St. Wellesley
Trivia, prizes, giveaways, Dog Man appearance, Dr. Seuss brunch, kids’ poetry contest celebration, royal wedding reception.
Local independent publisher Indie Woods is hosting a Hands On Poetry event for children of all ages and abilities at the Waltham Public Library from 11:30AM-1PM. Building with word blocks, expressing dialogue with magnetic colours, and using percussion instruments to discover rhythm and tones in poetry will be encouraged in this low-key, stay-as-long-as-you-like, free event.
Happy Indie Bookstore Day!
