Westport, CT - The Westport Book Shop invites the community to the 2nd Annual Stories in Bloom Local Author Showcase on Saturday, May 30, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Jesup Green in Westport, directly across from the bookshop. This free outdoor celebration brings together a wonderful lineup of more than three dozen local authors with books for readers of all ages — from toddlers to adults — ready to meet guests and sign books. The showcase features genres including Fiction, Ch

We are still floating on air after an incredible four days! Our community came out in a massive way... Photo by J.C. Martin for WestportLocalPress.com We are still floating on air after an unforgettable four days at The Westport Library! Thanks to the incredible turnout from our neighbors, this year's Big Spring Book Sale was an overwhelming success. We are deeply grateful to Westport Local Press for capturing the weekend's energy so beautifully in their recent feature story.

An Invitation to Volunteer with the Westport Book Shop Helped Shift My Mindset (and My Health). I set out to help the nonprofit’s mission—and ended up helping myself.

The Westport Book Shop is pleased to welcome local artist Harrison Gill as guest exhibitor for the month of May at the Book Shop’s Drew Friedman Art Place. Harrison is exhibiting a selection of watercolor paintings depicting the Long Island Sound and the Saugatuck River. Harrison has been drawing and sketching since childhood. An architect by profession — he established his own architectural firm in partnership with his wife while still in his twenties, and has designed awa