Our town’s beloved bookstore suffered water damage from a fire in an upstairs apartment last summer. The Galaxy Bookshop has been hop-skipping from living rooms to temporary quarters for months and has now reopened. This Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., the Galaxy celebrates its return with writers and local food.
If you’re in the area, or even reasonably nearby, stop in. One of my most favorite novelists on the planet, Tunbridge’s Jeffrey Lent will greet visitors in the morning, with the wonderful Natalie Kinsey-Warnock. The day’s intermittent guests include Daphne Kalmar, Christine McDowell, the Hewitts, David Hinton and Jody Gladding.
Thanks to Sean Prentiss (and his lovely wife Sarah) for getting this going.
So often, a visit to a bookshop has cheered me, and reminded me that there are good things in the world.
— Vincent van Gogh
Stony Soil Vermont 
Always a grand event to see a surviving and resilient local bookstore. Makes me smile. GT
Likewise! It’s good news!
Sounds like a fun, interesting, and learning experience.
Should be! And local cheese from Jasper Hill…. among other delectables.
when are you going to be there?
Right at 10 to meet Jeffrey Lent, then 2-6 p.m.
Oh, how I wish I lived closer! My family spent time in Hardwick a few years ago and fell in love with that bookstore! Fond memories! I will go back someday when I live in Vermont….
Please do come back when you’re in town again. So nice to hear you have fond memories of this town. I hope you’re happy wherever you are now…. 🙂