Upcoming Events

Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 6:30pm

Join us for an evening of Poetry. Bring several poems to read, either your own or someone else's. 

Open to the public, all are welcome. 

Friday, March 24, 2023 - 2:00pm

Sit 'n Knit returns to the bookstore. All levels of experience welcome. Please bring a project to work on. 

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 6:00pm

DUE TO THE FORECASTED SNOWSTORM, WE ARE RESCHEDULING THIS EVENT TO TUESDAY, MARCH 28TH, 6 PM, SAME LOCATION. 

This will be a hybrid event: in-person and on Zoom. If you'd like the Zoom link, please email your request here. 

Thursday, March 30, 2023 - 6:00pm

Please join us as we welcome Daisy Rockwell, the translator of Geetanjali Shree's novel, Tomb of Sand, which was awarded the 2022 International Booker Prize. 

"A tale tells itself. It can be complete, but also incomplete, the way all tales are. This particular tale has a border and women who come and go as they please. Once you've got women and a border, a story can write itself . . ."

Sunday, April 2, 2023 - 1:00pm

Join award-winning author and environmental journalist Megan Mayhew-Bergman for a workshop on "Reading and Writing Place - Exploring Our Connection to Landscape." 

Time: April 2, 1-2:30 PM EST

Holiday Hours

Monday, 12/26: 10 am - 6 pm

Tuesday, 12/27: 10 am - 6 pm

Wednesday, 12/28: 10 am - 6 pm

Thursday, 12/29: 10 am - 8 pm

Friday, 12/30: 10 am - 6 pm

Saturday, 12/31: 10 am - 2 pm

Sunday, 1/1: Closed

WAMC Book Picks

These are the books recommended by bookseller Heather Boyne on WAMC's The Roundtable on March 14, 2023. 

All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me By Patrick Bringley Cover Image
$27.99
ISBN: 9781982163303
Availability: Backordered (Could take 2-4 weeks, or more)
Published: Simon & Schuster - February 14th, 2023

A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard.

Millions of people climb the grand marble staircase to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art every year. But only a select few have unrestricted access to every nook and cranny.


The Windeby Puzzle: History and Story By Lois Lowry Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780358672500
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Clarion Books - February 14th, 2023

Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron Age world through the suspenseful dual narrative of a boy and girl both battling to survive. In an utterly one-of-a-kind blend of fiction and history, a master storyteller explores the mystery and life of the 2,000-year-old Windeby bog body.


All the Beating Hearts By Julie Fogliano, Cátia Chien (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Julie Fogliano, Cátia Chien (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780823452163
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Neal Porter Books - January 31st, 2023

A tender and compassionate exploration of the shared experiences that bring us all together, be they sweet, painful, or both.


In Every Life By Marla Frazee, Marla Frazee (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Marla Frazee, Marla Frazee (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781665912488
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Beach Lane Books - February 7th, 2023

A simple and profound meditation on the many wonders of life from two-time Caldecott Honor recipient Marla Frazee.

In every life, there is love and loss, hope and joy, wonder and mystery. With glowing art and spare, powerful text, Caldecott Honor–winning creator Marla Frazee celebrates the moments, feelings, and experiences, both big and small, that make up a life.


The Moon Tonight: Our Moon's Journey Around Earth By Jung Chang-Hoon, Jang Ho (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jung Chang-Hoon, Jang Ho (Illustrator)
$18.95
ISBN: 9781737603252
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-6 Days
Published: Blue Dot Kids Press - January 24th, 2023

"Exquisite." -- New York Times

Follow our moon as it waxes and wanes across the night sky in this informative and stunning nonfiction picture book by an astronomer and award-winning illustrator.


Rabbit, Duck, and Big Bear By Nadine Brun-Cosme, Olivier Tallec (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Nadine Brun-Cosme, Olivier Tallec (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780593486986
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Random House Studio - February 14th, 2023

A picture book about three best friends who do everything together, until they each realize that sometimes having time alone can be nice too.

Rabbit, Duck, and Big Bear are best friends. They do everything together and go everywhere together except for one place. They never go down the long and winding path together.  
 


Adirondack Art Chairs Auction

Adirondack Art Chairs is a project initiated by volunteers to beautify the streets of Cambridge, NY. In the spring of 2022, youth artists in the community were invited to submit a proposal for a painted chair around the theme of books and reading. Each artist was then provided with an assembled, primed chair, ready for their artistic touch.

WAMC Book Picks List

These are the books recommended by booksellers Heather Boyne on WAMC's The Roundtable on March 15, 2-22. 

