Celebrate the wonders of independent bookstores during this national event! Treats, scavenger hunts and prizes abound–and come check out Independent Bookstore Day special editions and gift items.
Pick up a free IBD Passport at Brookline Booksmith, Harvard Book Store, Papercuts JP, or Porter Square Books, on April 29th.
Visit each of these participating Boston-area bookstores on Independent Bookstore Day to receive an official stamp from all five locations! A complete passport will earn $5 off a $25 purchase at each bookstore through May 31, 2017.
Certain books were “banned in Boston” at least as far back as 1651, when one William Pynchon wrote a book criticizing Puritanism.