Annie's Book Stop in Worcester, MA

Hello and come on in!

We are your friendly neighborhood bookstore, located at 65 James Street, Worcester, Massachusetts in the northeastern United States.

Much of our stock is used books, obtained from customers just like YOU... folks who love books but sometimes crave a new-to-them reading experience.

We accept many varieties of books in trade for store credit, as long as they are in good condition.  We do not accept hardcover books in trade as a rule, although there are exceptions.  We cannot accept textbooks in trade at present, regrettably.

We can and do accept paperback fiction of all kinds, as well as children's books for all reading levels.  We will accept hardcover picture books, again in good condition and with all working parts included if they are of the interactive variety.

Our used books are priced at 45% off cover at the very least, with some titles at an even deeper discount if obtained as publisher remainders.  You will always get your money's worth at Annie's.

We do carry new books as well, and are happy to place special orders for new books that you do not find on our shelves.  A deposit is required for special order titles, and you will receive a 20% discount off cover price.

Our telephone number is 508-796-5613.  We can be reached by e-mail at anniesbookstopworcester [at] gmail [dot] com.

Our hours are the following:

MONDAY 10AM TO 7PM
TUESDAY 10AM TO 7 PM
WEDNESDAY 10AM TO 7PM
THURSDAY 10AM TO 7PM
FRIDAY 10AM TO 7PM
SATURDAY 10AM TO 5PM
SUNDAY 12NOON TO 5PM

New entries will appear on this blog every Tuesday and Thursday, with occasional special posts at varying times.  This entry will stay at the top of our blog and will be updated periodically. 

Thanks for supporting your local independent bookstore!

...authors like Alice Adams, Sarah Addison, Rachel Alers, Charlotte Vale Allen, Liz Allison, Margaret Allison, Lisa Alther, Susan Andersen, Catherine Anderson, Ronald Anthony, Elizabeth Joy Arnold, Judith Arnold, and Margaret Atwood... not to mention Anonymous - the author of PRIMARY COLORS.

Spend your holidays curled up with a good book, and let Annie's Book Stop help you find your favorite authors!

We will be open until 5PM on Christmas Eve, Thursday the 24th.

We will be closed on Christmas Day, Friday the 25th, and will reopen at 10AM on Saturday the 26th.

Thank you for your patronage, and enjoy the holidays!

...the first batch of authors in one of our bestselling genres - alternative reality and paranormal romance.

Come on in to Annie's and let us introduce you to:

* Lara Adrian, author of MIDNIGHT AWAKENING

* Toni Andrews, author of BEG FOR MERCY

* Jennifer Armintrout, author of BLOOD TIES: TURNING, BLOOD TIES: POSSESSION, BLOOD TIES: ASHES TO ASHES, and BLOOD TIES: ALL SOULS' NIGHT

* Keri Arthur, author of BOUND TO SHADOWS and TEMPTING EVIL

* Amanda Ashley, author of MIDNIGHT EMBRACE

Let us send chills down your spine and warm up your blood!

Just in time for the holidays and for gift-giving, we have a huge assortment of Melissa & Doug wooden puzzles, responsibility charts, and monthly calendars!



Great for parents and grandparents, aunts, uncles and other caretakers for the little ones in their lives.

Annie's Book Stop in Worcester is happy to help you with shopping for the holidays.

It's the gift-giving time of year, even if the weather here in Massachusetts would rather have you think it's summer.

And one of the nicest gifts to give or to get is a gift certificate! We sell Annie's Book Stop gift certificates in any dollar amount, redeemable here at the 65 James Street location.

Please stop by and check us out!

Don't forget that we stock an assortment of action figures, gift sets, and accessories from DOCTOR WHO, the world's longest-running science fiction serial.

These toys make great gifts for birthdays and for the holidays.

Please stop in at Annie's Book Stop at 65 James Street and get your geek on!

...authors of detective fiction that can be found here on our shelves at Annie's.

Come browse through and take home works by Thomas Adcock, Warren Adler, Susan Wittig Albert, Ted Allbeury, Garrison Allen, Madelyn Alt, Rudolpho Anaya, Sheryl J. Anderson, Christine Andrae, Donna Andrews, Nancy Atherton, and Leo Atkins.

Join such sleuths as Neil Hockaday, Fiona Fitzgerald, China Bayles, Eddie Hoggart, Penelope Warren and "Big Mike", Maggie O'Neill, Sonny Baca, Molly Forrester, Lee Squires, Meg Lanslow, Lori Shepherd and Aunt Dimity, and Connor Gibbs as they get to the bottom of the trickiest mysteries covering all walks of life - and occasionally the afterlife - with help from humans, ghosts, and cats.

From November 27th through December 31, 2009, Annie's Book Stop in Worcester is running its perennial favorite sale. For all pre-read titles, when you buy three books, you will receive the fourth book of equal or lesser vakue FREE!

Please stop in and visit us here at 65 James Street. We have lots of good reading just waiting for you.

We are pleased to announce that we will be holding our Winter Holiday Open House on Sunday, December 13th.

This is the perfect time to let us help you find that perfect gift for the bibliophile on your shopping list.

