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Shop Local this Weekend – Christmas Cards, Advent Calendars, Journals, Activity Books, Unique Gifts & More!
Don’t forget to support our local businesses on Small Business Saturday, 11/28. First observed on November 27, 2010, it is a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which feature big box retail and e-commerce stores respectively. By contrast, Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and…
Read MoreNew Faces at Royal River Books
Yarmouth, Maine is a wonderful place to open a small, independent bookstore. A lot of adults around here read books. A lot of kids around here read books. A lot of adults around here read books to kids. Many people in the community appreciate and support local business. There have been a lot of interesting…
Read MoreWatt Key Visit Thursday, 10/22/15 at Merrill Memorial Library in Yarmouth
Meet Watt Key on Thursday, 10/22/15 at the Merrill Memorial Library in Yarmouth, ME. Watt Key is the author of Alabama Moon, Dirt Road Home, and Fourmile. He will be appearing at the Merrill Memorial Library from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Royal River Books will be selling books at the event.
Read MoreGo Set a Watchman On Sale Tuesday, 7/14/15
An historic literary event: the publication of a newly discovered novel, the earliest known work from Harper Lee, the beloved, bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, To Kill a Mockingbird. Originally written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman was the novel Harper Lee first submitted to her publishers before To Kill a Mockingbird.…
Read MoreSchool Summer Reading Books Available Now!
We are well stocked with all of the local school’s summer reading books! Get an early start on your summer reading and stop by today. We have plenty of copies of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, To Kill a Mockingbird, In Cold Blood, A Prayer for Owen Meany and lots more. We appreciate your…
Read MoreDr. Christiane Northrup, New York Times Best Selling Author of Goddesses Never Age Visits Royal River Books
Signed copies of Goddesses Never Age are now available at Royal River Books, 355 Main Street in Yarmouth, ME. Though we talk about wanting to “age gracefully,” the truth is that when it comes to getting older, we’re programmed to dread an inevitable decline: in our health, our looks, our sexual relationships,…
Read MoreRoyal River Books Adds Online Shopping
Royal River Books is excited to provide customers with more options for buying books. The neighborhood bookstore, based in Yarmouth, ME, has recently added an online store for ordering books, CDs, DVDs and gift items. “Customers have told us that they want to support their local, independent bookstore but also enjoy the convenience of online shopping. …
Read MoreStory Time at Royal River Books
We were lucky to have Sheila host Story Time for 5 years at Royal River Books. Sheila has taken on some other responsibilities and is taking a sabbatical from Story Time. We will let you know if anything changes. Thanks!
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