The Golden Notebook

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29 Tinker St.
Woodstock, NY 12498
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Welcome to The Golden Notebook!  
The Golden Notebook is a full-service bookstore with a knowledgeable and accommodating staff. We are located in Woodstock, NY, a beautiful historic village nestled in the Catskill Mountains and part of the upstate region known as the Hudson Valley. Founded in 1978, the bookstore overflowed into the adjoining building ten years later to open a children’s bookstore. The Golden Notebook unites an intimate, casual, country atmosphere with the intellectual stimulation of a fine urban bookshop, reflecting the eclectic and eccentric nature of Woodstock.

Please note: Searching for titles on this website will lead you to a database from which you can place an order. This database does not necessarily reflect our on-hand inventory. To check for in-store availabilty, or to request a free out-of-print book search, please call or email. There are many items in the store that you won't find on this site. So if you don't find what you're looking for, please call us at 845-679-8000 or email us at thegoldennotebook@hvc.rr.com.

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May We Read About...  
May is for Must Read. (Read More!)

The Girl with No Shadow The Girl with No Shadow
by Harris, Joanne
Be careful what you wish for . . . Hailed as an "irresistible confection" ("Entertainment Weekly"), "as sweet, rich and utterly satisfying as a fine truffle" ("Wall Street Journal"), and "an amazement of riches" ("New York Times"), "Chocolat" won the hearts of readers and critics everywhere. At last, Joanne Harris returns with "The Girl with No Shadow," an exquisite treat that continues the story that began in her international bestseller. Since she was a little girl, the wind has dictated every move Vianne Rocher has made, buffeting her from place to place, from the small French village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes to the crowded streets of Paris. Cloaked in a new identity, that of widow Yanne Charbonneau, she opens a chocolaterie on a small Montmartre street, determined to still the wind at last and keep her daughters, Anouk and the baby, Rosette, safe. Her new home above the chocolate shop offers calm and quiet: no red sachets hang by the door; no sparks of magic fill the air; no Indian skirts with bells hang in her closet. Conformity brings with it anonymity--and peace. There is even Thierry, the stolid businessman who wants to take care of Yanne and the children. On the cusp of adolescence, an increasingly rebellious and restless Anouk does not understand. But soon the weathervane turns . . . and into their lives blows the charming and enigmatic Zozie de l'Alba. And everything begins to change. Zozie offers the brightness Yanne's life needs. Anouk, too, is dazzled by this vivacious woman with the lollipop-red shoes who seems to understand her better than anyone--especially her mother. Yet this friendship is not what it seems. Ruthless, devious, and seductive, Zoziehas plans that will shake their world to pieces. And with everything she loves at stake, Yanne must face a difficult choice: Run, as she has done so many times before, or stand and confront this most dangerous enemy. . . .

May Reads  
Great new book is a May must read! (Read More!)

Twisted Triangle: A Famous Crime Writer, a Lesbian Love Affair, and the FBI Husband's Violent Revenge Twisted Triangle: A Famous Crime Writer, a Lesbian Love Affair, and the FBI Husband's Violent Revenge
by Rother, Caitlin, Hess, John
Praise for Twisted Triangle "This book will haunt you. It will move you to look at some of the harsh realities of life in a new way. A powerful story-and masterfully written." -Aphrodite Jones best-selling author, All She Wanted and Cruel Sacrifice "A harrowing tale of one woman's struggle to maintain a balance between being a mother, an FBI agent, and dealing with a corrupt husband also an FBI agent. A must-read." -Joseph D. Pistone aka Donnie Brasco "Hitchcock wishes he'd dreamed it up. Capote wishes he'd written it. Rother's mesmerizing narrative chronicles a wife's heroic struggle against great odds to survive her psychopathic husband's elaborate scheme to make her murder the perfect crime. This spellbinding tale offers an added treat-it's true." -Marcus Stern Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, The Wrong Stuff: The Extraordinary Saga of Randy "Duke" Cunningham, the Most Corrupt Congressman Ever Caught "This in-depth account brought back memories of a most bizarre case, proving once again that the truth can be stranger than fiction." -Paul B. Ebert Commonwealth's attorney, County of Prince William, Virginia


Store & Local Events

There is always something happening in Woodstock! Click here to check out all of our great local events!

Title of Event: Book Signing
When: Friday, May 9, 2008 5:00 PM
Location: The Golden Notebook
Description: Meet Woodstock resident Abigail Thomas as she signs her latest Thinking About Memoir: Through the Side Door.
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What Woodstock is Reading

Bestsellers at The Golden Notebook
April 14 to April 28. (Read More!)

Unaccustomed Earth
by Lahiri, Jhumpa
From the internationally best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, a superbly crafted new work of fiction: eight stories--longer and more emotionally complex than any she has yet written--that take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand.



Book Sense Picks

Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America. (Read More!)

Gods Behaving Badly
by Phillips, Marie
The gods of Greek mythology are living together in a shabby house in London: Aphrodite's a phone-sex operator, Apollo is a TV psychic, Artemis is a dog-walker, and Zeus is suffering from dementia. Things have definitely gone downhill for the former inhabitants of Olympus. It takes a couple of mortals to bring the gods back to fighting form in this funny, most unusual novel.--Barbara Hoagland, The King's English Bookshop (Salt Lake City, UT)