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  • Welcome
  • Our History & Philosophy FAQ
  • Agatha Christie Albert Camus & His World Alistair MacLean Amy June Bates, Artist and Book Illustrator Anthony Burgess Arkady and Boris Strugatsky Arthur Conan Doyle Ayn Rand The Bronte Sisters Carl Hiaasen Charles Bukowski E.B. White, James Thurber, and Their World Eric Sloane Georges Simenon Hunter S. Thompson & New Journalism James Baldwin Joan Didion John D. MacDonald John Le Carré J.R.R. Tolkien Jules Verne and H.G. Wells Kurt Vonnegut Lee Child Loren Eiseley Louise Erdrich Louise Penny Lovecraft and Howard Malcolm X Margaret Atwood Marianne Moore and Her World Mo Willems Neal Stephenson Neil Gaiman Norman Mailer Octavia Butler Pat LaMarche and the Charles Bruce Foundation P.G. Wodehouse Philip Roth Rachel Carson Ralph Ellison Randy Watts Ray Bradbury Robert A. Heinlein Robert B. Parker Ross Macdonald & Margaret Millar Shel Silverstein Stanislaw Lem Stephen King Toni Morrison Ursula K. Le Guin & Her Cohort Wendell Berry Willa Cather Zadie Smith
  • Anarchism Ancient Egypt Audiobooks: Fiction, Poetry, & Drama Audiobooks: Nonfiction Baby Shower Sampler The Beat Generation Bibles, Study Guides, and Accessories Books - New Fiction Books - New Fiction in Paperback Books - New & Notable Nonfiction Books - New & Selected Poetry & Drama Books - Children's New & Notable Books in Original Languages or Translated from English Buddhism Carlisle Indian School Cats Civil War & Reconstruction Clearance, Sale Items, Bargains Cookbooks & Beverages Cricket Crosswords and Other Puzzles Dance Everyman's Library Everyman's Library Pocket Classics Series Fishing French & Indian War Ghost Stories & Supernatural Tales Graduation Graphic Lit: Vintage, Independent, Marvel, and DC The Habsburg Empire Harry Potter Holidays! International Mystery Islam and its World Korean War The Library of America Local Authors Past & Present Outdoors/Nature Pandemic Literature Pennsylvania Outdoors Pennsylvania Plain People Politics & Current Events US Presidents Revived Writers Russia and its World Science Fiction and Fantasy Classics Scotland & the Scottish Diaspora Signed Copies Sports Staff Picks Tarot & Oracle Ukraine Vietnam War Vikings & Anglo-Saxons Westerns Western Mysteries World War I World War II Young Adult Young Adult Graphic Lit
  • Boxed Notecards & Stationery Decomposition Notebooks DVDs Folkmanis Puppets and Other Toys Games Gift Cards, store totes, extra postage Honey Independent Bookstore Days 2017-2025 Notebooks Out of Print and Others: Totes, Clothing, and Accessories Puzzles with 1000 pieces or more Puzzles with less than 1000 pieces Puzzles for Children Vintage Radio
  • What Goes On Here . . . . New Events
  • Location & Directions
  • Blog
  • Contact Us

