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Established in 1997, BookStacks is a terrific little independent bookstore boasting over 5,000 new book titles, more than 1500 periodicals, and an assortment of greeting cards and gifts. BookStacks offers free wireless high speed internet connection 24/7--the signal is strong enough to allow internet users parked outside access even when the store is closed.
Coffee lovers enjoy sitting in the sunny bay window and sipping what BookStacks calls its "pretty good coffee." Open seven days a week, Monday through Sunday. |
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Knotty Knitters Club - The knitting group is back and working those needles every Sunday from 1 p.m. until whenever. Come, sit a spell, enjoy the company, knitting tips and all the free tea or coffee you can drink! |
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Used Books at BookStacks: ReStacks!
Last October we launched a new and exciting program for you to bring in your gently read books for store credit. Well. We were overwhelmed with a ton of books coming in, and just a little underwhelmed with their subsequent sales. I made a Command Decision this week and moved all the hardcovers from the ReStacks shelves and changed them over to Reamainders, for the Bargain Book table at the front of the store, with much lower prices than before. This made a lot of space for more books, paperbacks, both mass market and trade size, on the ReStacks shelves, which is to say---I'm open to buy again.
Bring in a bag or a box of your books (paperbacks only, please), and we'll give you a receipt for the lot; within a week I'll get back to you with what I've decided to keep, and issue you a store credit for 20% of their cover price. The books then go on the ReStacks shelves at 50% of their cover price. |
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BookClub at BookStacks - at BookStacks, the second Thursday of the month, at 6:30. |
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January Pick: The Book Thief
It’s just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . .
Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau.
This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul. |
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Our Top 10 Best Selling Books of 2009
1. The Ever-Blooming Flower Garden by Lee Schneller
2. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
3. The Shack by William P. Young
4. Maine Atlas & Gazetteer by Delorme Maps
5. The Taking by Dick Dyer
6. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
7. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
8. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery and Alison Anderson
9. Glenn Beck's Common Sense by Glenn Beck
10. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer |
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Feb. 13th, 2010
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Where: "Bookstacks" book store, Main St., Bucksport, ME
Contact: Andy Lacher (207) 469-8992
Event: Book signing with free samples of "raw fudge"
Learn more about Stephanie Tourles. Visit her website. |
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Introducing the BookStacks Winterrific Gift Card.
Make a $25 purchase and get a Special $10 Gift Card to BookStacks this winter.
Cards expire the first day of Spring, March 20, 2010,
so take advantage of it real soon.
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January Picks |
| The Unnamed: A Novel
by Joshua Ferris |
| Alice I Have Been: A Novel by Melanie Benjamin |
| Bloodroot by Amy Greene |
| Then Came the Evening: A Novel by Brian Hart |
| The Girl with Glass Feet: A Novel by Ali Shaw |
| The Privileges: A Novel by Jonathan Dee |
| An Irish Country Girl: A Novel by Patrick Taylor |
| Shades of Grey: A Novel by Jasper Fforde |
| Remarkable Creatures: A Novel by Tracy Chevalier |
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ANDY'S PICK |
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A little while ago I was making the big Random House buy for the Fall season, and almost skipped a knitting book written by a man. So few men knit, I took a second look, and picked it up if for no other reason but that I might like it for myself. "Hat Heads" is the title, written by a Norwegian guy named Trond Anfinnsen.
Well it arrived about a month ago and it just jumped right out of the box. Not only is it a very good beginner's knitting book with lots of clear simple diagrams and discriptions, it works incredibly well as a photography book. More than 50 different hats on that many different heads, all with the same framing: full faces facing the camera; happy faces, severe faces, beautiful faces and faces of those who will not be trifled with. The author includes a brief paragraph or two on each person and why he made this particular hat for this particular person.
Here's a link to his Web site, Trond Anfinnsen, also know as Knitkid. |
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| Berry Marketing Solutions - Bucksport, Maine ~ 207-469-7286 |
| Bittersweet Gift Shop - Local store fillled with Mainemade items & holiday collectibles ~207-469-5971 |
| Bucksport Area Cultural Arts Society -tickets for these events can be purchased at BookStacks |
| Bucksport Chimney Sweep - ~ 54 Broadway, Bucksport, ME ~ 207-469-7932 |
| Bucksport.maine.2010 - this almost daily blog documents life in bucksport, maine throughout 2010. the intent is that each image be the message. some images document an event, some represent our town and others are ones i simply like. ENJOY! |
| Five Elements Gallery ~ PO Box 45 ~ Vinalhaven, ME ~ 04863 ~ 207- 863-2262 |
| Friends of Maine Seabird Islands - New Map Highlights Seabird Nesting Islands on Maine Coast |
| Heavenly Socks Yarns - 82 Main Street, Belfast, ME 04915 ~ 207-338-8388 |
| Island Pool & Spa - Verona Island, Maine ~ 207-469-6004 |
| Left Bank Books - Searsport, Maine ~ 207-548-6400 |
| Maine Supernatural - is dedicated to researching Unsolved Murder Mysteries from Maine. |
| Northeast Historic Film: A Moving Image Archive Specializing in Northern New England |
| Sign Language Graphics and Signs - Bucksport, Maine 207-469-6300 |
| Silkweeds - Beautiful Country Primitives in Searsport, Maine 207-548-6501 |
| Sundial Framing and Photography - Bucksport, Maine 207-469-6060 |
| Riverbend Players is a group of enthusiasts from the local area who enjoy live theatre, music, comedy, and all other aspects of performing and producing entertainment for the community that is intended for people of all ages. |
| Rosen's - Wonderful Clothing Store on Main Street, in Bucksport! |
| Stephanie Tourles - Local Author |
| Ted Bastien's Bugsport's Tribute to BookStacks |
| Wahl's Dairy Port - best ice cream on the coast! |
| WERU FM Community Radio 89.9 Blue Hill & 102.9 Bangor |
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