• new books carefully selected in a comprehensive and eclectic spirit
• fine journals from Moleskine, Compendium, Peter Pauper Press, Chronicle,  Pomegranate, and Paperblanks
• quality remaindered books, cds, and dvds 
• secondhand books, paperback and hardcover, reasonably priced
• audiobooks 
• magazines in many categories
• cards from Paper Lantern, Leanin' Tree, Compendium, Peaceable Kingdom, and three local photographers Joan Navin, Brad Hench, and Larry Rankin
• postcards, including scenes of Carlisle, Dickinson College, and the U.S. Army War College 
• jazz and classical cds
• calendars in season (September through February)
• art by local artists such as Megan Lloyd-Thompson, Mary Ann Lard, and others in occasional shows
• local honey from Tom Jones, the Happy Beekeeper (pure, unblended, and delicious!), including honey candy, beeswax candles, and beeswax cakes with decorative imprints
• jigsaw puzzles for adults and children
• educational card decks of all kinds 
• bookmarks, bookplates, totebags, and other gifts

Customer service is our goal.  Among the ways we pay attention to our patrons in person or off-site are:

• quick, efficient special ordering (no extra charge)
• out-of-print searching
• free giftwrap
• gift certificates
• shipping around the world (see Our Policies)

Thanks for visiting.  Check often for changes and enhancements.  Above all, support your independents!

	EVENTS SCHEDULE 2011
Friday, February 11	4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.	Dr. Bev Eddy, professor emerita of German at Dickinson College, will be making remarks about and signing her new biography Felix Salten:  Man of Many Faces at Whistlestop Bookshop.  Copies of the book are available at the store.  A good description is at the publishers website.
Wednesday, February 16	4:30 p.m.	Richard Wolffe, author of Renegade:  the Making of a President and Revival:  the Struggle for Survival Inside the Obama White House and frequent commentator on MSNBC, will be speaking and signing his books in the Great Hall of the Stern Center, Dickinson College.  Whistlestop Bookshop will be providing books.
Tuesday, April 5	4:30 - 5:30 p.m.	John Bloom, author of There You Have It:  The Life, Legacy, and Legend of Howard Cosell, To Show What an Indian Can Do, and House of Cards, will be talking about his Cosell biography and signing books at Dickinson College, Weiss room 235.  Whistlestop Bookshop will be providing books.
Saturday, April 9	3-6 p.m. for the local foods farmer's market, approx. 7 p.m. for the book signing	Anna Lappe, author of Diet for a Hot Planet, Grub:  Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen, and Hope's Edge:  The Next Diet for a Small Planet, will be talking about and signing her books at the Holland Union Building at Dickinson College.  Whistlestop Bookshop will be providing books.
Thursday, April 14	6:30 - 8 p.m.	Rebecca Rasmussen, author of the highly-anticipated first novel, The Bird Sisters, will be talking about and signing her book at Whistlestop Bookshop.  For more information and a great preview, check out her publisher's page.
Friday, April 15	11 a.m. - noon	Richard Russo, this year's Dickinson College Stellfox Award winner, will be signing his many excellent novels, including Empire Falls, Straight Man, and Nobody's Fool, at Whistlestop Bookshop.
Saturday, April 16	8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.	YWCA of Carlisle Spring Symposium will be held with the themes of personal growth and organization -- great seminars, great food, and great fellowship.  Whistlestop Bookshop is a long-time supporter and vendor at this annual event.
Saturday, May 21	4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Amy Farrell, Professor of American Studies and Women's Studies at Dickinson College, will be signing her new book Fat Shame:  Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture -- as seen on The Colbert Report (May 4, 2011)!
Saturday, July 16	noon - 1:30 p.m.	Larry Kerr, local resident and author of By the Light of the Moon, a supernatural thriller set in a small Pennsylvania town, will be reading from and signing his book.  More information on the author and the book can be found here.
Wednesday, June 15 - Tuesday, July 5	any time during store hours	BOOK GIVEAWAY!  Enter to win a Penguin Books totebag, mousepad, Penguin pin, and four paperbacks of great Summer reading.  See our store window for the titles and their accessories.  Drawing to be held July 5th.  No purchase necessary to win.
Friday, August 26	11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Mary Jane O'Loughlin, author of the new children's book Ruby and Baby . . . an unlikely friendship, will be signing her book at the store.  Check out the author's website for more information!
Friday, September 2	5 p.m. - 8 p.m.	First Fridays on West High:  Join us in the neighborhood for sales, music, refreshments, vintage cars, carriage rides, all sorts of activities celebrating A Community in Motion.
Saturday, September 24	9 a.m. - 6 p.m.	Annual ArtsFest in Downtown Carlisle:  the great street event of the year with sales, food, music, and much more.  Whistlestop will host Megan Lloyd, Carlisle's own eminent children's book illustrator, who be signing her new book, Betsy Ross, and as much of her backlist as we can provide.  She will be at the store from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 22	9 a.m. - 5 p.m.	A Central Pennsylvania Book Festival run by the Friends of Bosler Memorial Library at the Carlisle Expo Center:  an inaugural bookfest with dealers, events, speakers, and many activities.  Whistlestop Bookshop is an enthusiastic vendor.  Visit the Friends' special website for more info, including information about this year's headliner, David Baldacci!
Friday - Saturday, November 4 - 5	3 p.m. Friday - 5 p.m. Saturday	Braddock Road Preservation Association French & Indian War Seminar:  at the Jumonville Methodist church camp high above Uniontown PA, one of the premier French & Indian War seminars in North America hosts a day of historians, writers, artists, re-enactors, and aficionados of the first world war.  Whistlestop Bookshop is a long-time supporter and vendor.  Details coming soon!
Wednesday, November 30	around noon (exact time TBA)	Magaret Atwood, this year's Dickinson College Stellfox Award winner, will be signing her books after a Q&A session at Dickinson College.  The exact site is yet to be decided.  Whistlestop Bookshop will support the signing with a comprehensive selection of her many books.