Big Blue Marble Bookstore

Big Blue Marble News
May Promotion: Summer Reading Lists Every year we like to collect local schools' summer reading lists, to help us keep needed books in stock. This year we're adding a twist: for the month of May, be the first parent or student or teacher to submit your class reading list, and get a $10 gift certificate! Bring a copy into the store with your contact info on it, or email the list (or a link) to info@bigbluemarblebooks.com. We'll be checking the lists weekly to determine winners. New email address for special orders! We can special order just about anything in print! As always, you can come in and ask, give us a call, or send us email. The new address is orders@bigbluemarblebooks.com. We place orders twice a week; titles in stock generally come in the next day! What are we reading? Visit our Blog for monthly staff pick lists, book quotations, profiles of local poets, and more!
Best of Philly 2007! Philadelphia Magazine has honored our kids' section with its Best of Philly award. "Like so much of Mount Airy, Big Blue Marble is well thought-out, community-oriented, and full of unexpected delights." --from the August 2007 issue.

Big Blue Marble News

May Promotion: Summer Reading Lists
Every year we like to collect local schools' summer reading lists, to help us keep needed books in stock. This year we're adding a twist: for the month of May, be the first parent or student or teacher to submit your class reading list, and get a $10 gift certificate! Bring a copy into the store with your contact info on it, or email the list (or a link) to info@bigbluemarblebooks.com. We'll be checking the lists weekly to determine winners.

New email address for special orders!
We can special order just about anything in print! As always, you can come in and ask, give us a call, or send us email. The new address is orders@bigbluemarblebooks.com. We place orders twice a week; titles in stock generally come in the next day!

What are we reading?
Visit our Blog for monthly staff pick lists, book quotations, profiles of local poets, and more!

Best of Philly 2007!
Philadelphia Magazine has honored our kids' section with its Best of Philly award. "Like so much of Mount Airy, Big Blue Marble is well thought-out, community-oriented, and full of unexpected delights." --from the August 2007 issue.

Welcome!

Big Blue Marble Bookstore is an independently owned bookstore located in the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia. We specialize in progressive and multicultural titles of interest to Philadelphians in general and Mt. Airy-ites in particular: children's books; woman-centered pregnancy and parenting; sustainable living; lesbian/gay, African-American, and Jewish studies; feminist science fiction; literary graphic novels; and smart, fun fiction.

View upcoming happenings on our Events page. Book clubs and other groups utilize our Community Room. Please stop by and see what we're all about.