You Become … Real – The Velveteen Rabbit

I was never the kid who knew what they wanted to be when they grew up. That’s not to say I didn’t have a plan of some kind … there was always a plan, always a “next.” But not one that stuck.  I had the blind ambition and naive assurance...

Round Robin

Dog Eared Books was featured on Hampton’s channel 47 Round Robin program. I hope you will check it...

#GiftOfReading

Hey guys!  Some of you might not know about this thing I’m passionate about and I didn’t want you to miss out. For those of you who don’t know, I volunteer with some friends at the city jail once a week in their library service.  What that means, is...

There’s Always More Room: For Books, Love and Life

Yesterday a friend came in to the bookstore. With his two adorable tiny dogs.  You might say customer, or even “regular,” since he has stopped by a handful of times since we opened.  But, even though I had never met him before he walked into the store for...

Downtown Hampton’s Independent Bookstore

Visit Dog Eared Books for new and used books and gifts.  All books are priced at half off the retail cover price.  Gently used books are accepted as trade-ins for store credit.  Store credit will be issued at 20% of the cover price and valid toward the purchase of...