Store hours and holiday schedule porter square books. Apr 11, 2020 porter square books won 2020 bookstore of the year by publishers weekly while empty of customers during a coronavirus shutdown. Its hard for aa bookstore to compete with amazon, but porter square books has great ambiance and helpful staff. Culture of creativity at porter square books prepared it. Porter square books is a fiercely independent new, general bookstore in cambridge, ma. Porter square books to open in new boston literary center.
Whether youre looking for child or adult literaturewhether you want a new release or something from ages pastwhether you want to read quietly to yourself or hear an awardwinning author recite his or her work, stop by. If you are sensing a pattern where i go somewhere random, then find a. Powells books the worlds largest independent bookstore. Porter square books 25 white st cambridge, ma book stores. Off square books, is home to the lifestyle section that also has hosted a live weekly radio show for 19 years. Square books operates as three stores in three different buildings, about 100 feet apart on the historic town square. Porter square is an affordable apartment community in porter,tx.
Culture of creativity at porter square books prepared it for. How this bookstores writers in residence program helps. Founded in 2004, porter square books is a general new bookstore featuring contemporary and classic literature for both kids and adults, as well as greeting cards, magazines, and unique gifts. The porter exchange is a mall in a mixed use building in porter square owned by lesley university. Porter square books won 2020 bookstore of the year by publishers weekly while empty of customers during a coronavirus shutdown. Rowlings inspiration to write harry potter has begun in porto, particularly at this library.
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Bringing a dose of sunshine to the local bookselling scene, publishers weekly announced that porter square books has been named the 2020 bookstore of the year. Restaurants near porter square, cambridge on tripadvisor. Porter square books is a fiercely independent new, general. And the original porter square books, which also has a cafe, opens at 7 a. The staff has years of experience running independent bookstores most recently in nearby concord, ma. It has multiple programs that bring the community into the space, whether it be the porter square books foundation, its civic program be the change or the many free events that bring authors and speakers into the store. Apr 09, 2020 bringing a dose of sunshine to the local bookselling scene, publishers weekly announced that porter square books has been named the 2020 bookstore of the year. Cambridge, massachusetts independent bookstore porter square books launched its writers in residence program to make resources available for. If you are sensing a pattern where i go somewhere random, then find a bookstore and blog about it youre onto me. Porter and davis were the first mbta stations made accessible during initial construction, rather than by renovation. Porter square books spreads out, rozzie bound pops up, and. Fiercely independent bookstore, selling new books, magazines, and other cool stuff. Given the covid19 pandemic, call ahead to verify hours, and remember to practice social distancing vietnamese soft rolls are a must have. The wellknown writer lived in porto for 10 years working as an english teacher in the early 1990s and she used to drink a cup of coffee at the second floor of lello.
Porter square hotel is located in the heart of cambridge, massachusetts, moments from harvard university, mit and porter square red line mbta station. Porter square books is offering a number of special items available for order online while we are all social distancing. Marc levy porter square books has gone the extra mile to keep in touch with customers during coronavirus quarantining. Zomato is the best way to discover great places to eat in your city. Porter square books named bookstore of the year shelf. Nov 27, 2019 porter square books received 3 suggestions in its contest to find a name for the store s new location in boston as part of the expanded grub street headquarters in the seaport district. Porter square cambridge 2020 all you need to know before.
Even successful small businesses rarely have a lot of cash. Cambridge couple buys porter square books boston business. The 10 best restaurants near porter square in cambridge. Stayed about 3 mins walk from porter square, where there is a supermarket, a book shop that has great coffee, dunkin donuts and more. The 10 best restaurants near porter square in cambridge, ma. Please follow us on twitter or sign up for our social distancing newsletter shelf stable for notifications. See more ideas about display, books and library displays. Porter square books does more than simply sell books. Happily, there was a bookstore in across the street, porter square books. The couple met in a bookstore in the late 1980s and have frequented porter square books, located in the porter square shopping center, since the bookstore opened in 2004. The store hosts many events by national and local authors, sells books for other organizations in the community, and organizes book fairs and author. Josh cook is a bookseller, marketing director, and coowner of porter square books in cambridge, mass. 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.
