Hudson City Books

Many thanks to the Hudson community for their generous support at the Hudson City Books fundraiser last weekend. Over $2,400 was raised to benefit the Hudson Department of Youth. Happy Thanksgiving!

Hudson City Books, after 12 years in Hudson, is closing its open shop. As a thank-you to our supporters in Hudson and the surrounding areas, all books are now on sale. As all proceeds will be donated to the Hudson Department of Youth, we ask that payment be by cash (a receipt will be issued) or a check payable to the Youth Department. Friday, November 17 $2 a softcover - $10 a hardcover Saturday, November 18... $1 softcover - $8 hardcover Monday, November 20 Free softcover - $5 a hardcover Bring a box or carry bag.

Free books available for the taking at Hudson City Books (in the basement) - all books downstairs are available for free! Bring your own box and take what you'd like! Thursday through Sunday 11-5

Still searching for that perfect (last minute) Christmas present? We have all the classics, gorgeous photography books, favorites from childhood, quite a few Christmas tomes, and many others! Hudson City Books will be open tomorrow, Friday the 23rd from 11am till 6pm and on Christmas Eve from 11am till 5pm.

Inspiration for next year's Christmas tree?

Santa came to visit us early!

A beautiful long standing tradition in Iceland, Christmas Eve is known as the Book Flood- "The culture of giving books as presents is very deeply rooted in how families perceive Christmas as a holiday,"..."Normally, we give the presents on the night of the 24th and people spend the night reading. In many ways, it's the backbone of the publishing sector here in Iceland."

(SUGGESTED) SECTIONS IN THE BOOKSTORE -Books You Haven’t Read -Books You Needn’t Read -Books Made for Purposes Other Than Reading... -Books Read Even Before You Open Them Since They Belong to the Category of Books Read Before Being Written -Books That If You Had More Than One Life You Would Certainly Also Read But Unfortunately Your Days Are Numbered -Books You Mean to Read But There Are Others You Must Read First -Books Too Expensive Now and You’ll Wait ‘Til They’re Remaindered -Books ditto When They Come Out in Paperback -Books You Can Borrow from Somebody -Books That Everybody’s Read So It’s As If You Had Read Them, Too -Books You’ve Been Planning to Read for Ages -Books You’ve Been Hunting for Years Without Success -Books Dealing with Something You’re Working on at the Moment -Books You Want to Own So They’ll Be Handy Just in Case -Books You Could Put Aside Maybe to Read This Summer -Books You Need to Go with Other Books on Your Shelves -Books That Fill You with Sudden, Inexplicable Curiosity, Not Easily Justified -Books Read Long Ago Which It’s Now Time to Re-read -Books You’ve Always Pretended to Have Read and Now It’s Time to Sit Down and Really Read Them By Italo Calvino

Today is World Book Day. The following quote by John Locke and accompanying illustration by Edward Gorey was a favorite of Hudson City Books' founder, Neil Montone. Next time you visit the shop you can see that it remains framed on the counter for all to see.