WHISTLESTOP BOOKSHOP

  • Welcome/
  • About Us/
    • Our History & Philosophy
    • FAQ
  • Authors/
    • Agatha Christie
    • Albert Camus & His World
    • Alistair MacLean
    • Amy June Bates, Artist and Book Illustrator
    • Anthony Burgess
    • Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
    • Arthur Conan Doyle
    • Ayn Rand
    • The Bronte Sisters
    • Carl Hiaasen
    • Charles Bukowski
    • E.B. White, James Thurber, and Their World
    • Eric Sloane
    • Georges Simenon
    • Hunter S. Thompson & New Journalism
    • James Baldwin
    • Joan Didion
    • John D. MacDonald
    • John Le Carré
    • J.R.R. Tolkien
    • Jules Verne and H.G. Wells
    • Kurt Vonnegut
    • Lee Child
    • Loren Eiseley
    • Louise Erdrich
    • Louise Penny
    • Lovecraft and Howard
    • Malcolm X
    • Margaret Atwood
    • Marianne Moore and Her World
    • Mo Willems
    • Neal Stephenson
    • Neil Gaiman
    • Norman Mailer
    • Octavia Butler
    • Pat LaMarche and the Charles Bruce Foundation
    • P.G. Wodehouse
    • Philip Roth
    • Rachel Carson
    • Ralph Ellison
    • Randy Watts
    • Ray Bradbury
    • Robert A. Heinlein
    • Robert B. Parker
    • Ross Macdonald & Margaret Millar
    • Shel Silverstein
    • Stanislaw Lem
    • Stephen King
    • Toni Morrison
    • Ursula K. Le Guin & Her Cohort
    • Wendell Berry
    • Willa Cather
    • Zadie Smith
  • Books & Subjects/
    • Anarchism
    • Ancient Egypt
    • Audiobooks: Fiction, Poetry, & Drama
    • Audiobooks: Nonfiction
    • Baby Shower Sampler
    • The Beat Generation
    • Bibles, Study Guides, and Accessories
    • Books - New Fiction
    • Books - New Fiction in Paperback
    • Books - New & Notable Nonfiction
    • Books - New & Selected Poetry & Drama
    • Books - Children's New & Notable
    • Books in Original Languages or Translated from English
    • Buddhism
    • Carlisle Indian School
    • Cats
    • Civil War & Reconstruction
    • Clearance, Sale Items, Bargains
    • Cookbooks & Beverages
    • Cricket
    • Crosswords and Other Puzzles
    • Dance
    • Everyman's Library
    • Everyman's Library Pocket Classics Series
    • Fishing
    • French & Indian War
    • Ghost Stories & Supernatural Tales
    • Graduation
    • Graphic Lit: Vintage, Independent, Marvel, and DC
    • The Habsburg Empire
    • Harry Potter
    • Holidays!
    • International Mystery
    • Islam and its World
    • Korean War
    • The Library of America
    • Local Authors Past & Present
    • Outdoors/Nature
    • Pandemic Literature
    • Pennsylvania Outdoors
    • Pennsylvania Plain People
    • Politics & Current Events
    • US Presidents
    • Revived Writers
    • Russia and its World
    • Science Fiction and Fantasy Classics
    • Scotland & the Scottish Diaspora
    • Signed Copies
    • Sports
    • Staff Picks
    • Tarot & Oracle
    • Ukraine
    • Vietnam War
    • Vikings & Anglo-Saxons
    • Westerns
    • Western Mysteries
    • World War I
    • World War II
    • Young Adult
    • Young Adult Graphic Lit
  • Nonbooks/
    • Boxed Notecards & Stationery
    • Decomposition Notebooks
    • DVDs
    • Folkmanis Puppets and Other Toys
    • Games
    • Gift Cards, store totes, extra postage
    • Honey
    • Independent Bookstore Days 2017-2025
    • Notebooks
    • Out of Print and Others: Totes, Clothing, and Accessories
    • Puzzles with 1000 pieces or more
    • Puzzles with less than 1000 pieces
    • Puzzles for Children
    • Vintage Radio
  • Events/
    • What Goes On Here . . . .
    • New Events
  • Location & Directions/
  • Blog/
  • Contact Us/
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WHISTLESTOP BOOKSHOP

Independent Bookseller since 1985.

