Lit Actually x ADK
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Did you forget to bring a book?
Don’t worry - we’ve got you covered.
Lit Actually is bringing curated vacation reads to Old Forge through our beachside Little Free Library on First Lake, seasonal pop-ups, and Adirondack book drops.
Little Free Library at Hollywood Hills Beach
Find our Lit Actually-stocked Little Free Library near the beach on Hollywood Hills Road in Old Forge.
Borrow something, swap something, or discover your next cabin read. The library is free to use and open to everyone!
ADK Pop-Up Bookshop
Check this page or sign up below for upcoming Old Forge pop-up dates, featured book drops, and exclusive vacation-read bundles.
Old Forge Little Free Library
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Who We Are
Lit Actually is a woman-owned independent bookshop in Central New York. Not only do we sell books (feel free to check out our online shop), but we offer a place for readers to connect, celebrate stories out loud and feel books in ways that are immersive, joyful and, yes … unforgettable.
We’ve hosted sold-out author events like Hockey Romance Night with the Crunch or Hot Dogs & HEAs with the Mets, to exclusive launch events and community collaborations across Central New York, I am obsessed with creating experiences that feel bigger than just “shopping for book.”
Join us for the fun!
Best Sellers
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK - From the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six comes an epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits.
The stunning hardcover of Atmosphere features beautiful endpapers and a premium dust jacket!
"Thrilling . . . heartbreaking . . . uplifting . . . the fast-paced, emotionally charged story of one ambitious young woman, finding both her voice and her passion."--Kristin Hannah, author of The Women
"NASA? Space missions? The '80s? This is a collection of all the things I love."--Andy Weir, author of Project Hail Mary and The Martian
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Time, NPR, People, Good Housekeeping, them, Marie Claire, Elle, Seattle Times, Book Riot, Library Journal, Chicago Public Library, She Reads, Denver Public Library
Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. Thoughtful and reserved, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University and as aunt to her precocious niece, Frances. That is, until she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women scientists to join NASA's space shuttle program. Suddenly, Joan burns to be one of the few people to go to space.
Selected from a pool of thousands of applicants in the summer of 1980, Joan begins training at Houston's Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates: Top Gun pilot Hank Redmond and scientist John Griffin, who are kind and easygoing even when the stakes are highest; mission specialist Lydia Danes, who has worked too hard to play nice; warmhearted Donna Fitzgerald, who is navigating her own secrets; and Vanessa Ford, the magnetic and mysterious aeronautical engineer, who can fix any engine and fly any plane.
As the new astronauts become unlikely friends and prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a passion and a love she never imagined. In this new light, Joan begins to question everything she thinks she knows about her place in the observable universe.
Then, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, it all changes in an instant.
Fast-paced, thrilling, and emotional, Atmosphere is Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best: transporting readers to iconic times and places, creating complex protagonists, and telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love--this time among the stars.
A National Bestseller!
"A lovely, affecting paean to the power of books and enduring love."--People
A woman receives an unexpected gift from the man she loved and lost--a year of books, one for every month--launching a reading-inspired journey to live, dream, and love again in this glimmering and heart-stopping novel.
Twelve books. Twelve months. One chance to heal her heart...
When Tilly Nightingale receives a call telling her there's a birthday gift from her husband waiting for her at her local bookshop, it couldn't come as more of a shock. Partly because she can't remember the last time she read a book for pleasure. But mainly because Joe died five months ago....
When she goes to pick up the present, Alfie, the bookshop owner with kind eyes, explains the gift--twelve carefully chosen books with handwritten letters from Joe, one for each month, to help her turn the page on her first year without him.
At first Tilly can't imagine sinking into a fictional world, but Joe's tender words convince her to try, and something remarkable happens--Tilly becomes immersed in the pages, and a new chapter begins to unfold in her own life. Monthly trips to the bookstore--and heartfelt conversations with Alfie--give Tilly the comfort she craves and the courage to set out on a series of reading-inspired adventures that take her around the world. But as she begins to share her journey with others, her story--like a book--becomes more than her own.
The Lit Edit, our quarterly subscription box, brings you the newest, steamiest romance and fantasy titles fresh off the press, special gifts from local artisans or boutiques and seasonal bookmarks from small biz suppliers!
Each box is valued at $80-85 per quarter and will include 2 new releases from that quarter (may be paperback or hard cover), a gift(s) from a local artisan or boutique and a seasonal bookmark. Some quarters may include additional goodies from our featured authors!
Gift items in picture may vary slightly (i.e., the candle may be a different scent based on availability).
Choose from a one-time order or subscribe to get a box each quarter/season! Cancel anytime.