Porter Square Books

Retail Books and Printed NewsMassachusetts, United States11-50 Employees

Porter Square Books is a small to mid-sized independent bookstore serving the Boston area, with stores in Seaport and Cambridge. It operates in the retail books and printed news sector, offering a curated mix of titles and hosting author appearances and related events that connect readers with writers and publishers. The company focuses on serving its local literary community through its storefronts and programming. Over the years it has cultivated partnerships with publishers and cultural organizations, including HarperCollins and the New England Historic Genealogical Society, and runs programs such as a Writers in Residence initiative to support local authors. In 2020 it received Publishers Weekly’s Bookstore of the Year Award, and in 2024 it announced a relocation within Cambridge to 1815 Massachusetts Avenue while closing offices in Porter, New York.

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