Dogtown Book Shop

Dogtown Book Shop Gloucester's legendary destination for all sorts of books, used & unusual. New and vintage literary g

Real feels.
08/06/2026

Real feels.

He’s around here somewhere. You can’t miss him.
08/05/2026

He’s around here somewhere.
You can’t miss him.

No rain. Only sun. 11-6 today.
08/04/2026

No rain. Only sun.
11-6 today.

We are decidedly for it.
08/03/2026

We are decidedly for it.

It is then good to remember that artists have existed and persisted, like the snail and coelacanth and other changing fo...
08/01/2026

It is then good to remember that artists have existed and persisted, like the snail and coelacanth and other changing forms of organic life since long before governments were dreamed of.

-Patricia Highsmith

The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, yo...
07/31/2026

The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

-Philip K. Dick

Welcome to the cool kids poetry cub.
07/30/2026

Welcome to the cool kids poetry cub.

Believe it or not, the story of St. Louis. We prefer the follow-up ‘BBQ and Blues.’
07/29/2026

Believe it or not, the story of St. Louis.
We prefer the follow-up ‘BBQ and Blues.’

We spent the weekend tarring and feathering ourselves, and we have some new blank (inside, outside is a carnival) journa...
07/28/2026

We spent the weekend tarring and feathering ourselves, and we have some new blank (inside, outside is a carnival) journals to put on the shelves.

It’s a great time to order some books from our website. The Fed-Ex guy is already here.
07/24/2026

It’s a great time to order some books from our website. The Fed-Ex guy is already here.

Address

132 Main Street
Gloucester, MA
01930

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 6pm
Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

Telephone

+19782815599

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