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Observer Weekly — August 20, 2026

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Alive and Well

October 1, 2019 Tagged With: Center for Appalachian Studies, Four Seasons Books, Kendra Goldsborough, local bookstore

Four Seasons Books

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

May 11, 2017 Tagged With: Four Seasons Books, Kendra Goldsborough, local bookstore

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 >>

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