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Store Hours
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Mon - Fri 9:30 - 6:00
Sat 9:30 - 5:00
Sun Noon - 5:00
Holiday Hours are now in effect:
Open weekends until 6pm
Open Thurs until 8pm
Open Dec. 24 until 4pm
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Upcoming Events
12/8 (Thursday)
Extended hours as we celebrate the Concord Holiday Shopping Night
Local author and cardiologist Malissa Wood, MD launches Smart at Heart
1/22 (Sunday) 3pm-
Jeff Clements presents Corporations Are Not People
1/29 (Sunday) 3pm-
John Matteson returns to the Bookshop with his hot-off-the-presses biography, The Lives of Margaret Fuller
2/5 (Sunday) 3pm-
Alan Lightman returns to the Bookshop with his latest novel, Mr. g
2/19 (Sunday) 3pm -
We welcome Sarah McCoy with The Baker's Daughter
2/26 (Sunday) 3pm -
Award-winning author Margot Livesey presents The Flight of Gemma Hardy
3/11 (Sunday) 3pm -
Kate Flora returns to the Bookshop with her latest novel, Redemption
3/18 (Sunday) 3pm -
We welcome Madeline Miller with Song of Achilles
4/1 (Sunday) 3pm -
Two authors present their non-fiction books: Deborah Kops with The Great Molasses Flood, and Heather Lang with Queen of the Track
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Greetings!
We hope to see you this Thursday night during the Concord Holiday Shopping Night. This is a program of the Concord Chamber of Commerce, with shops in Concord Center open until 8 for holiday shopping with refreshments, holiday specials and entertainment including strolling carolers.
The Bookshop is now open extended hours for the holidays - weekends until 6pm, and Thursdays until 8pm. We'll be open until 4pm on Christmas Eve ... and as always, complimentary gift wrapping.
Our gift wrap station will be manned by volunteers from the Concord-Carlisle Swim and Dive team this weekend. CCSD supports assistant coaches, scholarships, and seasonal team expenses such as maintenance of scoreboard, timing systems etc. 
This week's newsletters features items of all sizes to fit your holiday shopping needs. From The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories to The Giant Book of Giants (in our children's section), we have something to fit everyone on your list.
As always, we look forward to chatting with you in the Bookshop! Comments are also welcome via email to
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Good things come in small packages!
A smaller sized gift can make a big impact. You'll find boxed notecards, Moleskine roller pens, page-a-day calendars, and beautiful magnifying eyeglass-style "readers" near our front desk - perfect stocking stuffers.
Here are a few of our favorite diminutive selections:
 The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories by Joseph Gordon-Levitt
This is a collection of innovative crowd-sourced creative projects that pushes the limits of originality, cooperation, imagination, and inspiration. HitRECord, a grassroots creative collective founded by actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, known worldwide for his performances in (500) Days of Summer and Inception, is a forum where thousands of artists worldwide share work and contribute to their peers' projects in writing, music, videos, illustration, and beyond. Now, the collective has edited together its most promising stories and illustrations to serve as its face in introducing the world to a new generation of talent.
Vintage Postcards from Vanity Fair: One Hundred Classic Covers edited by Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter.
From modernist wonders to striking Jazz Age delights - a box of 100 postcards, each featuring a different and beautiful vintage cover from Vanity Fair magazine, representing more than twenty years of design. Packaged in a keepsake box, these make lovely correspondence cards, and are suitable for framing.
For intrepid travelers and armchair dreamers-the fourth collection of amazingly odd and simply hilarious signs found the world over. Want to take a tour of the "Elephant Dung Factory and Souvenir Shop"? How about doing some shopping at Sad Décor or the Mayan Treasures Factory Outlet? Whether unsettling ("One Way Tours"), unfortunate ("Evil Poo Lookout"), or simply baffling ("Eels May Be Slippery"), the signs in this all-new collection will change the way you look at the printed world around you.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011 edited by Dave Eggers, with an Introduction by Guillermo del Toro
An eclectic volume introduced by Guillermo del Toro and compiled by Dave Eggers and students of his San Francisco writing center, who don't leave a stone unturned in their search for nonrequired gems. Contributors include Don DeLillo, Amy Hempel, Gary Shteyngart, Neil Gaiman, Joyce Carol Oates, and dozens of others.
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Or ... super-size it!
Our bargain books table features two absolutely stunning books about different regions of Italy.
These are perfect for the person reminscing about the old country, remembering a visit there, planning a future trip, or simply armchair-traveling and enjoying the beautiful photos.
