Bookstore Explorer

Episode 53: The Toadstool Bookshop, Peterborough, New Hampshire

January 23, 2024 Matt Browning
Bookstore Explorer
Episode 53: The Toadstool Bookshop, Peterborough, New Hampshire
Show Notes

First opened in 1972 by Willard Williams and family, The Toadstool Bookshop - currently with locations in Peterborough and Keene -  has been serving the people of New Hampshire for decades. One of its longtime customers was Emerson Sistare, who began visiting The Toadstool at age 7. Today, he owns it. Emerson discusses the history of The Toadstool and what it has been like taking over the reigns of a beloved community institution. 

Books We Talk About: North Woods by Daniel Mason and The MANIAC by Benjamin Labatut.