antiques northampton amherst ma bookshop wifi home history photos events journal visit us contact the montague bookmill is a used bookstore housed in an 1842 gristmill set on the banks of the sawmill river a few miles north of amherst and northampton massachusetts . summer hours starting may 5th monday wednesday 10 am 6 pm thursday sunday 10 am 8 pm our collection leans toward the academic but we have thousands of books on just about everything from austen and anarchy to zola and zoology . our books are generally half price including recent publisher s overstocks . don t look for our catalogue on line ; we re not that bookstore . but if we can t find the book you re looking for we ll find you a better one you didn t know you wanted . the montague mill is also home to sawmill river arts and the newest outpost of the turn it up music and movie empire . there is great food and drink all day and deep into the night at the astonishing lady killigrew cafe . and downstairs is the fantastic alvah stone restaurant and bar . if you were dining any closer to the water there would be fish in your lap . we have concerts and performances spring summer and fall . the bookmill and its environs are an amazing and lovely place where you can lose yourself for hours . we ve been lost here for years . find us on facebook ... and twitter ... recent articles salon.com they say we re one of the world s most inspiring bookstores . aw shucks . los angeles times photo tour publisher s weekly an entirely unsolicited yet exceptional guided photo tour by alison morris of publisher s weekly . the boston globe slide show the boston globe new review the new york times 440 greenfield rd. montague ma 01351 phone 413 367 9206 susan montaguebookmill.com