“It’s wild what a great selection of books they manage to fit in such a small shop! Very cute space and very friendly staff. Can’t wait to read my new book!”
“I happened upon this shop while visiting family in Rockport. It’s a beautiful little shop packed with gorgeous vintage books of a variety of niches and themes. I could have spent hours in here, but we were a party of four so I didn’t have the freedom to stay all day. I did manage to find some gems in the short time I was shopping, though: 2 amazing little Golden Guide nature reference paperbacks from 1950 (Wildflowers) and 1959 (Pacific Northwest general nature ). The books in this shop are displayed and stored with a lot of care and, despite the abundance of merchandise, it is very clean, well organized and has the aura and atmosphere of a well-loved bookstore that has seen many moons ! (I don’t know how long the shop has been in business, but this is how it feels, regardless!) Many, if not all, are bagged and tagged. To actually look through a book, you must ask the shopkeeper to remove the bag. Since these books are vintage and out of print, that’s a good measure to protect the integrity of the books, and is also just simply being a good steward of bibliotheque history. I will come back to shop again next time I’m in town and walking the main drag. Thumbs up for surprising, unique, original, out of print finds in nice condition!!”
“I recently had the pleasure of popping into The Bookstore of Gloucester. The owner, Arwen, was very welcoming and helpful. The store is well-lit and easy to navigate and has a wide selection of popular best sellers, both fiction and nonfiction, adult and children’s. It also has a section of local lore and books celebrating Gloucester’s fishing industry. If you only stop in one place, stop here!!”
Barnes & Noble is proving that physical bookstores aren't going anywhere. The retailer just opened three new locations across Texas and South Carolina, marking another step in its comeback story. Barnes & Noble opened 57 stores in 2024 alone - more than it had opened in the entire decade from 2009 to 2019. The company isn't slowing down either, with plans to open more than 60 new stores in 2025 and a goal of reaching over 1,000 stores nationwide in the coming years.