Independent Bookstore Days 2017-2025

WHISTLESTOP BOOKSHOP

  • Welcome/
  • About Us/
    • Our History & Philosophy
    • FAQ
  • Authors/
    • Agatha Christie
    • Albert Camus & His World
    • Alistair MacLean
    • Amy June Bates, Artist and Book Illustrator
    • Anthony Burgess
    • Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
    • Arthur Conan Doyle
    • Ayn Rand
    • The Bronte Sisters
    • Carl Hiaasen
    • Charles Bukowski
    • E.B. White, James Thurber, and Their World
    • Eric Sloane
    • Georges Simenon
    • Hunter S. Thompson & New Journalism
    • James Baldwin
    • Joan Didion
    • John D. MacDonald
    • John Le Carré
    • J.R.R. Tolkien
    • Jules Verne and H.G. Wells
    • Kurt Vonnegut
    • Lee Child
    • Loren Eiseley
    • Louise Erdrich
    • Louise Penny
    • Lovecraft and Howard
    • Malcolm X
    • Margaret Atwood
    • Marianne Moore and Her World
    • Mo Willems
    • Neal Stephenson
    • Neil Gaiman
    • Norman Mailer
    • Octavia Butler
    • Pat LaMarche and the Charles Bruce Foundation
    • P.G. Wodehouse
    • Philip Roth
    • Rachel Carson
    • Ralph Ellison
    • Randy Watts
    • Ray Bradbury
    • Robert A. Heinlein
    • Robert B. Parker
    • Ross Macdonald & Margaret Millar
    • Shel Silverstein
    • Stanislaw Lem
    • Stephen King
    • Toni Morrison
    • Ursula K. Le Guin & Her Cohort
    • Wendell Berry
    • Willa Cather
    • Zadie Smith
  • Books & Subjects/
    • Anarchism
    • Ancient Egypt
    • Audiobooks: Fiction, Poetry, & Drama
    • Audiobooks: Nonfiction
    • Baby Shower Sampler
    • The Beat Generation
    • Bibles, Study Guides, and Accessories
    • Books - New Fiction
    • Books - New Fiction in Paperback
    • Books - New & Notable Nonfiction
    • Books - New & Selected Poetry & Drama
    • Books - Children's New & Notable
    • Books in Original Languages or Translated from English
    • Buddhism
    • Carlisle Indian School
    • Cats
    • Civil War & Reconstruction
    • Clearance, Sale Items, Bargains
    • Cookbooks & Beverages
    • Cricket
    • Crosswords and Other Puzzles
    • Dance
    • Everyman's Library
    • Everyman's Library Pocket Classics Series
    • Fishing
    • French & Indian War
    • Ghost Stories & Supernatural Tales
    • Graduation
    • Graphic Lit: Vintage, Independent, Marvel, and DC
    • The Habsburg Empire
    • Harry Potter
    • Holidays!
    • International Mystery
    • Islam and its World
    • Korean War
    • The Library of America
    • Local Authors Past & Present
    • Outdoors/Nature
    • Pandemic Literature
    • Pennsylvania Outdoors
    • Pennsylvania Plain People
    • Politics & Current Events
    • US Presidents
    • Revived Writers
    • Russia and its World
    • Science Fiction and Fantasy Classics
    • Scotland & the Scottish Diaspora
    • Signed Copies
    • Sports
    • Staff Picks
    • Tarot & Oracle
    • Ukraine
    • Vietnam War
    • Vikings & Anglo-Saxons
    • Westerns
    • Western Mysteries
    • World War I
    • World War II
    • Young Adult
    • Young Adult Graphic Lit
  • Nonbooks/
    • Boxed Notecards & Stationery
    • Decomposition Notebooks
    • DVDs
    • Folkmanis Puppets and Other Toys
    • Games
    • Gift Cards, store totes, extra postage
    • Honey
    • Independent Bookstore Days 2017-2025
    • Notebooks
    • Out of Print and Others: Totes, Clothing, and Accessories
    • Puzzles with 1000 pieces or more
    • Puzzles with less than 1000 pieces
    • Puzzles for Children
    • Vintage Radio
  • Events/
    • What Goes On Here . . . .
    • New Events
  • Location & Directions/
  • Blog/
  • Contact Us/

INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAYS 2017 - 2025

Independent Bookstore Day always provides plenty of unique, customized, or limited items to draw in customers. Listed here in very limited quantities are what we have left after each year’s offerings. 2020 was completely sold out. First come, first serve!

