Anodyne Book Shop, Searsport, Maine, Moves, Adds Coffee Shop

Anodyne Book Shop, Searsport, Maine, has relocated into a larger space and added a coffee shop. Bangor Daily News reported that the bookstore, which Elly Burnett opened in 2023 on E. Main St., moved late last year to 175 W. Main St.

The new location offers extra space and "has also allowed the store to expand its stock of books and its staff." More recently, the bookstore added coffee--made by Downshift Coffee in Belfast--tea, and other beverages and pastries to its offerings in a cafe-style space.

"I think people love it," said staff member Spencer Stephens. "There's a lot of mornings where we have a sizable group of people who come to linger over coffee and chitchat or read. As we get a better sense of what folks like, I would imagine that the products that we offer will shift and expand a little bit."

He also noted that the overall inventory has also been expanded, adding: "It's bright and airy, and we've got tons more floor space than we used to. We also have plenty more space where folks can sit down in a comfortable chair and read a book or read a magazine or linger over coffee."  

In a Facebook post announcing the coffee shop's debut, Anodyne Book Shop noted: "This adventure will lead us where it will. We are booksellers first and foremost, and all the rest is bonus. We've got a beautiful, welcoming space to sit and enjoy a great cup of coffee and read or work (free wifi!), or knit, or write, or chat with friends. The menu is simple, and we kinda like it that way. As Steinbeck wrote, 'and now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.' --East of Eden." 

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