Welcome To Main Street Books
Cozy, Warm and Independently Owned
Thanks for the great 2011!
We appreciate your support of your local independent bookstore. Please come see us again this year.
At Main Street Books we specialize in St. Charles' local history and guidebooks, Western history (including Civil War and Lewis and Clark) and children's books, but our store inventory includes all categories. We also offer selected used books.
We host two book clubs each month and frequent special events. Don't forget our Frequent Buyer Program. Buy 12 books and receive the 13th free (average of prior 12 purchases). Ask for your card today.
The store is located in the Historic District in St. Charles, Missouri. You can find directions on the sidebar to the left. Our building is more than 190 years old and was the residence of the first Secretary of State of Missouri, William Pettus. Want to know more about historic St. Charles and what has survived until today? See below.
World Book Night
Register to be a World Book Night Giver 2012! The deadline is February 1.
World Book Night launched in the UK in 2011 and saw passionate readers across that beautiful country, give 1 million books to light or non readers to spread the joy and love of reading. Reading changes lives and at the heart of World Book Night lies the simplest of ideas and acts - that of putting a book into another person’s hand and saying ‘this one’s amazing, you have to read it’.
Now, it's our time to join the cause.
World Book Night 2012 will be held on April 23 - in the US and the UK - and we’re looking for 50,000 volunteer book givers to hand out 20 copies each - for a total of 1 million free special World Book Night paperbacks!
In order to be a book giver you must be:
Aged 16 or over and a resident of the United States Able to pick up 20 copies of your book from your local bookshop or library. Committed to giving your books away on World Book Night to non or light readers
Givers will be chosen based on where, to whom & why you want to give books away
To register use the link below:
MAIN STREET BOOKS BEST SELLERS FOR 2011
These were the best selling books at our store in 2011. We thank you and hope you enjoyed these and other books. If you haven't read some of these yet, you can buy them through the website or in person at the store. See the "From Our Store" links on the left.
We look forward to seeing you in 2012.
ADULT:
1 -- THE LIGHT BRINGER by Chris DiGiuseppe and Mike Force
2 -- ST CHARLES THEN AND NOW by Vicki Berger Erwin and Jessica Dreyer
3 -- GHOSTS OF ST CHARLES by Michael Henry
4 -- THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett
5 -- SEW DEADLY by Elizabeth Lynn Casey
6 -- JENNINGS by Linda Schmerber (This book is available only at the store.)
7 -- MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN by Ransom Riggs
8 -- LITTLE BLACK DRESS by Susan McBride
9 -- GO THE F#@* TO SLEEP by Adam Mandbach
10-- NIGHT CIRCUS by Erin Morgenstern
CHILDREN/YA:
1 -- PONYELLA by Laura Numeroff
2 -- IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE by Laura Numeroff
3 -- FIRST KILL by Heather Brewer
4 -- MEDUSA PLOT by Gordon Korman
5 -- UNSINKABLE by Gordon Korman
6 -- IF YOU GIVE A CAT A CUPCAKE by Laura Numeroff
7 -- IF YOU GIVE A MOOSE A MUFFIN by Laura Numeroff
8 -- COLLISION COURSE by Gordon Korman
9 -- YOU WILL BE MY FRIEND by Peter Brown
10-- CHILDREN MAKE TERRIBLE PETS by Peter Brown
Winter Hours
Sunday 12-4
Monday 10-5
Tuesday 10-4
Wednesday 10-4
Thursday 10-4
Friday 10-5
Saturday 10-5
Heather Brewer
Want an autographed copy of the debut book in her new series, FIRST KILL, THE SLAYER CHRONICLES?You can order it here. Either order now below or call us at 636-949-0105.
If you order on the website, BE SURE TO LEAVE A COMMENT TELLING US YOU WANT AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE A *PERSONALIZED* AUTOGRAPH *ONLY* WHEN WE SPONSOR AN EVENT WITH HEATHER. WE HAVE NONE SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME, BUT KEEP WATCHING THIS SITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers
The publication booksellers turn to for news on the book industry is now publishing a version for book lovers! Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers is a FREE emailed newsletter with reviews on the 25 best books publishing each week along with author interviews, book excerpts, giveaways and more. Right now they’re running a contest for new subscribers. Check out the button on our website (on the left) to sign up for the new publication and to be entered for a chance to win a great book!
We Provide E-Commerce Options
You may order books from us online to be picked up at the store or to be shipped direct to your home. Please note that your search on the website will show what is available from our distributor. If you want to know if we have it in stock at the store, please call.
You can also order our autographed books online. Please put in the comments that you want an autographed book.
If you want to buy an e-book for your iPad, Nook, Sony Reader, laptop, smartphone or other device (sorry, not Kindle--send your complaints to Amazon), you can get them here from Google eBooks. We hope to add other new features in the future.
You can now download the IndieBound Reader for your iPhone or Android phone at the App Store.
We are a founding member of the St. Louis Independent Bookstore Alliance, a group of new and used bookstores in the St. Louis Metropolitan area.
For more information on the Alliance and on literary events in the area, check out the website at http://www.stlindiebook.com/ *
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