Upcoming Events

Monthly Poetry Night

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.

Sit 'n Knit

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.

NEW DATE: Author Event: Leah Penniman, with Black Earth Wisdom

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.

Book Event: Daisy Rockwell, Tomb of Sand

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 . . ."

Workshop: Reading and Writing Place - Exploring Our Connection to Landscape

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

Mud U 2023 - A Pop-Up Community "University"

Announcing the launch of Cambridge , NY’s “Mud U,” a community “university” that takes place during that dreaded time of year: mud season! For 2023, Mud U will take place between Feb. 27 and March 12 at a variety of locations.

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 (Hardcover)

By Patrick Bringley

$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 (Hardcover)

By Lois Lowry

$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 (Hardcover)

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 (Hardcover)

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 (Hardcover)

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 (Hardcover)

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 (Hardcover)

By Charlie Porter

$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 (Hardcover)

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 (Hardcover)

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 (Hardcover)

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 (Hardcover)

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 (Hardcover)

By Paraic O'Donnell

$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 (Hardcover)

By Stuart Turton

$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 (Hardcover)

By Eley Williams

$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 (Hardcover)

By The New York Times

$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 (Hardcover)

By Katherine May

$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 (Hardcover)

By Kiran Millwood Hargrave

$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 (Hardcover)

By Nikki Grimes

$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.

Surprise Book Bundle: Fiction

Want to get a special gift to yourself or a friend? Send a "surprise" book bundle. We will select three fiction choices for you or your gift recipient. Think of it as a blind date with a book.