Bank Square Books is your locally owned, fiercely independent bookstore in Mystic, CT.

53 West Main Street
Mystic, CT 06355
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Mon - Thurs: 10am - 6pm

Fri - Sat: 10am - 8pm

Sun: 10am - 5pm

(860) 536-3795

Welcome to Bank Square Books, your locally owned, fiercely independent bookstore on Main Street in Mystic, CT, not far from Mystic Seaport and the Mystic Marinelife Aquarium. We offer books for all reading tastes and occasions, from current bestselling fiction and nonfiction to less-mainstream books and classics.

We also carry the most comprehensive selection of children's books in the area, as well as crossword and Sudoku books, maps and travel guides, audio books, boxed notecards, and distinctive greeting cards.

When you can’t make it to our store in downtown Mystic, CT we hope you’ll feel right at home here on our Web site. It’s a place to browse and order books, see what we’re reading and recommending, find out about our many upcoming events, engage in book discussions on our blog, inspect our photo gallery, and generally keep in touch with southeastern Connecticut’s leading independent booksellers.

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French Flaps

We were joking that this is my season of the French flap, and I have to admit an affinity for the look of the import editions that wear them. But the ones I selected are pretty gritty under their elegant dress.