Newtown Bookshop
Newtown's independent bookshop, relocated in fall 2023 to the Village of Newtown South shopping center — same strip as the Newtown Farmer's Market. The children's shelves will slow you down; the events calendar is worth a look on the way out.
Field notes: Ten bookshops out here, one of them open since 1788
Run Newtown Bookshop? This page is yours to claim : fix the hours, swap the photo, and set the record straight.
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September Non-fiction Book Club
Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods gets the discussion this month. Second Wednesday, one o'clock, in the shop on South Eagle Road. No membership required to sit in.
September Daytime Book Club
The Wedding People by Alison Espach, discussed in store at eleven on a Thursday morning. An hour, then you are back out with the rest of your day.
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