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Horror Movie Signed Indie Bookstore Exclusive Edition
$30.00
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Late Night Book Club Hat
$28.00
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2025 Independent Bookstore Day Tote Bag
$15.99
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On Again, Awkward Again with Embroidered Patch - Signed
$19.99
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2024 Independent Bookstore Day Tote IBD 2024
$14.99
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"The Future Is Indie" Exclusive Mug IBD 2024
$15.99
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Read Think Vote Enamel Pin IBD 2024
$12.00
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Bans Off Our Book Pouch IBD 2024
$16.00
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An Excellent Host Signed Indies Exclusive IBD 2024
$14.95
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Hand-signed print from milk and honey by rupi kaur IBD 2024
$5.00
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2023 IBD London Seance Society Box
$15.99
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2023 IBD Onesie Richard Scarry's Lowly Worm "On My Way to the Bookstore!"
$22.00
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2023 IBD Celeste Ng: Instead of Silence She Chose Fire tote
$20.00
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2023 IBD Meet Me at the Bookstore Collapsible Water Bottle
$14.99
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2022 IBD Official Tote: Independent Bookstores Are My Jam
$10.00
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City on Fire Independent Bookstore Day 2022
$28.99
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Embodied: An Intersectional Feminist Comics Poetry Anthology
$16.99
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Exclusive SIGNED Edition of Hummingbird Salamander
$27.00
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“Little Victories” Pouch
$14.00
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Literary Map of the Universe
$42.00
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Neil Gaiman Pin
$5.00
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The 2019 Bad Citizen Graffiti Stencil
$35.00
  • Welcome/
  • About Us/
    • Our History & Philosophy
    • FAQ
  • Authors/
    • Agatha Christie
    • Albert Camus & His World
    • Alistair MacLean
    • Amy June Bates, Artist and Book Illustrator
    • Anthony Burgess
    • Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
    • Arthur Conan Doyle
    • Ayn Rand
    • The Bronte Sisters
    • Carl Hiaasen
    • Charles Bukowski
    • E.B. White, James Thurber, and Their World
    • Eric Sloane
    • Georges Simenon
    • Hunter S. Thompson & New Journalism
    • James Baldwin
    • Joan Didion
    • John D. MacDonald
    • John Le Carré
    • J.R.R. Tolkien
    • Jules Verne and H.G. Wells
    • Kurt Vonnegut
    • Lee Child
    • Loren Eiseley
    • Louise Erdrich
    • Louise Penny
    • Lovecraft and Howard
    • Malcolm X
    • Margaret Atwood
    • Marianne Moore and Her World
    • Mo Willems
    • Neal Stephenson
    • Neil Gaiman
    • Norman Mailer
    • Octavia Butler
    • Pat LaMarche and the Charles Bruce Foundation
    • P.G. Wodehouse
    • Philip Roth
    • Rachel Carson
    • Ralph Ellison
    • Randy Watts
    • Ray Bradbury
    • Robert A. Heinlein
    • Robert B. Parker
    • Ross Macdonald & Margaret Millar
    • Shel Silverstein
    • Stanislaw Lem
    • Stephen King
    • Toni Morrison
    • Ursula K. Le Guin & Her Cohort
    • Wendell Berry
    • Willa Cather
    • Zadie Smith
  • Books & Subjects/
    • Anarchism
    • Ancient Egypt
    • Audiobooks: Fiction, Poetry, & Drama
    • Audiobooks: Nonfiction
    • Baby Shower Sampler
    • The Beat Generation
    • Bibles, Study Guides, and Accessories
    • Books - New Fiction
    • Books - New Fiction in Paperback
    • Books - New & Notable Nonfiction
    • Books - New & Selected Poetry & Drama
    • Books - Children's New & Notable
    • Books in Original Languages or Translated from English
    • Buddhism
    • Carlisle Indian School
    • Cats
    • Civil War & Reconstruction
    • Clearance, Sale Items, Bargains
    • Cookbooks & Beverages
    • Cricket
    • Crosswords and Other Puzzles
    • Dance
    • Everyman's Library
    • Everyman's Library Pocket Classics Series
    • Fishing
    • French & Indian War
    • Ghost Stories & Supernatural Tales
    • Graduation
    • Graphic Lit: Vintage, Independent, Marvel, and DC
    • The Habsburg Empire
    • Harry Potter
    • Holidays!
    • International Mystery
    • Islam and its World
    • Korean War
    • The Library of America
    • Local Authors Past & Present
    • Outdoors/Nature
    • Pandemic Literature
    • Pennsylvania Outdoors
    • Pennsylvania Plain People
    • Politics & Current Events
    • US Presidents
    • Revived Writers
    • Russia and its World
    • Science Fiction and Fantasy Classics
    • Scotland & the Scottish Diaspora
    • Signed Copies
    • Sports
    • Staff Picks
    • Tarot & Oracle
    • Ukraine
    • Vietnam War
    • Vikings & Anglo-Saxons
    • Westerns
    • Western Mysteries
    • World War I
    • World War II
    • Young Adult
    • Young Adult Graphic Lit
  • Nonbooks/
    • Boxed Notecards & Stationery
    • Decomposition Notebooks
    • DVDs
    • Folkmanis Puppets and Other Toys
    • Games
    • Gift Cards, store totes, extra postage
    • Honey
    • Independent Bookstore Days 2017-2025
    • Notebooks
    • Out of Print and Others: Totes, Clothing, and Accessories
    • Puzzles with 1000 pieces or more
    • Puzzles with less than 1000 pieces
    • Puzzles for Children
    • Vintage Radio
  • Events/
    • What Goes On Here . . . .
    • New Events
  • Location & Directions/
  • Blog/
  • Contact Us/

WHISTLESTOP BOOKSHOP

Whistlestop Bookshop is an independent bookseller in Carlisle PA.  Founded in 1985, Whistlestop sells new and secondhand books  in all categories and a wide variety of sidelines, from magazines to puzzles, literary t-shirts to cds and dvds, from totes to local honey.  Our mission is to get the right books in the right hands at the right time.

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