Details are forthcoming, but we look forward to seeing you at 65 James Street on Sunday, December 14th for fun, food, and the love of books.

After a bit of an unintentional hiatus, we resume our Alphabet Tour as we go through the various genres and writers we currently have in stock at Annie's Book Stop here in Worcester.

As noted in the subject line of this post, our next stop is in our science fiction and fantasy section, and today we'd like to spotlight our anthologies.

We have short story collections with a variety of themes... ranging from swords-and-sorcery with a twist to hometown pastimes played on alien worlds.

Some of the titles currently on our shelves waiting for new readers to discover them...

* CHICKS IN CHAINMAIL, edited by Esther Friesner

http://www.booksnbytes.com/authors/friesner_esther.html

* FUTURE SPORTS, edited by Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois, featuring stories by Arthur C. Clarke, Kim Stanley Robinson, Michael Swanwick, Howard Waldrop, Jonathan Lethem, Alastair Reynolds, and others

http://www.booksnbytes.com/authors/dann_jack.html

http://www.booksnbytes.com/authors/dozois_gardnerr.html

* SLIPSTREAMS, edited by Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers

http://www.booksnbytes.com/authors/greenberg_martinh.html

http://www.booksnbytes.com/authors/helfers_john.html

Come and visit inner and outer space with us.

Here at Annie's, we have a wonderful representation of Newbery Award winners and Newbery Honor books from 1922 to the present... including staff member Patty's second-favorite children's book of all time...


...MY FATHER'S DRAGON, by Ruth Stiles Gannett.

If you have school reading to do that assigns Newbery titles for your reading, or if you're a teacher using Newbery titles in your classroom, stop by at Annie's!

Just a quick reminder about our booksigning on Saturday, November 14th.  Please join us as we welcome Michael Bisceglia, author of ROOM 600, a novel about the life of a teacher of special needs students.  Michael will be giving a talk and signing copies of his book from 1PM to 3PM.  

ROOM 600 by Michael E. Bisceglia
ISBN 978-1563154133

We look forward to seeing you! 

Our thanks to all who've made our first month in our new location a pleasant and successful one!

A few bits of news:

* We are now set up to take credit cards for your in-store purchases.  Our thanks to everyone for being so patient.

* Our store hours have expanded!  We are now open at 10AM from Monday through Saturday. Thus our new hours are:

Sunday 12Noon -5PM
Monday 10AM to 7PM
Tuesday 10AM to 7PM
Wednesday 10AM to 7PM
Thursday 10AM to 7PM
Friday 10AM to 7PM
Saturday 10AM to 7PM

* Annie's Book Stop at 65 James Street is doing its part for the environment!  We now have reusuable cloth bags for sale at $3.99, and each time you bring them into our store, we will give you $1.00 in store credit.

Come visit us at 65 James Street as we head into the winter holiday season!

Annie's Book Stop in Worcester is proud to announce its first booksigning in its new location at 65 James Street, Worcester, MA 01603.

Please join us on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH between 1PM and 3PM as we welcome Michael Bisceglia, author of ROOM 600.  He will be giving a short talk and signing copies of his book.

From the author's webpage...

...such adventurous authors as John Abbott, Buzz Aldrin, Jerry Andersen, Russell Andrews, Jeffrey Archer, and Campbell Armstrong, to name a few.

Bibliographies for some of our favorites can be found at:

http://www.booksnbytes.com/authors/aldrin_buzz.html

http://www.booksnbytes.com/authors/andrews_russell.html

http://www.booksnbytes.com/authors/archer_jeffrey.html

Come on in for more!

The Annie's Book Stop Alphabet Tour starts with A!

"A" is for Announcement: we have made a few of those in this blog already.  Our first "A",-related announcement for items that can be found at Annie's Book Stop refers to audiobooks on cassette.

We are transitioning from audiobooks on cassette to audiobooks on compact disc.  To further this intent, while supplies last, *ALL* audiobook titles on cassette are only $1.00 each!

This includes such authors as Charlotte Bronte, Toni Morrison, Nevada Barr, and Lemony Snicket, just to name a few.

Please stop by and see us, or contact us by phone at 508-796-5613.  Thanks!

Our new Twitter account is http://www.twitter.com/anniesbooksworc.

The more followers, the merrier!

We expect to be posting news regarding our next author signing quite soon.  Stay tuned for more information regarding our November 14th event at PM with Michael Bisceglia, author of ROOM 600.

Annie's Book Stop in Worcester successfully made the move to 65 James Street.

We are next to the Commerce Bank ATM, in the shopping plaza that includes The Claground pottery studio and the Green China restaurant.

Our new telephone number is 508-796-5613.

Please stop by for the best in new and pre-read books.

Thank you.

---Jan, Terry, Cassie, Dave and Patty

Come in to Annie's Book Stop at 120 Stafford Street in Worcester for finger paints, origami paper, glue sticks and more!

We are currently offering "Buy Two, Get One Free" on these art supplies, so stock up for your back-to-school needs.

[Store credit may NOT be used for these items.]

In addition, we also have many of the titles on your school's summer reading lists.  If you've got a last-minute title to scratch off your booklist, let us help you find it here at Annie's.

Thank you for your support.