Around the Bookstores Tour

Roger S. WilliamsWhen we were still in college together back in the 1970’s, Gina began to write, I began working in bookstores as a bookseller. Over the years, as we raised our kids, I became a publisher sales representative, then sales director, bookstore co-owner (with Gina), then VP of sales for a major publisher. Kids…

“I love books with layers of diversity and this book certainly captures a wide range of people, place and cultures, making space for more conversation as the reader ages, fostering a worldly view and hopefully, inspiring a desire to travel.”  Odds & Hens “This clever read-aloud shows the world and its cultures through a snapshot…

“I love books with layers of diversity and this book certainly captures a wide range of people, place and cultures, making space for more conversation as the reader ages, fostering a worldly view and hopefully, inspiring a desire to travel.”  Odds & Hens “This clever read-aloud shows the world and its cultures through a snapshot…

“I love books with layers of diversity and this book certainly captures a wide range of people, place and cultures, making space for more conversation as the reader ages, fostering a worldly view and hopefully, inspiring a desire to travel.”  Odds & Hens “This clever read-aloud shows the world and its cultures through a snapshot…

“I love books with layers of diversity and this book certainly captures a wide range of people, place and cultures, making space for more conversation as the reader ages, fostering a worldly view and hopefully, inspiring a desire to travel.”  Odds & Hens “This clever read-aloud shows the world and its cultures through a snapshot…

Our Odyssey The Odyssey Bookshop was established in 1963 by Romeo Grenier, a French-Canadian immigrant who arrived in Holyoke, Massachusetts, in 1923 at the age of thirteen. Despite a limited high school education, he became a passionate reader, buying a book a week. In 1935 he became a pharmacist, and in 1957 he bought Glesmann’s…

Village Books of Bellows Falls, is a full-service independent general bookstore, located in Southeastern Vermont, with an extensive children’s books & toy selection plus gifts for all ages. Kobo EBooks available on our website. Kobo Ereaders sold in the bookstore. Free Gift Wrap Special Orders Free WIFI- Check your email or browse the web at…

About Flying Pig Books The Wall Street Journal chose us as one of seven bookstores around the country that help serve as anchors for their wonderful towns. Also, Flying Pig co-owner Elizabeth Bluemle’s book, Tap Tap Boom Boom, was chosen for the New York Public Library’s 100 Best Children’s Books of 2014, received an ALA…

The second largest independent book store in the state, we are a second-generation family-owned business located in the historic Depot Building in Stowe, Vermont. Staffed by knowledgeable associates we offer a wide-ranging selection of fiction, non-fiction, children’s literature, New England authors, and an extensive selection of gift wrapping and cards.    Roger S. WilliamsWhen we were still in…

Welcome to Bridgeside Books! Bridgeside Books is the quintessential local bookstore in the heart of Waterbury, Vermont. Our store is that place for you to begin your next adventure, a place of learning and a place to let your imagination wander. We select our books carefully, cultivating our collection of titles thoughtfully to appeal to…