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Welcome! The Spotty Dog Books & Ale is an independent bookstore and lounge/cafe, where we share our passion for books and writers with our customers in the Hudson Valley, the Catskills, and the Berkshires.
Situated in a beautiful old firehouse, we carry over 10,000 new books in all categories, including a large section of unique books and toys for kids and preteens, an expanded local section, History, Gardening, Food & Wine, G/L/B/T, and sections featuring local writers and interests.Whether you’re looking for a classic or cutting edge, we’re constantly adding new titles, so stop in to see what we have!
Upcoming Events at the Spotty Dog
MAY 2013
Saturday, May 4th at 8:00 pm $5 Petra Glynt + Fin CANCELLED
Friday, May 10th at 8:00 pm $5 Sondra Sun-Odeon+ TBA
Saturday, May 18th at 8:00 pm $5Linda Draper + Kath Bloom
Saturday, May 25th at 8:00 pm $5 Paperhaus + Hand Habits
Sunday, May 26th at 7:00 pm $5 Emily Sprague + Lizard Kisses + Mutual Benefit
Saturday, May 31st at 8:00 pm $5 Tica Douglas + Noro
JUNE 2013
Sunday, June 2nd at 7:00 pm $6 Chris Forsyth with Paul Sukeena + Alexander Turnquist
Sunday, June 9th at 5:00 pm FREE “Spontaneously Luminous,” a fiction reading featuring Elizabeth Frankie Rollins, Amanda Davidson and Deborah Poe
Thursday, June 13th at 8:00 pm $5 You, Me & the Radio + Korean Jeans
Sunday, June 15th at 6:00 pm FREE Rosie Schaap, author of “Drinking with Men,” reading and booksigning
Thursday, June 20th at 8:00 pm $5 Vikesh Kapoor + Liv Carrow
Friday, June 21st at 8:00 pm $5 Clothen Djinn + World Lines + Synthetiv Vision
Saturday, June 22nd at 5:00 pm FREE Benjamin Swett, author of “New York City of Trees,” reading and booksigning
Saturday, June 29th at 8:00 pm $5 Doug Van Nort + If, Bwana + Jefferson Pitcher + Rambutan
JULY 2013
Monday, July 1st at 8:00 pm $5 Jun Young Song + Fausto Sierakowski
Saturday, July 6th at 8:00 pm $5 The Moon
Friday, July 12th at 8:00 pm $5 Sherry Rich
Saturday, July 13th at 8:00 pm $5 Apocalypse Five and Dime
Friday, July 19th at 8:00 pm $5 Katie Mullins (of Citay) + Bell Cycle
Saturday, July 20th at 8:00 pm $5 Sam Moss + Kalyn Rock
Thursday, July 25th at 7:00 pm FREE Koethi Zan, author of “The Never List,” reading and booksigning
Friday, July 26th at 8:00 pm $5 weyou
Saturday, July 27th at 7:00 pm FREE Deborah Gitterman, Rebecca Wolff and others, reading
AUGUST 2013
Friday, August 9th at 8:00 pm $5 Happy Jawbone Family Band
SEPTEMBER 2013
Friday, September 27th at 8:00 pm $5 Two Tree + Champu
OCTOBER 2013
Thursday, October 10th at 8:00 pm $5 Jonah Parzen-Johnson
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