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Hi everyone! I opened the Green Hand Bookshop at 661 Congress Street here in Portland, Maine, all the way back in 2009. We've been slinging books and working in the bookmines at the corner of Avon and Congress Streets ever since, on the first floor of the Trelawny Building. The neighborhood has grown and changed, and the summers have too. Over the past several years, I have been going home at the end of summer days with heat exhaustion, more often than not, as the space experiences a hotbox effect from the old building above and around it. It is...

Hi everyone!  I had a great chat with Joe during our Zoom author talk this evening.  If you missed the event, you can watch the video here.  Enjoy! https://youtu.be/2jvD0qJP3Iw If you'd like to order a signed copy of Born for Trouble, you can do that from us here:  https://greenhandbookshop.com/products/hap-leonard-born-for-trouble-by-joe-r-lansdale-signed

Hi everyone! We are now open Weds-Sun 12:00-4:00, and will be adding new days/hours in July -- stay tuned! We've been keeping an eye on the numbers, and Maine's Covid cases are staying nice and low, while the vaccination numbers are at a healthy level.  With that in mind, effective Saturday June 26, 2021, we are finally taking the plunge and now will only require masks if you are unvaccinated.  Just in time for the really hot weather!  Of course, anyone uncomfortable without the protection of a mask is welcome to wear theirs regardless.  We have fans going, the door...

Hi everyone! We are now open Weds-Sat 12:00-4:00.  Masks are still required, but we no longer will be keeping count for capacity, so no more waiting in line.  Yay!! Starting in June, we will also add Sundays since some of you will be out brunching and wandering again with the nice weather.  :)

Hello everyone-- Effective Feb 1, 2021, we are open limited winter hours for browsing Feb-Apr.  We are now open Weds/Fri/Sat, 12:00-4:00.  Facemasks are required, worn properly over nose and mouth.  Hand sanitizing is required.  Up to 5 people can be in the store at a time, which allows everyone plenty of square footage to themselves.  Additionally, I invested in two large-capacity air purifiers with HEPA filters to scrub the air since the old building we're in doesn't have an HVAC system, and we run those all day long. We continue to offer local pickup and mail order for those who...