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Welcome to the Chatham Bookstore


Celebrating over 40 years of building community through books

We have contemporary and classic books for readers of all ages, including a special section just for kids, and a diverse selection of art supplies, crafts, puzzles, toys and gift items. Come by our cozy store and say hello!

Visit Chathambookstore.indielite.org For Upcoming Events and Web Store

Shop Online

You can now shop online at our web store. Order books for in-store pickup or delivery; whether you’re out of town or looking to send a gift, now you can keep supporting our independent bookstore! You can also purchase eBooks through our MustReads storefront, and audiobooks through our Libfro.fm!


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March WAMC Book Picks

We always love sharing our recommendations with WAMC’s The Round Table; this time, we tied our picks to Women’s History month, and picked some great feminist reads. Click here to hear our latest picks!


Browse our books

Reading helps us better understand ourselves and others, and can be a life-changing source of empathy. In the words of James Baldwin, “You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.”

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  • Local Authors
  • Bestsellers
  • Staff Picks
  • Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table
    Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table
  • Homeland Elegies
    Homeland Elegies
  • How Beautiful We Were
    How Beautiful We Were
  • Voice Message
    Voice Message
  • The Bottle Diggers
    The Bottle Diggers
  • On Beauty
    On Beauty
  • Just as I Am: A Memoir
    Just as I Am: A Memoir
  • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
    Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know
  • Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
    Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
  • The Four Winds
    The Four Winds
  • The Library Book
    The Library Book
  • Transcendent Kingdom
    Transcendent Kingdom
  • Americanah
    Americanah
  • The Group
    The Group
  • The People in the Trees
    The People in the Trees

News & Events


May Fiction Book Club Meeting

Our next book club pick will be Karen Joy Fowler’s Booth. What better way to dip our…

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January Nonfiction Book Group

For January, the nonfiction book group will be reading An African in Greenland by Tete-Michel Kpomassie….

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Author Event at The Chatham Public Library

Join us at an author talk & book signing on the lawn at The Chatham…

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SHOP ONLINE!

You can now visit our shop at www.chathambookstore.indielite.org and purchase books online for delivery OR…

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Nonfiction Book Club

For October, the Nonfiction Book Club will be reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer; for…

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WAMC Book Picks – July 13, 2021

Our WAMC Book Picks for this month are: Lala’s Words, by Gracey Zhang The Other…

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Kid’s Corner


Come visit our cozy kid’s section, featuring books for all ages, including a wide array of beautiful picture books and compelling stories for early readers. We also have a curated selection of crafts, games, puzzles and toys!


Browse our selection of children’s books



Art Supplies & More


We carry art supplies for experienced and budding artists, and for those of us who love to dabble. As Dostoevsky said, “Beauty will save the world.”


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27 Main Street, Chatham, NY 12037

518-392-3005

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Monday- Sunday 11-5

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