IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

WHERE TO EAT
  1. The Upper Crust (0.0 miles)
  2. Rami's (0.1 miles)
  3. Mr. Sushi (0.1 miles)
WHERE TO SHOP
  1. Party Favors (0.1 miles)
  2. Fish Kids (0.1 miles)
  3. Wild Goose Chase (0.3 miles)
WHERE TO DRINK
  1. Paradise Lounge (0.6 miles)
  2. Great Scott (0.6 miles)
  3. The Avenue (0.7 miles)
  4. Joshua Tree (0.7 miles)
  5. Matt Murphy’s (0.7 miles)

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THE DETAILS
Payment Type:
Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover

Price Level:
Mid-range

Online Shopping:
Yes

Neighborhood:
Brookline
Coolidge Corner

Hours:
W-Th, M-T: 08:30 AM-10:00 PM
F: 08:30 AM-11:00 PM
S: 09:00 AM-11:00 PM
Su: 10:00 AM-08:00 PM

Also Featured in:
Best of Boston 2008 Books, Best of Boston 2006 Bookstore, New Books, Best of Boston 2005 Bookstore, Best of Boston 2004 Bookstore, Best of Boston 2001 Reading Series, Best of Boston 2001 Bookstore, Best of Boston 2000 Literature, Reading Series, Best of Boston 1999 Bookstore

Brookline Booksmith

279 Harvard St.
Brookline, MA 02446
Phone: 617-566-6660
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Fax: 617-734-9125
T Stop:
Coolidge Corner

Parking Style:
Street

It’s not easy for an independent bookstore to weather the perfect storm of Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Amazon.com. But this shop takes on the giants and one-ups them with a crew of bibliophiles and the city’s best reading series. Add to this a thoughtfully balanced inventory and the Used Book Cellar, and you’ll see why Brookline Booksmith is a page-turner.

 

Insider Tip: Check out one of at least three authors readings every week.

Featured In
Best of Boston 2008 Books
At heart, a bookstore's job is simple: Carry the latest and greatest. The Booksmith does this handily, while rising above Blahs ...

Best of Boston 2006 Bookstore, New Books
Their fiction inventory is faultless; their nonfiction, superb. But it’s Brookline Booksmith’s book cellar that again pro...

Best of Boston 2005 Bookstore
It’s not easy for an independent bookstore to weather the perfect storm of Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Amazon.com; more local ...

Best of Boston 2004 Bookstore
Everything from the aroma of newly bound books down to the creaky wooden floor makes Brookline Booksmith a cherished local institutio...

Best of Boston 2001 Reading Series
Author readings are marketing tools, pure and simple. But Brookline Booksmith's events director, Jim Behrle, makes sure they feel mor...

Best of Boston 2001 Bookstore
As megachains and the Internet continue their assault on small retailers, we give thanks for every independent bookshop still out the...

Best of Boston 2000 Literature, Reading Series
The Boston literary culture may actually exist on the opposite side of the Charles, but that hasn't kept the folks in Coolidge Corner...

Best of Boston 1999 Bookstore
Brookline Booksmith is dedicated to the art of browsing. This cozy store allows book lovers to curl up on the wood floor and thumb t...

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