{"id":268919,"date":"2026-08-20T16:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/268919\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:14:07","slug":"discover-literary-delights-philly-bookstore-crawl-returns-with-over-50-locations-and-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/268919\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover Literary Delights: Philly Bookstore Crawl Returns with Over 50 Locations and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over 50 independent bookstores will participate in the fourth annual Philly Bookstore Crawl this Saturday, Aug. 22. Shops across <a href=\"https:\/\/957benfm.com\/tag\/Philadelphia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia<\/a>, surrounding suburbs, <a href=\"https:\/\/957benfm.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Jersey<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/957benfm.com\/tag\/delaware\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wilmington<\/a> have signed up to participate in this event. Folks who want to enjoy the Philly Bookstore Crawl can use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillybookstorecrawl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">PhillyBookstoreCrawl.com interactive map<\/a> and read the list of bookstores that are open for the crawl. There&#8217;s no starting point; just pick where you want to go and enjoy the day browsing for books.<\/p>\n<p>Each shop will run its own special events and deals. Some bookstores will have author signings; others will have tarot readings, raffles, discounts, live music, and discounts on select merchandise, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/philly-bookstore-crawl-author-signings-sales-giveaways-2026\/?utm_source=pv-rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=pv-site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The Philly Voice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A Novel Idea on East Passyunk Avenue plans author signings, tarot readings, and free giveaways. Molly&#8217;s Books &amp; Records in the Italian Market will host a small-press and poetry fair, while Giovanni&#8217;s Room in Center City brings in guest vendors and musicians.<\/p>\n<p>Partners and Son will slash prices by 50% and hand out comic book grab bags. Binding Agents has cookbook giveaways, a raffle, and a spinning prize wheel. Bindlestiff Books will mark down children&#8217;s picture and chapter books and welcome author Warren Basla for a signing.<\/p>\n<p>Families can enjoy storytimes and meet children&#8217;s authors at multiple locations. Bookish Notions in Media will hold a morning storytime and an afternoon signing with young adult author Lindsey Olsson.<\/p>\n<p>Celia Bookshop in Swarthmore has planned a storytime, face painting, and author visits. Children&#8217;s Book World in Haverford will bring in several visiting authors.<\/p>\n<p>The Philly Bookstore Crawl stretches from Fishtown, Germantown, and West Philadelphia out to Phoenixville, Doylestown, Haddonfield, Collingswood, and Wilmington. Pick a route and create your own bookstore-hopping adventure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Over 50 independent bookstores will participate in the fourth annual Philly Bookstore Crawl this Saturday, Aug. 22. Shops&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":268920,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[916,915,69,71,70],"class_list":["post-268919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-delaware","tag-new-jersey","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}