Staff pick
Staff pick: fiction
Booksellers' favorite of the season. A quiet novel about tides and family.
$18
New, used, and gloriously disorganized
Three floors, one ladder, and a cat who sleeps in the philosophy section. We buy used books Tuesday through Thursday.
Browse the shelvesOn the shelves this week
Used paperback bin
Mystery, sci-fi and classics, sorted loosely by mood. Four dollars each.
$4
New
Poetry, new arrivals
Small presses and first collections, shelved by the front window.
$16
Local history
Providence walking histories, maps and neighborhood memoirs.
$24
Children's corner
Picture books for readers three to seven, with a lighthouse and a cat.
$12
Marginalia notebook
Lined, sewn, and small enough for a coat pocket. Made in Rhode Island.
$9
New
Mystery box for one
Three wrapped used paperbacks chosen by a bookseller for your taste.
$35
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Local pickup
Order online, collect in an hour from the front desk.
We buy books
Bring a box Tuesday to Thursday between 11 and 4.
Events every week
Readings, a poetry night and a monthly book swap.
A shop with a lot of corners
Marginalia opened in 2009 in a former hardware store on Wickenden Street. The shelves still have the original tool drawers, now labeled in pencil by section.
We stock new books alongside used ones because we think a good reader wanders between them. Ask us for a recommendation and we'll usually walk you to the shelf.
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