Great place that has a variety of items. Books, snacks, anime items, T-shirt's, I can keep going on…read morewith the list. And it's so fun to browse all the items. Not just a bookstore. We always find things here, even items we didn't know we needed.

This bookstore is very well curated and has one of the best selections of books in the area. I knew…read morethat BAM was known for its large selection of Manga, but I was even more impressed by the selection of business and home and hobby books. There are some good deals in the bargain section too. The staff was friendly and helpful, and a special thanks to Kyle who found my phone and kept it safe until I turned around to retrieve it.

Was obsessed with this haunted little bookshop from the moment I saw their window display (see…read morepicture). Inside, curated sections of adult horror old and new, novelty books, and my favorite: ghost books (etc.) for kids! We walked out with one of my favorites, Gustavo the Shy Ghost, but I could have purchased the entire store. It's small but the employee was super nice and I'm sure everyone loves working there. The Gustavo book, hardcover and gorgeous, cost an expected 20 dollars. I'd be happy to spend all my money there, really, please stay open. This shop really adds to the already high charm of Mystic.

What a super cool place to stop! It's a spooktacular time! Ode to Edgar Allen Poe all around a…read morewindow into Alice's tea shop with a little hole if you can shrink down lol and magic pictures and statues to enjoy! The entire collection is horror in various modes. They have a cool kids section and tons of variety! Great place to visit in the fall!

Very nice store, with very nice selection, Owner was very…read morehelpful and pleasant. Mick behind the counter was very nice, and she fit the vibe of the place. It's a great place to get lost in digging through Vinyl. Don't know much about their used vinyl yet, as I have only been buying new, but will be searching through that soon enough. I'll be back!

Rating Record Stores S1 E4 The Telegraph is really fun and…read moreone of the best record stores ever there's a great owner named Eric who's in pocket vinyl and check out pocket vinyl

Charter Books is another nice local business, located on the touristy Broadway Avenue of Newport…read more This book store has two floors, is well maintained, and has friendly staff members ready to assist. The entire bookstore is orderly, has vibrant lighting, a vast selection, and has comfortable seating on the bottom floor. Charter Books is another Newport local business that I would recommend and enjoy your visit.

I am a huge book aficionado (I love books over almost any other item when making gift wish lists),…read moreand Charter Books is an excellent place to indulge! The shop is two stories, nestled on Broadway, the arts and cultural heart of Newport. You can spend hours browsing among their wide selection, and there's something for everyone. From a bright and inviting children's and young adult section to the subterranean stacks of travel books, you will be able to shop for bibliophiles of any age. In addition to the books, they also host weekly and monthly programming, spotlighting authors who travel to give live readings and workshops, and host storytime on weekday afternoons for families to enjoy together. I love the community engagement of Charter Books, and every visit makes you feel at home with their warm, friendly, and knowledgeable team. Charter is easily one of my top five favorite shops in Newport - highly recommend!

This is the nicest used bookstore I've ever visited. It's charming, clean and very well organized…read more Happens to specialize in all the topics that interest me - art, photography, poetry, fiction. Lovely owner. Couldn't be better. If you love used books, be sure to visit here!

Friendly, smart, knowledgeable owner, exceptional selection, comfy reading spot, a touch of west…read morecoast atmosphere on the East End. Directly across is a microbrewery and little deli place. Features excellent art, botanical, and regional books as well as the $2 paperback great children's section, history and unusual books. Will keep you thrilled for years of visits.

You start in one barn, then realize there are paths, sheds, rooms, and outbuildings everywhere…read more They hand you a map, which sounds excessive but I stared at it for several minutes trying to figure out where to go. What impressed me most was how organized everything felt despite the scale. Sections actually make sense, shelves are labeled, and you can wander without feeling like you are digging through chaos. Pricing is great too. I kept pulling books thinking I would narrow it down later, and somehow still walked out with an armful without feeling irresponsible. The selection is broad without being dusty or sad. Newer releases mixed in with older paperbacks, art books next to cookbooks, random surprises everywhere. There are goats roaming around and a couple of cats who seem fully aware they are part of the charm. If I had one minor complaint, some of the outbuildings get a little tight when it is busy, and browsing can feel cramped. Still, that did not slow me down much. I already know I will be back, probably with a bigger tote next time.

