news Independent Bookstore Day April 26, 2023 / August 4, 2025 by Nancy C. Hanger | Leave a Comment Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day & at STAR CAT BOOKS we’re celebrating with a store-wide sale (15% used/10% new) and gourmet cookies from Umpleby’s Bakery & Cafe in Hanover, NH! Come celebrate indie bookstores with us & get some yummy cookies (GF available!). We’ll be open 10am-5pm, as always. Looking forward to seeing all of […] Read more » event Indie Bookstore Day sales
news Tuesday: Snow Day! March 12, 2023 / August 4, 2025 by Nancy C. Hanger | Leave a Comment In anticipation of the NWS/NOAA winter storm warning for Monday night through Wednesday morning, I am declaring the bookstore CLOSED ON TUESDAY. Stay home if you can. Drive only carefully if you must — be careful out there. Power outages predicted. While Bradford (Orange County) is expecting 4-6” of heavy wet snow, where I live […] Read more » store closure
news 12th Night Sale! December 29, 2022 / August 4, 2025 by Nancy C. Hanger | Leave a Comment While rumors run rife in the area about shop closings, WE ARE GOING STRONG & AREN’T GOING ANYWHERE. In fact, we’re having a SALE on 12th Night – January 6 – otherwise known as Epiphany. All day Friday, Jan 6 come on in and save on all new & used books, including rare and antiquarian. […] Read more » Holiday sale
news All the stuff in print & more! In time for the holidays! December 14, 2022 / August 4, 2025 by Nancy C. Hanger | Leave a Comment Shameless plugging: Remember you can order books, games, Funko Pop figurines, manga, just about everything in print through me, your trusty local indie bookstore rather than give money to Jeff Bezos. Many books (like the new Stephen King) are discounted this week! http://www.bookshop.org/shop/Starcatbooks And here, have a star cat to gaze upon. #bookshop #IndieBookstores #StarCatBooks Read more » Bookshop new books online bookstore winter is made for books
news Small Business Saturday is Almost Here! November 22, 2022 / August 4, 2025 by Nancy C. Hanger | Leave a Comment SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY is this Saturday! All of Bradford’s stores will be busy with events for you, sales for you, and raffles for you! Shop with us on Saturday & get a 10% discount off all new books, and a 15% discount off all used books. We have boxed Holiday, Christmas, and Solstice cards, and […] Read more » birthday sales Small Business Saturday
news Fabulous Story Time! November 19, 2022 / August 4, 2025 by Nancy C. Hanger | Leave a Comment And a fabulous Drag Queen Story Time was had by all! Thank you to Emoji & Katniss for being such wonderful story time drag queens — everyone adored you. Thanks to Monique of The Space on Main for hosting the event in her space, and to Vittles for providing necessary coffee & cupcakes. We must […] Read more » Drag Queen Story Time events story time
news Wow, we’re in the Top 10! November 12, 2022 / August 4, 2025 by Nancy C. Hanger | Leave a Comment I was just alerted to this by some customers who came very much out of their way in their travels just to come to our store! We are listed in the Top 10 Science Fiction Bookstores in the US by Buzzymag. Wow! Well, if that’s not a reason to stop in here, I don’t know […] Read more » Atlas Obscura come on in Top 10
news Annual Halloween Costume Contest! October 14, 2022 / August 4, 2025 by Nancy C. Hanger | Leave a Comment Read more » contest Costumes events Halloween prizes
news Openings & Closings this week October 9, 2022 / August 4, 2025 by Nancy C. Hanger | Leave a Comment This upcoming week I’m having work done at my house that requires me to be there, so, the following is our bookstore schedule for the week: TUESDAY – OPENWEDNESDAY – OPEN starting at noonTHURSDAY – CLOSEDFRIDAY – CLOSEDSATURDAY – OPEN Thursday and Friday may vary, with me opening in the afternoon – I won’t know […] Read more » store closure store hours
news Closing early Thursday 10/6/22 October 5, 2022 / August 4, 2025 by Nancy C. Hanger | Leave a Comment Hi everyone! Sorry for the inconvenience, but we’re closing at 2:30pm on Thursday, October 6 for a much-anticipated dentist appointment (and you know how hard those are to get these days!). We will be open from 10-2:30 tomorrow, and our usual hours on Friday and Saturday. Looking forward to seeing you then! Read more » store closure store hours