N.J.'s Best Local & Independent Bookstores
The Well Read Bookstore
425 Lafayette Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
973-949-3440
thewellreadbookstore.com
The Well Read Bookstore offers everything you could ask for from your cozy neighborhood bookstore! Greeted with complimentary cup of gourmet coffee or tea, you're free to browse the shelves at leisure or have one of their knowledgeable and super-friendly staff members recommend the perfect new or used book—with all previously loved books at 50 percent off! Well Read has a great trade-in policy for books in good condition, and features author appearances, signings, creative writing seminars, children's story time, magazines, greeting cards and cushy, overstuffed couches to relax and enjoy a great book the way it was meant to be.
Womrath's Book Store
12 Washington Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
201-568-8857
womraths.com
In business since 1949, Womrath's has been a New Jersey gem for decades. With new and updated features, patrons can now purchase items online and have them shipped directly to their front door. Womrath's also is a hub for featured best selling author's and their novels, boasting select books for promotion on the Womrath's website and in their windows, with various discounts on each—just mention the name of the featured title at the register.
Watchung Booksellers
54 Fairfield Street
Watchung Plaza
Montclair, NJ 07042
973-744-7177
watchungbooksellers.com
With books hand chosen to reflect their diverse community of book readers, the staff at Watchung Booksellers certainly knows their audience. This book nook is a literary haven for all those that love the local arts, with over 60 of their authors stemming from the surrounding region right alongside the New York Times best sellers and well loved classics. Watchung Booksellers also offer a packed schedule of events including local author appearances, poetry readings and monthly literary based panel discussions.
Peace, Love and Serenity Bookshop
328 Kinderkamack Road
Westwood, NJ 07675
(201) 664-5188
peaceloveandserenitybookshop.com
Looking more for a guide? Peace, Love and Serenity has your answer, specializing in every spiritual, personal growth, or recovery book imaginable. Offering free guided meditation classes throughout the month as well as yoga apparel and fitness items, DVDs and candles, Peace, Love and Serenity Bookshop has every guided detail with an added touch of harmony to help you begin a journey towards a tranquil life—and who doesn't need some of that lately?