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Weekly Events

Every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:30am
Cornerstone Kids!
Stories, Activities, Free Snack, Ages 3-6
2pm Saturday and Sunday
Matineees in the Cafe
Join us for movies the entire family can enjoy!
Monthly Meetings
We've got great book clubs to choose from! Take a look, and find one that suits you! Remember that club members get a 15% discount on club picks!

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March Is Mystery Month with Featured Crime and Suspense Authors Paul Tremblay and Joseph Kanon!

Boston Globe-fetured author Paul Tremblay and award winning author Joseph Kanon headline a suspense-filled March. Check out the entire March calendar!



About Cornerstone Books

We are a full service bookstore, carrying bestsellers, all book genres as well as games, music, video, greeting cards, and gifts. Coffee and baked goods are sold in the cafe and we have a (free) wi-fi hotspot, widescreen TV and working fireplace. We host many events, including author signings, live music, book clubs, movie nights and discussion groups. Stop by and visit us -- we're open 7 days a week.

Our Webstore

Also know that you can order books, movies and music directly from our website and have them shipped directly to your home. Most hardcover books and trade paperbacks are 20% off when you buy online. In addition, we can research books for you, including hard-to-find, used and out-of-print books -- just let us know what you are looking for and we'll track it down. Call us anytime at (978) 744-1831.

Community Events

We love to host events with the community in mind, so please contact us if there's something you'd like to sponsor at the store. Check out the events page or the column to the left for all the details on this month's events!

Got a Borders or Barnes & Noble Book Coupon? We'll Honor it at Cornerstone!

We're serious about about shopping local! If you have a book coupon from either Barnes & Noble or Borders (and it has not expired), bring it in to Cornerstone Books, and we'll honor the the same deal.

And don't forget our standard discounts:

  • 20% off selected titles throughout the store
  • Check out our Half Price Cart!
  • 15% off book club picks for members
  • 10% off books with Student ID
  • 10% off books with Teacher ID
  • Ask about our discount on school/library purchases
  • Check our weekly email newsletter for in-store coupons
  • Ask about our Lucky 13 Frequent Buyer Card.

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Cornerstone Books in the News!

We're excited and honored to announce we are the recipients of the 2008 Boston Magazine award for best Bookstore North of Boston.

Cornerstone has also been honored with the #1 Salem Book Store in the Community Newspapers Readers Choice Awards and the Best of North Shore (BONS) Readers Choice Award in Northshore Magazine.

We would like to thank all our loyal customers, friends and families for helping make Cornerstone Books the best of the North Shore!

Book of the Month

Love and Obstacles by Aleksandar Hemon

Presents a collection of linked short stories that focus on a young man coming of age in communist Sarajevo, who eventually leaves his war-torn city to travel to the United States. .

Penguin Group ISBN 9781594488641

$20.76

Game of the Month

Catch Phrase

In this lightning-fast game of words and phrases, give as many clues as you can until someone on your team yells the word or phrase you want to hear. Gesture as much as you want, say anything you want. If the buzzer goes off while you're holding the disk, the other team gets the point!

$45.95

Album of the Month

Greg Laswell: Three Flight From Alto Nido
Singer-songwriter Greg Laswell's third album, THREE FLIGHTS FROM ALTO NIDO, continues the San Diego native's taste for elegant, mature, and commercial pop music with echoes of Coldplay, Ron Sexsmith, and Aimee Mann.
$18.98