Compass Rose Books

Compass Rose Books A carefully curated bookstore with a small cafe, offering something for everyone. We are mask optional!

our staff is fully vaccinated and may still choose to mask up, but we no longer require our guests to wear masks.

We're all a little lucky to be here now. 🤗📚
06/06/2026

We're all a little lucky to be here now. 🤗📚

We've been waiting many months for this! Set in 1860s Ireland, the themes of separation and reunion, family and culture ...
06/03/2026

We've been waiting many months for this! Set in 1860s Ireland, the themes of separation and reunion, family and culture and reclamation after tragedy, resonate powerfully today.........And it's Maggie O'Farrell, so all you can do is relent.📚.

'To write is human; to receive a letter: divine!'- S. Lendroth. Notecards are pocket-sized pieces of art, their blank ...
05/31/2026

'To write is human; to receive a letter: divine!'- S. Lendroth. Notecards are pocket-sized pieces of art, their blank inner fold a canvas for your thoughts.....And who doesn't love receiving a letter?!

The definitive guide to cruising the Maine coast, now in its 7th edition. All the real sailors have one. 😉
05/27/2026

The definitive guide to cruising the Maine coast, now in its 7th edition. All the real sailors have one. 😉

Sometimes you want a piece of cake, but cake is fragile and also you want to save a bit for later. It gets complicated ...
05/26/2026

Sometimes you want a piece of cake, but cake is fragile and also you want to save a bit for later. It gets complicated fast.

The solution is Cake Tubs. All the cake, fruit compote filling and Swiss buttercream of a proper piece of cake, packaged so you can neatly eat half in the car or on the boat or on your porch and still save some for later.

GF strawberry rhubarb or Lemon Blueberry. You're welcome. 😁

Today we pay our respects to the service men and women who have given their lives to defend this nation's core values. ...
05/25/2026

Today we pay our respects to the service men and women who have given their lives to defend this nation's core values. Today those values, our moral authority and our national integrity are being challenged by incompetence, greed and profound disregard for all this nation has accomplished. We have been here before, and it is our work now to ensure that the lives lost in service of our constitution are not lost in vain.

Summer 2026 is just around the corner And our summer hours begin on May 24th.But fIrst- today (tuesday, May 18th) we wi...
05/19/2026

Summer 2026 is just around the corner And our summer hours begin on May 24th.
But fIrst- today (tuesday, May 18th) we will
close at 12:30.

05/08/2026

We're feeling nostalgic for these games, played endlessly in the car, on the boat, on a rainy day, a sunny day, any day, anywhere. Tuck a few in & be prepared wherever you are! unplugandplay

Meet the 2026 Pulitzer Prize winners for non fiction and fiction! 📚 Of the nearly twelve thousand constitutional amendm...
05/06/2026

Meet the 2026 Pulitzer Prize winners for non fiction and fiction! 📚 Of the nearly twelve thousand constitutional amendments that have come before congress since 1789, only twenty-seven have been ratified. Historian and law professor Jill Lepore's central argument is that the framers expected future generations to 'mend America by amending the constitution through orderly, peaceful and democratic process.' The absence of this process, she writes, gives rise to political violence and to change by presidential or judicial fiat, and ultimately disastrous outcomes for our nation. 📚 Daniel Kraus delivers, in one single sentence, two days in the life of Private First Class Cyril Bagger, mired in the trench warfare of The Great War. It is a demanding, graphic read, surreal and uneasy in its refusal to confirm our belief that humanity's arc bends toward goodness and care. 📚

This new and timely collection of essays challenges the idea that waste and inefficiency are concentrated in government ...
05/05/2026

This new and timely collection of essays challenges the idea that waste and inefficiency are concentrated in government bureaucracy, and that public service is less valuable than private sector employment. These essays are about the people who administer, manage, operate and report on everything from our National Cemeteries to the BLS & IRS, to our highway and national park systems. The essays also connect the dots between government agencies and their relevance to our lives. 📚 pairs well with David Graeber's 2018 book Bu****it Jobs, Paul Krugman's 1996 essay A Country is not a Company, and Donald Cohen's 2021 book The Privatization of Everything.

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3 Main Street
Castine, ME
04421

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 9am - 2pm

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+12073265034

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