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Words Maplewood's Bookstore

Name: Words Maplewood's Bookstore
Address: 179 Maplewood Avenue, Maplewood, NJ, 07040, US
Telephone: +19737639500
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http://wordsbookstore.com As Maplewood’s Bookstore, we work tirelessly to ensure our community’s love of books and reading is passed down to future generations.
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To this end, we offer an extensive selection of books in-store and thousands of e-books.

[words]‘ mission is to serve Maplewood and surrounding communities by offering an engaging and welcoming atmosphere for people and families of all stripes to pursue their literary interests. In particular, we are dedicated to the families in our community that have a member with a developmental disability. We

strive to help Maplewood become a model community of inclusion through our treatment of disabled customers and employees, especially those with autism.

08/24/2026

Enjoy summer while it lasts ☀️📚 but back-to-school shopping is right around the corner!

[words] has you covered with popular books from@school reading lists for students at Clinton, Delia Bolden, Marshall, Seth Boyden, South Mountain, Tuscan, Maplewood Middle School, South Orange Middle School, and Columbia High School.

Stop by and check those books off your list while supporting your local independent bookstore!

08/20/2026

Ten Perfect Guests Book Event with Author Jonathan Santlofer In Conversation with Carol Fitzgerald

Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

This event is free and open with no prior registration required.

A lush tropical island, ten guests, and an offer they can’t refuse: attend a weekend memorial for celebrated artist Victor D’Arcangelo or… forfeit your inheritance. When the guests arrive, D’Arcangelo’s assistant is there to ask them a question on which their fortunes hinge: “How did you help or harm Victor D’Arcangelo?”

From acclaimed artist and author Jonathan Santlofer, Ten Perfect Guests is a sinister thriller marrying the best of Agatha Christie with the atmospheric setting of White Lotus.

Jonathan Santlofer is a writer and artist. His debut novel, The Death Artist, was an international bestseller translated into 17 languages. As an artist, Jonathan has been making replications of famous paintings for wealthy clients for more than 20 years.

08/18/2026

Love audiobooks? You can listen and support your local indie bookstore. 🎧📚

Skip Amazon-owned Audible and shop audiobooks through [words] on Libro.fm. Your purchases directly support our bookstore and help keep independent bookstores thriving. 💙🩷🤎

Listen local. Support indie. Choose Libro.fm.

👉 Find your next audiobook through [words]:
https://libro.fm/wordsbookstore/?bookstore=wordsbookstore

08/11/2026

🎟️ TICKETED EVENT AT [WORDS] LifeTown

Join us at LifeTown in Livingston for:

Plot Twist: Life, Craft and the Messy First Draft, A Memoir on Writing
A book event with author Harlan Coben

📅 Wednesday, September 16, 2026
⏰ 7:00–8:30 PM
📍 LifeTown Community Center, Livingston, NJ

Tickets are required, and a copy of Plot Twist is included in the ticket price. Purchase tickets through the event page on our website!

With 100 million books in print worldwide and over a dozen blockbuster television and film adaptations of his work, Harlan Coben has much to teach us about the creative process. Part deeply personal memoir, part masterclass in storytelling, Plot Twist is filled with useful tips and techniques on the creative process and an honest reflection on the act of being a writer.

Harlan Coben is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and one of the world’s leading storytellers. His thirty-eight suspense novels are published in forty-six languages and have been #1 bestsellers in more than a dozen countries. He is also the creator and executive producer of many television shows that have appeared on Netflix and Amazon Prime.

08/05/2026

Join us for The Last Free Women: A Daring Escape and Coming of Age in America, a book event with authors Rebecca Blumenstein and Diana Kapp, moderated by Dan Barry.

Tuesday, September 8, 2026
7:00–8:30 PM
🎟️ Free and open to the public. No registration required.

The Last Free Women is the extraordinary account of the efforts to safely evacuate hundreds of lives during the Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan in 2021. As a top editor at The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, Rebecca Blumenstein played a pivotal role in coordinating the evacuation and ultimately securing the relocation of more than 200 people. Following the experiences of four women, each navigating different circumstances, The Last Free Women explores the challenges of forging a new life in a new land.

Rebecca Blumenstein is President, Editorial of NBC News, where she manages newsgathering and operations around the world, digital coverage, and flagship shows including NBC Nightly News, Meet the Press, and Dateline. From 2017 to 2023, she was a Deputy Managing Editor at The New York Times. She spent 22 years as a reporter and editor at The Wall Street Journal, rising to Deputy Editor-in-Chief, and led the China team that won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting.

Diana Kapp is a journalist who writes frequently about the intersection of women and modern culture. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal, among other publications. She is the author of two young adult books profiling female changemakers, Girls Who Run the World and Girls Who Green the World.

07/30/2026

Congratulations to this year’s Where’s Waldo? winners! Owners Jonah and Ellen Zimiles were thrilled to deliver the prizes and celebrate our amazing Waldo hunters.

07/20/2026

Only 9 more days until we celebrate our amazing Waldo seekers! ❤️

Spend the rest of July searching for Waldo at local Maplewood businesses, collecting stamps, and supporting the incredible shops that make our community so special.

📍 Pick up your FIND WALDO passport at [words] Bookstore] Bookstore (or download one from our website)

⭐ Visit 10+ participating businesses to earn a Waldo sticker and coupon.

🎉 Visit 20+ businesses to be entered into our Grand Prize Drawing on Wednesday, July 29 at 5:00 PM at [words]!
Participation is completely FREE—so grab your family, your friends, and start hunting!

07/13/2026

Looking back on an incredible weekend at Maplewoodstock 2026. [words] Bookstore] Bookstore is proud to support a festival that brings our community together year after year!

07/10/2026

Looking back on an amazing night with hometown author Isabel Klee celebrating her New York Times bestselling novel, Dogs, Boys, and Other Things. So grateful to everyone who came out to celebrate with us—and to Isabel for spending the evening back home at [words]. 🐶

07/06/2026

One of our favorite moments from Independent Author Day: this thoughtful poem annabelle roses wrote for [words] Bookstore] Bookstore

Address

179 Maplewood Avenue
Maplewood, NJ
07040

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 6pm
Tuesday	10am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 6pm
Thursday	10am - 9pm
Friday	10am - 9pm
Saturday	10am - 9pm
Sunday	10am - 6pm

Telephone

+19737639500

Website

http://wordsbookstore.com/

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