Bonfire Bookshop

05/07/2026

04/29/2026

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04/23/2026

12/23/2025

Need a last minute gift for someone in your life? Drop us a line — while we aren’t open for retail until the new year, our booksellers can search our inventory by genre, author, subject, and collectibility.

10/13/2025

Saw this and we thought of you, .

This cartoon comes from Issue no. 191 of Air Mail (3/11/23), published under their “Small Talk” section heading for one-panel gags. If you don’t know , we strongly encourage you to check it out. It’s a wonderful evolution of the magazine as a tool of mass communication, cultural sharing, and arts edification.

10/12/2025

📚✨ Booklovers, take note!

is holding their soft launch today at Coffee – they’re there and open for business until 4 PM today!

Owner Lucia is selling new and used books across the best spooky-season genres — , supernatural romance, thriller, and more 👻🍂

You’ll also find original block prints by the proprietress herself, art by her daughter, and even gift-wrapped “book-blind dates.” Plus: pins, stickers, canvas bags, and maybe soon, shirts… 👀🖤

Something is stirring in North Central Mass — and it’s starting to look like is becoming a book town. 📖🔥

10/11/2025

🎓✨ Welcome to Witchburg! ✨🎓

Come see us TODAY at the Metaphysical Fair and be among the first to wear our new tees! 🐸 This year’s design features Festeroth, proud mascot of the Witchburg State Fightin’ Frogs. Don't you love his little hat? 💀🎩

🛍️ On sale through Halloween: $23
💫 After Nov 1: $28
👕 All sizes • Multiple colors

Also available for $23: our classic Bonfire Bookshop “Green Man” tee. 🌿🔥
Message us here or comment below to reserve your shirt in either design.

We will be here at the Armory until 4 PM.

💌 We ship at cost anywhere in the US — or hand-deliver locally (broom optional).
🖤 Designed in-house, printed right here in Fitchburg.

🎃 Our apparel sends a friendly message to Salem: we’re coming for your crowds! Could Fitchburg become the next great Spooktober destination for lovers of ghosts, crystals, cryptids, and cauldrons? We are, like Salem, right on the commuter rail 🚆from North Station. And we've got books, bars, graveyards, and ghostly charm galore.

💬 Drop a “🕯️” if you’re ready for the first Witchburg October Ball!

10/11/2025

🎃 Spooky Season Pop-Up — TODAY! 👻

We are selling books at the Metaphysical Fair inside the Fitchburg Armory (14 Wallace Ave) — right between the courthouse and Espresso Pizza.

🕐 Open until 4 PM

✨ Come for the books, stay for the vibes:
🔮 Tarot & intuitive readings
💎 Crystals & energy experts
🌿 Wellness coaching & metaphysical goodies

📚 Stop by, say hi, and treat yourself to something magical!

04/29/2025

Build-out update!

We’re excited to share that the original hardwood floors in the shop—long hidden under linoleum and layers of time—have been sanded, sealed, and brought back to life. We’re told they’re red birch, and we’re happy to take their word for it. They’re beautiful.

The rooms on the first floor have now been fully opened up, creating one large and sunlit space centered around the atrium and stairs. The bones of the building are starting to show again, and they’re good ones. We're loving the exposed brick, the love-marks on the wood, the granite lintels and sills.

We're getting closer every day to opening our doors and we’ll be sharing more updates soon. If you haven’t already, sign up for our mailing list to follow along as we build Fitchburg’s new bookstore: 👉 http://bit.ly/bonfirelist

04/03/2025

Come claim your free copy of this amazing literary newspaper!

The Brooklyn Rail is a New York-based platform for the arts, culture, humanities, and politics. Founded in 2000, the publication features in-depth critical essays, fiction, poetry, as well as interviews with artists, critics, and curators, and reviews of art, music, dance, film, books, and theater. As part of their community-focused mission, TBR partners with bookstores and cultural venues to distribute copies for free. In the Fitchburg area, Bonfire is your spot for picking up each new issue.

While we are waiting for construction at 1 Wood Place to finish and our regular opening hours to begin, you can make an appointment to swing by and pick up a copy of from Jade Vine Rare Books on the second floor of the shop building. Contact us via email, phone, Facebook or Instagram. All contact information is available in our Linktree.