Amherst Books

Amherst Books An independent bookstore carrying literature, philosophy, poetry, children’s, science, history, games, totes, literary curios.

Large collection of small press books & journals. Textbooks for Amherst and Hampshire Colleges.

05/20/2026

Tonight's event with Cisco Bradley has been postponed. We will keep you updated on a rescheduled date!

We have two events at the store this week!Tuesday May 19 at 7pm: Local poet Jacob Chapman will read from his new collect...
05/18/2026

We have two events at the store this week!

Tuesday May 19 at 7pm: Local poet Jacob Chapman will read from his new collection, My Wife Made This Possible.

Wednesday May 20 at 7pm: Historian Cisco Bradley will talk about his new book, I Hear Freedom: The Great Migration, Free Jazz, and Black Power.

Tomorrow May 14 at 7pm at the store, Ryan Habermeyer will read from his new novel, Necronauts! He will be joined in conv...
05/13/2026

Tomorrow May 14 at 7pm at the store, Ryan Habermeyer will read from his new novel, Necronauts! He will be joined in conversation by Dennis Sweeney.

Written in the form of ninety-five newspaper obituaries and interspersed with vernacular photography, Necronauts is a loosely reimagined Pinocchio tale and ode to campy old sci-fi films.

We have events tonight and tomorrow at the store.Wednesday May 6 at 7pm: Jackson Katz will talk about his 2025 book, Eve...
05/06/2026

We have events tonight and tomorrow at the store.

Wednesday May 6 at 7pm: Jackson Katz will talk about his 2025 book, Every Man: Why Violence Against Women is a Men's Issue.

Thursday, May 7 at 7pm: Nancy Folbre will talk about her new book, Making Care Work: Why Our Economy Should Put People First.

Tomorrow Tuesday, April 5 at 5:30pm, Adam Dahl will celebrate the release of his new book, The Search for World Democrac...
05/04/2026

Tomorrow Tuesday, April 5 at 5:30pm, Adam Dahl will celebrate the release of his new book, The Search for World Democracy: W.E.B. Du Bois and The Politics of Space!

Tomorrow at the store, historian Danielle Raad will read from and talk about her new book, Above the Oxbow: Stories Enta...
04/29/2026

Tomorrow at the store, historian Danielle Raad will read from and talk about her new book, Above the Oxbow: Stories Entangled with a Mountain. Blending scholarly analysis and storytelling, it is a journey through the tangle of rich narratives surrounding our own Mount Holyoke.

We have three poetry readings next week here at the store!Tuesday, April 21 at 6:30pm: Cavar and Niamh TimmonsWednesday,...
04/15/2026

We have three poetry readings next week here at the store!

Tuesday, April 21 at 6:30pm: Cavar and Niamh Timmons
Wednesday, April 22 at 7:00pm: Selma Asotić with Abigail Chabitnoy
Thursday, April 23 at 7:00pm: Eileen Kennedy and Sharon Tracey

Thursday, April 9 at 7:00pm at the store: a poetry reading featuring Dara Barrois/Dixon, Juliana Ward, and Elizabeth Zub...
04/02/2026

Thursday, April 9 at 7:00pm at the store: a poetry reading featuring Dara Barrois/Dixon, Juliana Ward, and Elizabeth Zuba to celebrate Zuba’s new book of poetry, Where Is Everyone!

This Monday, March 30 at 7:00pm at the store, UMass Amherst economics professor Arindrajit (Arin) Dube, along with colle...
03/28/2026

This Monday, March 30 at 7:00pm at the store, UMass Amherst economics professor Arindrajit (Arin) Dube, along with colleague Michael Ash, will talk about Dube's new book, The Wage Standard: What’s Wrong in the Labor Market and How to Fix It.

This week at the store! On Thursday, March 26 at 7:00pm, local poet Candace Curran will be joined by Lauren Schmidt to r...
03/21/2026

This week at the store! On Thursday, March 26 at 7:00pm, local poet Candace Curran will be joined by Lauren Schmidt to read from their recent poetry.

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8 Main Street
Amherst, MA
01002

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6am
Saturday 10am - 6pm

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+14132561547

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