If you are placing preorders that you would like to pick up at the store whenever we can get back in, please tell us so in the order. Because of its red line connection, porter square can serve as a temporary inbound terminus for the fitchburg line service when commuter rail service is disrupted between porter and bostons north station. Porter square books named bookstore of the year shelf awareness. Kudos for porter square books, a laureate for plymouth. Porter square and the shops at porter have a recent history of being a center for bostons japanese community. Aug 12, 2019 cambridge, massachusetts independent bookstore porter square books launched its writers in residence program to make resources available for local writers to complete their manuscripts and get.
Porter square books owners enter succession agreement with. Located at porter square at the intersection of massachusetts and somerville avenues, the station provides rapid transit access to northern cambridge and the western portions of. Our easytouse app shows you all the restaurants and nightlife options in your city, along with menus, photos, and. Porter square books porter square cambridge, ma yelp. 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.
A lot of staffing decisions, he said, will depend on the store s hours. The shelves are filled with local authors, their sandwiches and salads feature produce from other local businesses, and their gifts and tchotchkes are sourced from local artisans. On the left is a cafe where you might find people reading their freshly purchased books or the days newspaper. But at the same time, were also seeing a kind of stability. After an initial plan to partner with harvard book store did not advance, porter square books stepped in. Kudos for porter square books, a laureate for plymouth the. Porter square books and covid19 porter square books. Jun 27, 2016 happily, there was a bookstore in across the street, porter square books. Powells is an independent bookstore based in portland, oregon. Staff members have a good deal of knowledge and e show more. A homey vision greets you as you enter the brightly lit store.
It is best known for its large collection of japanese shops including everything from blue fin sushi, kotobukiya market, a sushi bar, a bakery, a bubble tea place, a ramen shop, and several other small restaurants serving all styles of japanese. How this bookstores writers in residence program helps local. David sandberg and dina mardell, coowners of porter square books in cambridge, massachusetts, have signed a succession agreement to sell the store to a group of managementlevel employees upon retiring. Porter square books has been recognized locally as one of the best new book stores in the city.
Porter square books fiercely pindependent bookstore, selling new books, magazines, and other cool stuff. Guest rooms boast flatscreen tvs, a work desk, and ironing facilities. We are awaiting further information on any reopening guidelines for may 18 and hope to have more information for you as soon as we can. Escalator up and down mini high level platform to provide level boarding to certain cars in a train set. Porter is a massachusetts bay transportation authority mbta transit station in cambridge, massachusetts. Join porter square books virtually for a reading with contributors to the new anthology welcome to the neighborhood. Congratulations to porter square books, cambridge, mass. It serves the red line rapid transit line, the mbta commuter rail fitchburg line, and several mbta bus lines. Porter square books will, with reading groups for teenagers and. Aug 19, 20 the couple met in a bookstore in the late 1980s and have frequented porter square books, located in the porter square shopping center, since the bookstore opened in 2004. Porter square books spreads out, rozzie bound pops up, and a. Porter square books was bought in 20 by dina mardell and david sandberg, who two years ago, as part of a longterm succession plan, sold half of the.
Report an elevator, escalator, or other accessibility issue. Full circle bookstore oklahoma city, oklahoma and porter square books. Porter square shopping center, 23 white st, cambridge, ma 02140. Harvard university and massachusetts institute of technology are within a 2.
Shop the lesley university bookstore for mens, womens and childrens apparel, gifts, textbooks and more. Large selection of official apparel exclusives flatrate shipping. A lot has happened in the 11 years ive been working at porter square books, with ebooks, amazon, borders, and the independent bookstore resurgence being the headline grabbers. Porter square books still plans to pay all employees for their scheduled hours while they close down the storefront to protect the members of the community.