The Montague Bookmill

Date: Monday, November 22, 2010
Time: 1:35 pm
Where: Montague Center, MA
What: "Books you don't need in a place you can't find"

The Montague Bookmill might be my favorite place in the Valley. When I was younger one of my fantasies was to own a bookstore--this place is what I pictured. In a quirky building, which was once a gristmill, the bookmill has two floors of used books on just about any subject you can think of--the history of sex, art, theology, and politics, as well as loads of the latest romance paperbacks and a lovely children's book section. Old, comfy couches and chairs, and desks of every shape and size, offer views of the Sawmill River. I imagine that many theses and novels have been written here. And, I imagine that the writers of those theses and novels were often distracted by the beauty of the rushing river (it's spectacular!) and the smell of really good coffee brewing in the attached cafe. I planned to spend an hour; I was there for 2 and a half. It's that kind of place.