The downtown store has a great selection of sci fi, horror, and fantasy, books on music and cinema, cook books etc. Also, the book barn is made up of 4 separate locations, that feels very much like 4 separate bookstores. See 18 photos and 8 tips from 357 visitors to the book barn downtown. I hear right for that section and the new fiction section.
I buy scifi and fantasy books most often, but they are in ebook format. John bale book company in waterbury has 40,000 books, with big sections of poetry. Niantic, a waterfront village of the town of east lyme, is lazy in the best. There are not any horror or sci fi books at book barn s main campus so if that is what you are looking for go to the downtown location first. This is the official facebook webpage for the book barn in niantic connecticut. A few of connecticuts usedbook stores provide not only food for the. Overall, every book lover should experience the book barn at least once. Best used bookstores in new england new england today. Niantic the book barn is basically nirvana for anyone who loves books, said glenn shey, a book seller at the book barn. Here are his picks for the best used bookstores in new england. The main barn is located just on the outskirts of downtown niantic, and has five. Open seven days a week, 9am to 9pm for your used book needs.
The book barn has grown from a single room into a sprawling paradise of more than. Saving the rural new england bookstore is one of richard f. Likenew used bookstore in the whitneyville section of hamden, ct. Bring a book to sell and find your next treasure among the fiction. It has been around since 1988, but the main barn dates bac. The book barn in niantic, ct buys books from the public and offers you a better return price on store credit than they do actual. Best bookstores in connecticut independent book stores.
Specialty general interest, science fictionfantasy. We are chock full of cats, gardens, coffee and an incredibly knowledgeable staff. Modern rare offers hundreds of signed books and first editions, while mind electric books will appeal to scifi and fantasy fans. Were an enormous used bookstore with over 500,000 used books. The science fiction and horror is at the midtown location. Best used bookshops in new england 2012 new england today. Please feel free to use this page for store updates and info to any questions you may have.
Growing without schooling by patrick farenga issuu. I peruse both the original and the downtown book barn locations on a monthly basis. Full text of alumni quarterly 19691971 internet archive. Plan to make an entire day of it, because once you see niantic, ct, you will probably want to check out some of the local spots too. The book barn is tucked away in niantic, just about an hour away from downtown hartford. The condition of their books is usually pretty good if not. The book barn niantic 2020 all you need to know before. In niantic, book barn displays 250,000 volumes in a sixbuilding complex. Want to add your favorite romancefriendly bookstore to the map. Book barn 41 w main st, niantic, ct, united states yelp. Over 30 chicago, illinois booksellers list their books on our site, including the. Even with all the buildings we have on the main campus, we eventually ran out. Romance bookstores on the map smart bitches, trashy books.
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