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AtlasObscura.com, One of the Best 62 Bookstores in the World RealSimple Magazine, Best Bookstore in Pennsylvania Philadelphia Magazine, Best of Philly Best of the Main Line, Main Line Magazine

A book lover’s bookstore ... If you love books, this is the place to hangout and buy them. The staff are incredibly knowledgeable, well read, and a delight to be around. -Ken

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Highest socio-economic demographic in Pennsylvania Cafe Frequent Buyer Program Book Clubs Weekly Story Time Author Signings NY T Reporting Indie Reporting Close to 12+ Universities Full Commercial Kitchen Sponsor with Chester County Library (20K patrons)

EVENT

PUBLISHER

Madeline Miller, Circe

Little, Brown Book Group

90

86

Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie, My Dear Hamilton

Little, Brown Book Group

140

119

130

110

95

90

1100 students

184

226

196

65

57

Harper Collins Adriana Trigiani, Cooking with My Sisters Liz Moore, Long Bright River

Penguin Randomhouse

Jery Spinelli, The Warden’s Daughter

Knopf

Jodi Picoult, Small Great Things Amy Stewart, Girl Waits with Gun

Ballantine Books Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

BOOKS

VENUES: Wellington Square Bookshop and Hilton Garden Inn EVENT FORMATS: Book Signings, Presentations, Q&A

This place is truly a slice of heaven for any book lover, enthusiast, and/or writer. -Lacia

The Avid Reader Show is a podcast for book lovers hosted

by Sam Hankin, owner of Wellington Square Bookshop.

Listen on Podomatic, Spotify and iTunes.

Over 400 award-winning authors.

Top 10 in literature podcasts on Podomatic and iTunes.

20 Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, Man Booker, and Book Critics Circle Award winners and finalists in fiction and non-fiction over the past three years.

AUTHORS: Isabel Allende Amy Bloom T.C. Boyle Geraldine Brooks Casey Cep Susan Choi Chris Cleave Bill Clegg Edwidge Danticat Jennifer Egan Gillian Flynn Mary Gaitskill Rivka Galchen Lisa Genova Julia Glass Lauren Groff Lev Grossman Tessa Hadley Paul Harding Paula Hawkins Peter Heller Adam Johnson Sue Monk Kidd Phil Klay Christina Baker Kline Rachel Kushner Erik Larson Anthony Marra Emily St. John Mandel Dinaw Mengestu James McBride Madeline Miller David Mitchell Liz Moore Jojo Moyes Azar Nafisi Tim O’Brien Tommy Orange Ann Patchett Kevin Powers Kiley Reid Mary Roach Karen Russell George Saunders Orson Scott Card Akhil Sharma Gary Shteyngart Elizabeth Strout Matthew Thomas Paul Yoon

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ellington Square Bookshop is a multi-award winning emporium located in an affluent and literate community serving suburban Philadelphia and Chester County, Pennsylvania. Our patrons are primarily local, but we host customers from around the world. We carefully curate our library of new, used and rare books, provide excellent service, a cozy cafe, and lots of nooks & crannies where you can curl up, relax and read.

NYC 2 HRS

2.5K+

PHILLY 1/2 HR

3K+

1K

9K+

500+

Sam Hankin, Proprietor Angella Meanix Co-Manager/Book Buyer/Fulfillment angella@wellingtonsquarebooks.com Mimi Liberi Co-Manager/Retail Buyer mimi@wellingtonsquarebooks.com Rebecca Albright, Producer of The Avid Reader avidreader@wellingtonsquarebooks.com 549 Wellington Square Eagleview Town Center Exton, PA 19341 610.458.1144 www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com