Quimby's Books

08/29/2026

this is your excuse to start a new crochet project and a new book (from Quimby's, of course)

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08/23/2026

you can catch only the finest reads at Quimby's! (and if you saw this uploaded to the wrong account, no you didn't)

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08/14/2026

It’s 2026 and you can finally buy from your local bookshop online! Without supporting any potential oligarchs! (Though, full transparency, we at Quimby’s DO have lofty ambitions…)@ Bookshop.org

08/12/2026

On August 15th, we'll have been here one year! And we're not going anywhere!
To celebrate, you can now buy books online from Quimby's, no matter where you live. (Nearly ANY book, not just what's on our shelves.)
Bookshop.org is the Amazon for people who despise Amazon, or just want to help their local independent store!
Just go to the site, pick your books, choose Quimby's as your store...and have the books delivered to your door!
Thank you for supporting us!

07/22/2026

Adjusting Hours!
As we get close to our one year anniversary, we have learned much about providing this community a bespoke Valley experience and tailoring our inventory to your needs. We’ve learned you really love having a new-book bookstore, and are graciously willing to vote with your dollars to keep us here.
But not after 5pm.
Like, never after 5pm.
So Quimby’s will now close at 5pm, BUT…we will be open Tuesdays, only closing on Mondays!
Come see us during our new hours!
(New hours will be updated on website and social media pages as soon as the Young Person I hired to understand those platforms comes back from vacation and shows me how to change them! And no, no I’m not putting in a phone: because I hate them. I hate them more than rats riding snakes wrapped in Plague. Yay!)
-Yours in Bookery,
Therese

07/18/2026

Going out into nature? Neat!
(psst...sweet gentle indoor people...fight the good fight! They can force you into the forest and the mud and the bossy bossy sun...but they can have your glorious summer-read when they pry it from your mosquito and poison-oak swollen hands!) Bring Along a Book!
Artist: Magnus Norstad, 1910s, via LOC

06/24/2026

Reserve a home base in the heart of the party, July 3 and/or 4th in Quimby’s Attic, 284 Main Street Independence! Extended hours available, first come first get. See our website at www.quimbysbooks.com “The Writer’s Attic” for questions and to reserve! (Lookit that! We already cordoned it off with chairs for ya!)

06/15/2026

The latest has been "Remarkably Bright Creatures." I hear it's a charming and wonderful movie.
But it's like the nicest book ever so...
y'know...
no.

06/12/2026

It is a little different at Quimby's...I try to explain it a bit here. But the most important thing is, we're so glad you're here!!

Nice Customer: "Do you have a card?" Therese: "Yeah tons for birthdays and congratulation and I even have a divorce one. Oh...business card? No. No I don't. I can write some info on this index card if you'd like?" Nice Customer "I couldn't find your phone number?" Therese: "Oh yeah well, I had a pho...

06/04/2026

People have always hoped there is something magical at the top of our staircase. Well, now there is.
Modeled after late 19th century Paris aesthetic, we proudly introduce The Writer's Attic at Quimby's Books.
A small and quiet place just for you. Focus on your Work in Progress, spend time away from kids or roommates, or just have a lovely place to rest on a day out.
Come take a look and see if it calls you.