Four Seasons Books

Adorable bookstore with decent selection of books; great service and prices are similar to what you’d pay anywhere else. They sell other novelties as well (e.g. gift cards, small gifts, fun odds & ends for children, etc.). I’m always a fan of intimate, family-​owned bookstores over the big, crowded places.

Excellent selection. Eclectic genres plus a new and used section. Something for everyone and quick to ship specialty book orders.

I love this book store for the fact that it seems to know my secret book desires. Let me explain.
Each time I go in, there’s a book on one of their shelves that I hadn’t seen in real life anywhere other than Amazon. And by anywhere I mean the library, Barnes and Noble, other bookstores (used or otherwise), you name it. When I go to Four Seasons, there’s my elusive, hard to find, but there it is in the pulp, book for me to pick up. Even in the age of Kindle, I need to touch and feel the book spine. To skim not the first chapter (as Amazon forces you through their preview) but to randomly pick a chapter and see if I vibe with the author like I thought I would. By bonding in this way, I sometimes find I love the book like I knew I would and buy it right there.
I let the owner, Cat, know about the telepathic nature of her store and she says she tries to keep different books out there. Well, she succeeds.

Great selection of new and used books. Nice atmosphere with excellent merchandising.

Break your Kindle, snap your Nook over your knee… and come on down. Ahhh real books!!! This place is really quite excellent and the staff are very smart and informed. They have a good mix of new and old, inexpensive books if you need a good read in the back under Used Books. Long may this store reign, everytime we are going to this wonderful little town… we are dropping in and putting down cash!

It goes without saying that the age of Amazon has seen the demise of many a local, independent bookstore. Amazon has succeeded in part because it promised a breadth that small booksellers couldn’t offer, and because its distributed «community» of reviewers seemed more viable than the real, but dwindling, communities of bibliophiles that once coalesced around the local book shop.
Rather than launching into an elaborate defense of local bookstores, I’d invite anyone to step into this small store and see why it has remained animate while others have perished. It does not contain every title ever published; what it does have is a thoughtful, varied and smart collection of books assembled by a staff of diverse tastes and interests. It’s the store I go to when I’m looking for something new and compelling, or a gift for someone «difficult.» It’s where I seek literary inspiration.
The store features «staff picks» with short summaries, local writers and topics, and an admirable collection of various genres — truly something for every reader of every age. Some used books are available, as well as some paper goods including cards and journals.
If they don’t have a book in stock, they’ll happily order it for you. Overall, this is a great shop, and I’m happy that they’ve been able to thrive while others have foundered.