We can take orders (except for course books) by email at books @ amherstbooks.com or by telephone (413-256-1547), from 10:00 - 6:00 Monday through Saturday; if no one picks up during those hours we’re sometimes overwhelmed, please try again in a few minutes.   After hours: please call again the next day, we are not listening to messages.  

If you are looking for course books, see our textbook page.


We truly believe that books & bookstores are essential—especially in times of crisis.  If you would like to order a book but have a financial hardship, please reach out to us via email & we will try our best to make accommodations.

We wish you & yours many healthy returns.

Sincerely yours,

Shannon & Nat

“The greatest gift is a passion for reading.  It distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world & experience of a wide kind.   It is moral illumination.” - Elizabeth Hardwick