As Connecticut's equivalent to Strand Book Store in Manhattan, Book Barn is a bibliophile's…read moreseemingly bottomless treasure chest! Indeed, dispersed at three distinct locations, BB provides three seemingly bottomless treasure chests. Be prepared to spend several hours browsing their shelves and, if you're game, to buy several armfuls of books. Be prepared in other ways. At the main location, the Barn and its many satellite sheds have some aisles that are damp, dusty, and musty, so if you have respiratory allergies you are advised to wear a face mask there. And while you're at it, dig into your spelunker gear and wear a headlamp, because some of the corners and bottom shelves are so dark you must strain your eyes to read the book spines. Nevertheless, such perils are worth enduring when you arrive home with your trove of cherished books. 5-stars for buying books at Book Barn. An advisory about selling books to BB. You might return home with half of your books unsold. Lugging heavy books from home to car trunk to BB and again to car trunk and again to home rarely can be worth your time and effort. Best to leave at home your paperbacks, and to bring only your hardbacks, as you are more likely sell most of your hardbound books. And best to arrive in the morning soon after they begin buying books, else you must wait in line behind other people selling their books. But, and this is the big BUT. At the conclusion of their hasty appraisal of your entire load of books while you watched helplessly as they rummaged through your trove, be prepared for disappointment, if not humiliation. What they offer to pay you is dismal. They quote you one lump sum for your load of books, never for individual books, but the outcome is as if for, say, your scholarly hardbound book published by an academic press, a first printing in mint condition with its dust jacket intact, they will offer to pay you one-tenth of the price at which they will eventually sell it. To its credit, BB is hardly different from other used book stores in its book buying protocol. Unless you are impoverished, you're better off saving yourself the time and trouble, and instead to donate your books to your local public library. Yet, even your public library will be as selective and unwelcoming, and most of the books they do accept from you will be sold at their annual book sale. The sad fact is that 99-percent of all used books, when measured solely in monetary terms of resale value, are totally worthless. 3-stars for selling your books at Book Barn. So 4-stars total.

Love this place! If you love books, old and new... this is your place to be! The owner is super…read morenice! Always love chatting with them as we walk around and look at their fantastic selection! Def worth stopping in! Jon & Terra Scantic Antiques

Well... Size really isn't everything. This warehouse (no kidding--it's huge) full of used and…read moresometimes rare books caters to every interest and every taste in that interest. The staff is friendly, able, well-read, and genuinely helpful. And many of the books are remarkably affordable with some rare gems going for under $10 and more common books priced under $10 (often $6, $7, or $8!) Size, selection, service and value,--well, what could possibly stand against that? On my latest visit to this bookshop after more than nine months, I actually found little turn-over in much of its well-stocked shelves. Indeed, my experience recalled my last experience. And that, the one before... New titles leapt out me as I scanned books that I remembered languishing on the shelves for... well...years and years. Many of the books, while old, are actually rather common and, for the person interested in a deep dive into a subject, not particularly useful. Indeed, the bookstore suffers one of the most uncomfortable drawbacks in the antiquarian world of used and rare books: stale and/or stagnant stock. Now, that's not to say the place isn't worth the trip--it definitely is! One is almost certain to find something in any agglomeration of books this large and varied, but the compelling book, that genuinely rare and special book, is often elusive in the overwhelming power of the seemingly endless stacks of this shop. Nevertheless, it is a great spot to browse at your leisure and--yes, buy at reasonable prices, but don't expect to find the truly fabulous... Though it could be there... Somewhere... Who knows? Check it out and find out. It's well worth some of your time.

Very cute little bookstore. Books are free - just donate something. It is not closed contrary to…read morewhat Yelp says.

Open mic Saturdays. Music improv last Monday of the month. Great intimate book store. Uncanny and…read morecommunal space. Kind creative people.

I don't often, never, go into book stores. Had lunch at RJ Cafe & Bistro and popped in to find my…read moresisters newborn a Christmas gift of a book. I was very pleased with the service from the lady who worked upstairs. She was very helpful and knowledgeable with children books and even gave a lady and her newborn a quick story tell. She also gave me some insight on how to sell my mazes as they had a kids and an adult section for puzzles. Again, very pleased with this store and would recommend stopping in.

This is an independent bookstore in Madison with great, helpful service. It's very popular. They…read morehave gifts, a cafe, and a lot of books! It's very clean. They have a lot of events. There's free street parking in front.

A step back in…read more time Encore is a itty, bitty store located right on Main Street in the small town of Clinton. It would be easy to go right by it if not for the pile of colorful and cool stuff usually piled up on the sidewalk in front of the store. Encore is frequently referred to as the hippy store by my friends that live in Clinton and it indeed looks like something from the late 1960's. It's very crowded and cramped and it takes care to navigate through the small space. Just basically one room with sort of a hallway filled with all kinds of unusual and sundry items. You can find lava lamps. funky jewelry, cool and humorous greeting cards, rock posters, music, tarot cards, strange artwork, and of course lots of crummy t-shirts. The cool woman there told me she gets lots of her clothing from India and she manages to have quite a selection of different sizes and styles jammed into the tiny store. Encore is a different sort of place, that's obvious from just a cursory glance at the outside of the store. In the summer you can actually smell it from quite a distance because of all the incense burning. It's not exactly a Walmart but then that's a good thing. A cool place to meet some interesting people and find that Grateful Dead poster you've been looking for.

I love this place! Every square inch is packed with neat stuff. You never know what you're going to…read morefind, but I always find something! Many somethings. Found a gift for someone there yesterday and a Puff the Magic Dragon Liquid Blue bear. Puff has great meaning to me so I was super psyched to stumble upon him and bring him home. The owner is the sweetest lady. She always throws in a little something extra..yesterday I got two adorable bracelets that she made. Absolutely my favorite store! Check it out. It has a wonderful vibe. You won't be disappointed. And the prices are great too!