The Bookplate

10/13/2026

Happy release day to these new titles! And special shout out to Kent County’s own Lisa Lynn Biggar, for her collection of stories, “Garden of Motherless Children”, which we will be celebrating with a launch event tomorrow evening at Sultana’s Holt Center, with a reception following at the Bookplate. Starts at 6pm! Call 410-778-4167 or email [email protected] to reserve your seat. Lisa Biggar Sultana Education Foundation Winnie The Pooh Bonnie Garmus Official American Girl Fiona Davis Kerry Kennedy Ross Montgomery

10/11/2026

Author Richard Bell takes his place among the winners of Washington College’s George Washington book prize. Bell joins an impressive array of chroniclers of early American history. Copies available at the store! Great Oak Manor Washington College Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience Washington College George Washington’s Mount Vernon

10/08/2026

❌📖🚫📚 but that’s every week for us at Bookplate. We’ve been proudly selling banned books since 2004

10/06/2026

🌟 New title Tuesday!🌟Tons of heavy-hitters were released today. See you in the shop! Barbara Kingsolver Audrey Niffenegger Stephen King peterstraubnyc ríoghnach robinson Freida McFadden veronica roth Taylor Swift Levi Pinfold Illustration Elizabeth Letts

10/03/2026

Today we honored longtime customer and friend of the store, Jeff Komins, who often sat in “his chair” in the back of the shop and looked over a book or two while his family shopped and chatted with the staff. Thanks to his wife Sue for the beautiful poem. We are glad to be able to share his memory with our customers.

10/02/2026

Our Saturday “Tiny Desk Book-signing” Series continues Saturday October 3rd from 10-12 with local poet Bob Denison!

09/30/2026

Thanks to everyone in the Washington College community who came to the Rose O’Neill Literary House & Press to hear author Matt Bell read from his works. Signed copies available at the shop! Matt Bell Washington College Alumni

09/30/2026

Thanks to The Chestertown Spy! Join us for our next event on 10/8 at The Kitchen and The Pub at The Imperial with Ken Linn

The Bookplate is happy to announce another author event in town featuring former teacher-turned-author, Ken Linn. Join Ken and the Bookplate staff on Thursday, October 8th for a 6pm event at The Kitchen at The Imperial Hotel to discuss his book; Dwellings. In the debut novel in the Pete Barrow Myste...

09/30/2026

I guess nothing’s official until it’s in the newspaper!Throwback to the Kent County News from 9/30/04, when Bookplate “officially” was opened to the public. Here’s to the next 22 years!! A big thank you to all who have visited, bought a book, attended and event or festival, spoke at the store or just meandered through the place. We are glad you did. Keep coming back. It works if you work it! Rebecca Yarros - Author Min Jin Lee Madeline Miller Dan Rodricks PS Time for more author events!! Come one, come all!