 Bellissima Venice by Michel Setboun
Originally $55, now $19.99
Venice, with her winding canals and magnificent palaces, has enchanted artists, poets, aristocrats, and visitors for centuries. Turn the pages of this beautifully produced collection of photographs, and it's easy to see why. For the past two hundred years, Venice has remained practically unchanged, a testament to the glorious, singular design of La Serenissima. In stunning full-color photographs,Bellissima Venice presents the city from numerous dramatic perspectives: From panoramic rooftops, unhurried gondolas, and columned palace galleries. From the Piazza San Marco to San Giorgio Maggiore, from the Rialto Bridge to the Bridge of Sighs, from the Grand Canal to snaking water alleyways, Michel Setboun's exquisite images distill the essence of Venice's serenely seductive beauty. Bellissima Venice includes a sturdy presentation box.
Author Michel Setboun has worked as a photographer since 1978 and traveled around the world as a reporter. His work has been published in numerous international journals such as the New York Times, Geo, Life, Paris Match, Stern, and Le Figaro.
Villas of Tuscany
Photographs by Massimo Listri, text by Carlo Cresti
now $29.99
Europe north of the Alps knew virtually nothing of fine living until Charles VIII of France and his army invaded Italy in the late 15th century. There, in the palaces and villas of Tuscany, the French discovered luxury on a scale beyond anything imagined in the medieval stone castles of the Loire Valley. Even today these villas remain among the wonders of the civilized world, with their architecture conceived by such renowned masters as Sangallo, Buontalenti, and Peruzzi, their interiors radiant with trompe-l'oeil frescoes attributed to the likes of Pontormo, Allori, and Il Volterrano, and their lush garden settings replete with fountains, grottoes, statuary, and breathtaking vistas.
Lavishly illustrated with more than 300 color photographs, Villas of Tuscany brings together 40 superb examples ranging in date from the Middle Ages to the late 19th century. Each is captured with all its aristocratic trappings: towers, peach-color stucco walls, and red-tiled roofs; dovecotes, courtyards, and loggias; nobly proportioned salons with sumptuous furnishings; and panoramic views over the Tuscan landscape, a sun-drenched world of rolling hills, olive groves, vineyards, and tall cypresses. The text, by Florentine scholar Carlo Cresti, is richly informative.
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For the armchair quarterback
100 Yards of Glory by Joe Garner and Bob Costas
100 Yards of Glory includes an original ten-part documentary on DVD and is officially endorsed by the NFL.
The Immaculate Reception. The Ice Bowl. The Music City Miracle. The Catch. For nearly a century, the National Football League has provided fans with pulse-pounding moments on the gridiron.
In the tradition of their revolutionary collaboration And the Crowd Goes Wild, veteran chronicler of popular history Joe Garner and broadcast icon Bob Costas team up to bring fans this one-of-a-kind compendium of NFL history - a lavishly illustrated hardcover book, with gripping text and archival photographs, as well as an original ten-part documentary, produced by an Emmy-Award winning team, hosted by the inimitable Costas and featuring official NFL video highlights.
From the great dynasties to the improbable catches, the legendary coaches to the heroic QBs, the most incredible comebacks to the most notorious flubs, 100 Yards of Glory relives - in text and video - the most unforgettable moments in the game.
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Picky eaters?
What Chefs Feed Their Kids by Fanae Aaron
How chefs make food an adventure for their kids - and you can, too!
Features recipes from Ana Sortun of Oleana in Cambridge.
How do the people who know the most about food tackle the special challenges of cooking for children's palates? How do they get their children to join them at the dinner table when most kids would rather play under the tablecloth? Why do some kids love to eat broccoli, sushi, or pesto while others insist on chicken nuggets every night?
A lifelong foodie and a first-time mother, Fanae Aaron had lots of questions about how to teach her son to enjoy a variety of fresh, whole foods. So she sought out a diverse group of twenty award-winning chefs who are also parents. The book's first-class lineup includes: Eric Bromberg, Marc Murphy, Zack Gross, Ana Sortun, Piero Selvaggio, and Floyd Cardoz. These chefs stimulate their kids' curiosity about new foods by engaging them in the process without coercing them, and they share their tips and stories, which provide an intimate glimpse into the chefs' family lives.
Chefs' strategies include allowing their kids to help prepare meals, taking them to farmers' markets, and giving them choices with healthy family style meals. What Chefs Feed Their Kids also features seventy-five flavorful recipes - such as Kale and Scrambed Eggs, Baby Lamb Chops, Nori Chips, and Risotto with Pumpkin, Ginger, and Sage - from a variety of cuisines.
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In Our Window
"Family Trees" at the Concord Museum
A love of books and reading is a lifelong treasure passed from adult tò̀̀̀̀̀̀̀ child, from generation to generation.
The 16th annual Family Trees: A Celebration of Children's Literature at the Concord Museum gives Concord's renowned literary tradition a creative twist.
From November 23, 2011 through January 1, 2012, the Museum's galleries are filled with 36 fanciful trees of all shapes and sizes, decorated with original ornaments inspired by acclaimed children's storybooks and contemporary picture book favorites.
For more information, visit the Concord Museum website, or phone 978-369-9763.
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