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.

08/10/2026

Amherst Books will open at 12:00pm tomorrow, Tuesday August 11. Apologies for any inconvenience!

Tomorrow, Thursday July 30 at 7pm, Daniel Bouchard and Jim Dunn will read from recent works of poetry.
07/29/2026

Tomorrow, Thursday July 30 at 7pm, Daniel Bouchard and Jim Dunn will read from recent works of poetry.

Another week, another poetry reading! This week we have Robin Becker, Ellen Miller-Mack, and Sandy Yannone at the store....
07/13/2026

Another week, another poetry reading! This week we have Robin Becker, Ellen Miller-Mack, and Sandy Yannone at the store. Wednesday, July 15 at 7:00pm.

Tomorrow June 30 at 7:00pm, we have a poetry reading! Scott Beal, Sara Eddy and Susannah Sheffer will read from recent w...
06/29/2026

Tomorrow June 30 at 7:00pm, we have a poetry reading! Scott Beal, Sara Eddy and Susannah Sheffer will read from recent work.

Tomorrow Tuesday June 16 at 7:00pm at the store, local author Amy Mittelman will celebrate the release of her new book, ...
06/15/2026

Tomorrow Tuesday June 16 at 7:00pm at the store, local author Amy Mittelman will celebrate the release of her new book, Dames, Dishes, and Degrees: Faculty Wives in America.

In Dames, Dishes, and Degrees: Faculty Wives in America, Amy Mittelman reveals what took place behind ivy-covered walls, tracing the origins and evolution of faculty wives’ clubs across American higher education. These organizations brought together highly educated women whose unpaid labor— from hosting dinners and receptions to mentoring young academic wives— quietly sustained universities while also fostering philanthropy, activism, and political engagement.

Mittelman’s lived experience as the wife of a college professor is the underpinning for Dames, Dishes, and Degrees. A resident of Amherst, she holds a Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Massachusetts. She is also the author of Brewing Battles: A History of American Beer (2007).

This Thursday June 4 at 7:00pm, local author Don Lesser will read from and talk about his new novel, Crystal Springs.Set...
06/01/2026

This Thursday June 4 at 7:00pm, local author Don Lesser will read from and talk about his new novel, Crystal Springs.

Set upon the backdrop of lush hills in Western Massachusetts, Crystal Springs is literary fiction about the love of place, the bonds between found families, and the lasting connections between lifelong friends. Steven Bennett is a historian, chef, and programmer in the quaint rural towns of the Pioneer Valley. Rejected by his first love, he marries another woman and lives an ordinary life hosting barbecues and tip-toeing around a past extramarital affair. When Suzi Carpenter, the young woman who may or may not be his daughter, dies of a suspected overdose, Steven's whole life, and the town, is upended, and he embarks on a quest to discover what, or perhaps who, killed Suzi, only to unearth buried scars and hard truths about old friends.

Tomorrow Tuesday June 2 at 7:00pm, Robert K. Brigham, Professor of History and International Relations at Vassar College...
06/01/2026

Tomorrow Tuesday June 2 at 7:00pm, Robert K. Brigham, Professor of History and International Relations at Vassar College, will read from and talk about his new book, This Is a True War Story: My Improbable History with Vietnam, a personal account by a war historian and adoptee who discovers his biological father was a famous Marine combat photographer in Vietnam.

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.

Address

8 Main Street
Amherst, MA
01002

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 8pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm

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+14132561547

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