What are the opening hours?

Tuesday 10am - 4pm Wednesday 10am - 4pm Thursday 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday 11am - 4pm

Open Secrets

Home
Canada
Kentville, NS
Open Secrets

local independent booksellers

11/06/2026

New book stock appreciation post! 📚✨

We have so many exciting new releases in-stock—come check out what’s new in-store, or have a browse and buy your copy online at opensecretsbooks.ca 💫

11/03/2026

Join us at the Beveridge Arts Centre at Acadia University this Thursday, November 5th at 7pm for a reading and signing with Jamaluddin Aram!

Come listen to Jamaluddin Aram read from his essay collection The Blood of Things: A Love Letter to Afghanistan, and his novel Nothing Good Happens in Wazirabad on Wednesday—we’ll have copies of both books for sale so you can snag a copy and get it signed by the author.

11/02/2026

Come by and make a sign with Open Secrets and Bridge Beauty on Friday, November 6th from 5pm-7pm.

We will have lots of supplies and inspirational quotes, so you have everything you need for Saturday’s Protest at Centre Square!

STOP AI DATA CENTRES RALLY
Sat. Nov. 7th @ 12pm
Centre Square
389 Main Street, Kentville

10/24/2026

Halloween Saturday come to downtown Kentville for trick-or-treating at some of your favourite downtown businesses! Stop by to shop, grab some candy, and make the most of your Halloween in Kentville! 🎃✨

Participating businesses👇
Bridge Beauty Bar
Black Cat Books
Cleveland Carpet One
Open Secrets
Occasions Gifts & Decor
R. D. Chisholm Ltd
DM Reid Jewellers
The Bloom Box
Tides Art Gallery
Threadbarrow
Wholesum Refillery Shoppe

10/20/2026

Order any book, anywhere, anytime—thanks to our new Bookmanager website! Be one of the first 10 customers to order and use promo NEWWEB10 to save 10% on your order 📚🏃

10/14/2026

We’re teaming up again with Al Whittle Theatre to give away 2x tickets to Tony on Nov. 8th AND a copy of Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain! 📚🎟️🍿

To enter:
1. Follow both Al Whittle Theatre and Open Secrets on Instagram
2. Mention the person you’re bringing with you in the comments👇

Contest closes October 20th at 11:59pm. To win you must be able to pick up the prize locally. This contest is not affiliated with Instagram or Meta.

10/09/2026

We’re teaming up with Libro.fm Audiobooks & Silent Book Club to protest book censorship—come to the shop anytime tomorrow to write a letter, learn about book censorship, and get a free audiobook copy of either Banned Together or How to Defend Books and Why 🎧

Nova Scotia “silently” bans all recently published books from entering the school system by subjecting all new titles to be individually approved as Authorized Learning Resources.

The problem? These books never enter the classroom. They sit in limbo waiting to be approved, while books with outdated information remain in circulation. Join us tomorrow to write your MLA and tell them to free our books! 📣

09/30/2026

We’re closed today Wednesday, September 30th in honour of The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

09/13/2026

Ran into Rachel Reid in Wolfville yesterday, where she raised over $66k in ticket sales and silent auction for Annapolis Valley Regional Library—in addition to her $300k donation earlier this summer.

In the immortal words of Kelly Bee - Artist and Kid Lit Activist 🏳️‍🌈 🍉🇨🇦, gay hockey saved our libraries! 🏒🌈📚

09/11/2026

Come see us at the BookFair at the Wolfville Farmers’ Market tomorrow, September 12th from 8:30am to 1pm! 📖💫

The shop in Kentville is closed, but come out to the Farmer’s Market to find talented local authors, publishers and booksellers, and a Book Lovers Raffle Prize. And get to meet local authors while stocking up on your Fall book lists! 📚

Address

38 Bridge Street
Kentville, NS
B4N2E1

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	11am - 4pm

Website

http://opensecretsbooks.ca/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Open Secrets posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.