What Artists Wear By Charlie Porter Cover Image
$30.00
ISBN: 9781324020400
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - May 17th, 2022

An eye-opening and richly illustrated journey through the clothes worn by artists, and what they reveal to us.

From Yves Klein’s spotless tailoring to the kaleidoscopic costumes of Yayoi Kusama and Cindy Sherman, from Andy Warhol’s denim to Martine Syms’s joy in dressing, the clothes worn by artists are tools of expression, storytelling, resistance, and creativity.


The Tree Book: The Stories, Science, and History of Trees By DK Cover Image
By DK
$50.00
ISBN: 9780744027464
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-6 Days
Published: DK - May 17th, 2022

The secret world of trees is revealed in this beautiful and absorbing guide to the giants of the plant world.




 


Also By E. B. Goodale, E. B. Goodale (Illustrator) Cover Image
By E. B. Goodale, E. B. Goodale (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780358153948
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Clarion Books - February 22nd, 2022

An ode to the way memories allow us to be in many places at once, Also is a powerful exploration of being present as well as looking back. Perfect for Mother’s Day, birthdays, or graduation, this modern classic is by Ezra Jack Keats Honor–winner E. B.


A Garden of Creatures By Sheila Heti, Esmé Shapiro (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Sheila Heti, Esmé Shapiro (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780735268814
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Tundra Books - May 10th, 2022

A tender and deeply moving picture book about loss and the big questions it leaves behind from New York Times bestselling author Sheila Heti and acclaimed illustrator Esmé Shapiro.


Children of the World By Nicola Edwards, Andrea Stegmaier (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Nicola Edwards, Andrea Stegmaier (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781944530402
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: 360 Degrees - May 24th, 2022

Young readers can discover what life is like for children all around the world as they explore everything from food to family, and even learn how to say hello in many different languages.


WAMC Book Picks List

These are the books recommended by bookseller Connie Brooks on WAMC's The Roundtable on January 5, 2021. 

The House on Vesper Sands By Paraic O'Donnell Cover Image
$26.95
ISBN: 9781951142247
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-6 Days
Published: Tin House Books - January 12th, 2021

An Oprah Daily and CrimeReads Best Historical Novel of 2021

Named a Library Reads Pick, Apple Books' Best Book, Amazon Fiction & Literature's “Best of the Month,” and a Powell's Pick

The Millions' Top Ten Book of the Month


The Devil and the Dark Water By Stuart Turton Cover Image
$26.99
ISBN: 9781728206028
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-6 Days
Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - October 6th, 2020

"Compulsively readable."—New York Times Book Review

From Stuart Turton, author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, comes an extraordinary new locked-room murder mystery.

A murder on the high seas. A remarkable detective duo. A demon who may or may not exist.


The Liar's Dictionary: A Novel By Eley Williams Cover Image
$26.95
Email or call for price
ISBN: 9780385546775
Published: Doubleday - January 5th, 2021

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“You wouldn’t expect a comic novel about a dictionary to be a thriller too, but this one is. In fact, [it] is also a mystery, love story (two of them) and cliffhanging melodrama.” —The New York Times Book Review


The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic By The New York Times Cover Image
$25.00
Email or call for price
ISBN: 9781982170790
Published: Scribner - November 10th, 2020

A stunning collection of short stories originally commissioned by The New York Times Magazine as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, from twenty-nine authors including Margaret Atwood, Tommy Orange, Edwidge Danticat, this year's National Book Award winner Charles Yu, and more.

When reality is surreal, only fiction can make sense of it.

In 1353, Giovanni Bocca


Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times By Katherine May Cover Image
$24.00
ISBN: 9780593189481
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Riverhead Books - November 10th, 2020

THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - AS HEARD ON NPR MORNING EDITION AND ON BEING WITH KRISTA TIPPETT

“Katherine May opens up exactly what I and so many need to hear but haven't known how to name.” —Krista Tippett, On Being


The Way Past Winter By Kiran Millwood Hargrave Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781452181554
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-6 Days
Published: Chronicle Books - October 6th, 2020

The Way Past Winter is a riveting adventure about magic, an eternal winter, and one girl's unbreakable determination to reunite her family.

Mila, her sisters, and her brother, Oskar, live in a small forest cabin, surviving in a world gripped by frost and snow.


Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance By Nikki Grimes Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781681199443
Availability: Usually Ships in 3-6 Days
Published: Bloomsbury Children's Books - January 5th, 2021

From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance--paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators.


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