The inaugural Shepherdstown Book Festival, which runs from September 15 through 17, will host three days of events, all revolving around the love of books and writing. Read the Full Story >>
Four Seasons Books
Anthology of Appalachian Writers — JUL 18
Shepherd University’s Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities is holding a reading of several works published in the 2021 “Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Dorothy Allison, Volume XIII.” Read the Full Story >>
Alive and Well
If you're a regular customer at Four Seasons Books in (116 W. German St., Shepherdstown), you can probably recall a time you were looking for an obscure book from childhood, or the perfect gift for your cousin's best friend's little brother's wife who you don't know very well (but you think she's into history), or a last-minute birthday gift for your twelve-year-old niece who "doesn't really like to read," but you really wish she'd start—so you came to the independent bookstore on German Street to ask Kendra Goldsborough, once-manager and now-owner, for help. And with psychic powers akin to the chocolatier in the film “Chocolat,” she retrieved the exact title you needed within minutes. Read the Full Story >>
Keeping the Community Vibrant, One Reader at a Time
Four Seasons Books opened in downtown Shepherdstown 25 years ago. Owners Mike and Ruth Raubertas felt like Shepherdstown was the ideal location for their business to thrive—a college town with a dedicated community of artisans and writers, close proximity to a metropolis, and a burgeoning populace of families, retirees, professionals, and students dedicated to creating Read the Full Story >>