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Broadside Books has been a beacon of progressive bookselling in Northampton since 1976, reflecting the town's reputation as one of the most culturally vibrant small cities in America. The store's three floors overflow with carefully selected titles spanning literary fiction, feminist theory, queer literature, and social justice writing. The basement level houses an impressive used book section where treasures surface daily. Five college students from Smith, Mount Holyoke, Amherst, Hampshire, and UMass make up a significant part of the clientele, keeping the discourse lively and the demand eclectic. The upstairs cafe, added in 2010, has become a favorite workspace for local writers and academics.
Broadside Books has been a beacon of progressive bookselling in Northampton since 1976, reflecting the town's reputation as one of the most culturally vibrant small cities in America. The store's three floors overflow with carefully selected titles spanning literary fiction, feminist theory, queer literature, and social justice writing. The basement level houses an impressive used book section where treasures surface daily. Five college students from Smith, Mount Holyoke, Amherst, Hampshire, and UMass make up a significant part of the clientele, keeping the discourse lively and the demand eclectic. The upstairs cafe, added in 2010, has become a favorite workspace for local writers and academics. Located in the heart of Northampton, Massachusetts, this beloved bookstore has been serving the literary community since 1976, making it 50 years of championing books and readers.
Weekly feminist book club, monthly LGBTQ+ reading series, Five College author events, poetry open mics, and an annual Pioneer Valley Book Festival.
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