This cozy little shop serves as the headquarters for any travelers visiting the area, as well as all the needs of Kinderhook residents. It features strong sections on local lore and history, works by local artists and writers, and maps and guidebooks to the Hudson Valley, Berkshires, and Adirondacks.
You will also find lovely and artistic calendars, up-to-date collections of the most popular children's serials, and a wide variety of cookbooks and cooking books. Plan to stay awhile and browse, there is always coffee and snacks available.

Blackwood & Brouwer Booksellers is proud to announce that they are the EXCLUSIVE bookseller for the 2010 Empire State Book Festival

This event takes place on Saturday, April 10 from 10 am – 5:30 pm in the Empire State Convention Center Meeting Rooms and at the Base of the Egg
The Keynote Speaker will be Wicked author Gregory Maguire. There will be Exhibits, author panels, story-telling, children’s activities, author signings, and more!
This event will bring together authors, illustrators, librarians, storytellers, publishers and booklovers to celebrate the literary heritage of New York State. This event is free and open to the public. Please join us.
For more information visit http://empirestatebookfestival.wordpress.com/

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We are members of the American Bookseller's Association. They offer a wealth of information about books and publishing. They can help you locate any member bookstore in the country.

Signed copies of any in print title from the following authors and illustrators may be ordered at any time.
Personalization is available, it just may take a little bit longer.
Nancy Castaldo
Frank Fagan
Thomas Locker
Matthew Locricchio
Emily Arnold McCully
Matthew McElligott
Doreen Rappaport
Jacqueline Rogers
Nan Sartin
Hollis Seamon
Tobias Seamon
Will Swift
Hudson Talbott
David Tripp

We encourage you to visit the website of one of our favorite local authors and illustrators Jacqueline Rogers.

Banned Books Week is co-sponsored by the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, the American Library Association, the Association of American Publishers, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and the National Association of College Stores. As in the past, Banned Books Week is also endorsed by the Center for the Book of the Library of Congress. Banned Books Week occurs annually the last week in September.

If you have a question, a message, or a book order for a currently in-print title, you may call (518) 758-1232 or

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