About
The goal of Whitelam Books is to provide the people of Reading and surrounding communities with personal, insightful service to obtain the next great book they'll read or give as a gift. We are committed to making this world a better place now and for future generations by promoting the value of and pleasure in reading and supporting efforts that enrich life in our community.
In addition to offering a curated selection of new books across a wide variety of genres, Whitelam Books also offers other unique literary gift items including mugs, t-shirts and prints, toys and board games, and storybook-related toys and puppets, greeting cards, and reading-related items like reading glasses and book lights.
Beyond retail, the book store strives to be a gathering place and an epicenter of community events. We regularly host author book signings and readings; book clubs, children's story times, and events that tie in with other Reading businesses and organizations.
Hours
Monday - Saturday: 10:00am - 5:30pm
Thursday: 10:00am - 8:00pm Extended Hours
Sunday: 11:00am - 4:00pm
For curbside pickup call 781-779-1833
Team
Maddie Comerford
BOOKSELLER
Favorite books: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio, and The Selection series by Kiera Cass
Staci Fleury
BOOKSELLER
Favorite books: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, and Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik
BOOKSELLER/
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR
Favorite books: The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern, Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer and anything by Tessa Bailey and Lana Fer
Favorite children's books: The Food Group Series by Jory John & Pete Oswald
Katie Gabriello
Sarah Gibson
BOOKSELLER
Favorite book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Favorite recent book: The Invisible Life of Addie Larue V.E. Schwab
Favorite children's book: Anything by Julia Donaldson
Daisy Giunta
BOOKSELLER/SCHOOL COORDINATOR
Favorite book: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
Favorite children’s book: Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan
Kate Grant
BOOKSELLER/EVENTS COORDINATOR
Favorite books: Dan Brown books, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Favorite children’s books: If I Built A Car by Chris Van Dusen, The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone
Michael Gravante
BOOKSELLER
Favorite Books: Better Together,
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,
Never Always Sometimes, Broken Horses
Harriet Lyons
BOOKSELLER/DONATIONS COORDINATOR
Favorite books: Ender’s Game, Harry Potter, and Adrift.
Favorite children's books: Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb; Mr. Shaw’s Shipshape Shoe Shop; Fox in Socks; and Little Fur Family.
Connie Quackenbush
BOOKSELLER
Recent and all-time favorites: Cutting for Stone by Abram Verghese, Stones From the River by Ursula Hegi, Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub, The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
Brenna Sullivan
BOOKSELLER
Favorite Books: Circe by Madeline Miller; Know My Name by Chanel Miller, Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Lucy Whitelam
BOOKSELLER
Favorite Books: The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom, Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Liz Whitelam
OWNER/BOOKSELLER
Favorite all-time book: it's trite, but true: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
Favorite children's book: The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Edwards.