A new and used bookstore called Unnameable Books has opened in the village of Turners Falls in Montague, Mass., the Recorder reported.
Store owners Adam Tobin and Penelope Bloodworth officially opened the bookstore on Saturday, October 21, with an eight-hour poetry marathon. Located in a former tavern, Unnameable Books has a selection of new books at the front and used books at the back.
At present store hours are sporadic, but in the coming weeks Unnameable Books will start operating with a regular schedule. Tobin and Bloodworth plan to host more poetry readings, as well as book signings, movie nights, and other events going forward. He told the Recorder that he wants the bookstore "to be a place where lots of different people talk to each other, and if they don't talk, their interactions are mediated through books here."
Tobin is also the owner of Unnameable Books in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, N.Y., which he opened 17 years ago. Roughly six years ago he left New York and began managing the bookstore remotely. Once he realized the Brooklyn store could run just fine without him, he said, "I decided I should have a bookstore closer to home."
He noted that while there are bookstores in nearby towns, there are no others in Turners Falls itself, and he hopes he is "part of helping to bring more commerce downtown to make Turners a thriving place to live and be."