Harvard Book Store
About
Harvard Book Store is a locally owned, independently run bookstore that has been a Cambridge landmark since 1932. It is known for an extraordinary selection of new, used and remaindered books, stocked for every kind of reader, along with gift items like mugs and tote bags. On its website, visitors can browse the shelves, staff recommendations and the calendar of author events.
The store runs an award-winning author event series in Harvard Square, and it has a long history of innovation in bookselling. A weekly email newsletter shares sales, events and featured books. It is also the best way to hear about the Harvard Book Store Warehouse Sale, a wildly popular semiannual tradition for local bargain hunters and book lovers. Boston magazine also named it Best Neighborhood Shop in 2019.
What to Know
- Publishers Weekly named it Bookseller of the Year in 2002.
- Boston magazine has honored it for Best Bookstore, Best Literary Series and Best Old-School Bookstore.
- It also earned Boston magazine’s Best Virtual Author Series award in 2020 and 2021.
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