We are known for our extraordinary selection of new, used, and bargain books and for a history of innovation. Andre acimans writing has been hailed by colm toibin as fiction at its most supremely interesting. Our staff are enthusiastic readers with a wide range of interests. Harvard book store is an independent and locally owned seller of used, new, and bargain books in cambridges harvard square. Raven used books 23 church street, harvard square cambridge, ma 028 617. Almost worth the cost of the plane ticket, if i wasnt living in the sf bay area that is with. The best bookshops in boston and cambridge, ma, usa lse blogs. Porter square is the main hub if you want to be near utilities. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for. Best 30 used book stores in harvard square, cambridge, ma.
Its one of the best places to live near harvard university if youre a student of harvard law school because its really just a 10 minute walk from the campus. Harvard book store is an independently run bookstore serving the greater cambridge area. Harvard book store cambridge 2020 all you need to know. Complete list and interactive map of adult book stores and adult video stores across massachusetts including address, hours, phone numbers, and website. In the meantime, you can support us by purchasing a gift certificate for future use at the store. Goodness, if only politicians would solely feed their pet causes. Rodneys is a full service, all subject, 45,000 title bookstore, featuring primarily used and discounted new titles. We stock over 15,000 current volumes of trade, small press, and university publications as well as books related to prosody, poetry markets, and spoken word cds. Harvard book store is temporarily closed to the public until further notice. This independent bookseller in harvard square works hard to rival the larger chain stores with its varied selection of generalinterest books and helpful staff, always ready to recommend a title. We have a great selection of jewish books available including arts and crafts books, biographies, prayer books, and more. This post was first published in 2016 and has been updated for factchecking, but not to add or remove establishments. Browse our hotels to find accommodations near harvard university in harvard university for your upcoming travels.
Shop for books at and browse categories like young adult books, childrens books, mystery books, adult coloring books and cook books. During this uncertain time, thank you for purchasing books and supporting harvard book store, harvard squares landmark indie bookstore. Over the years, the company has operated a number of stores near university campuses, such as stores at northeastern, boston university and the new england school of law. Established in 1882, the coop serves as the campus store for the harvard and mit communities and is the official bookstore for these storied academic communities. Rodneys bookstore rare, used, and outofprint books. Prize among the stores in cambridge is the harvard book store. Shop harvard and mit apparel, accessories, books and more. Harvard book store 1256 massachusetts ave cambridge, ma used. Shop textbooks online at the harvard coop bookstore. Founded in 1932, harvard book store is an independent bookseller located in cambridge, mass. It was founded in 1932 by a dorchester native, mark kramer. There are 25,000 titles of classic and contemporary fiction, childrens books, history, art, architecture, religion, and science.
In addition to a wide variety of books, we offer inexpensive, well made pine shelving units. The bookstore is located in harvard square and has been. In 2009, we introduced sameday environmentallyfriendly bike delivery and a. The harvard square shop opened in september 2005 at 52 jfk street. Ive always loved books and had worked in libraries, so when i wanted a job while i was finishing my last course for my masters degree at bu, i walked across the street and applied for a job at the harvard book store on comm. Adult book stores and adult video stores locations, hours. Harvard book store 1256 massachusetts avenue cambridge, ma 028. Find adult toy stores in surrounding mchenry county on yellowbook. Dec 01, 2015 what motivated you to seek a job in a book store. The maine mall 364 maine mall road south portland, me 04106 directions get directions to south portland me store. The best independent bookstores in cambridge, ma culture trip. The coop stores are located near or on the campuses and are stocked with almost everything youll need on or.
The bookstore is located in harvard square and has been familyowned since 1932. Official harvard university campus store shop apparel. An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community. A classic independent bookstore with a good pulse on the local community namely, harvard faculty, students, alumni, and visitors, cambridge residents, and all sorts of. Its a delight searching through the tall shelves of this cozy harvard square bookstore. For our purposes here, i focused on stores that sell new books. In 2005 the two stores became separate business entities, and john moved the amherst shop to harvard square in cambridge, ma, excited about the possibility of running a bookstore in a premier academic location. The oldest bookstore, and my personal favourite, has to be the brattle book. The childrens book shop connecting children and books. Israel book shop is a jewish bookstore located in brookline, ma.
Harvard book store is temporarily closed to the public through at least monday, may 18th. Harvard book store reserves the right to conclude the program or modify the terms and conditions of the program, at any time, by email notice to me and posting new terms on its website. Become a coop member and take 10% off everything in our stores and online. Contact harvard book store 1256 massachusetts avenue cambridge, ma 028. Apr 29, 2019 porter square is the t station on the north of harvard university. Powells is an independent bookstore based in portland, oregon. Due to the stay at home order in massachusetts, the childrens book shop is closed until at least may 18th, 2020. I agree to the above terms of the signed first edition club. Founded in 1940, the concord bookshop is your local resource for the best in books including digital download audiobooks and ebooks. Mar 15, 2020 if you are visiting harvard square, and want to see a real local bookstore, forget the coop, which is a rebranded barnes and noble.
With harvard and shake shack, politicians trick the. View all hotels near harvard book store on tripadvisor. What tops your list of the best independent bookstores in new england. Powells books the worlds largest independent bookstore. Welcome to grolier poetry bookshop poetry is honored every day at the grolier poetry book shop in harvard square, the oldest continuous poetry book shop in the united states. Harvard square is the elegant and sexually charged story of a young emigre grad student, a jew from egypt, who meets a brash, magnetic arab taxi driverand how their friendship tests his loyalties and throws his life in america into doubt. The harvard book store has been operating in harvard square for almost 80 years. Hotelsmotels close to harvard university are shown below ordered by distance. Welcome to one of americas oldest and largest used book shops. If you need suggestions for gift books which we will gift wrap free of charge, great vacation reads, or your book groups next selection, ask.