West Philly’s neighborhood bookstore

Bindlestiff Books has a new phone number: 215.662.5780

We’re at 4530 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19143

Our email is Bindlestiff.Bookstore [at] gmail.com

Hours: Tuesdays – Saturdays, Noon – 7:00 p.m.; and Sundays Noon – 5:00. Sometimes we’re here other times as well, so feel free to give us a call or just drop by.

Bindlestiff Books is a volunteer-run neighborhood bookstore, with a carefully selected array of new and discounted books. We have children’s books, literary fiction, graphic novels, art, and much more.

This site is under construction. We’ll be adding to our description, discussing some of our favorite books, and more.

Nov. 19: Recipes for a Sacred Life

Please join us for an evening with Rivvy Neshama, author of Recipes for a Sacred Life: True Stories and a Few Miracles, Tuesday, November 19, 7:00 PM, Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Avenue

From dancing to forgiving, from walking at dawn to sharing dinner with a stranger, Rivvy Neshama invites us to experience the sacred — in unexpected places and everyday life. Her stories are magical yet down-to-earth and steeped in ancient wisdom. They remind us of the sacredness of our own lives, and connect us more deeply with love, joy, and purpose.

Not your typical spiritual book, Recipes for a Sacred Life is rich in heart and humor. And the life experiences it relates—from the searching in youth, to marriage and divorce, birth and death, parenting and grandparenting—will resonate with people of all ages.

A free event. Books will be available for purchase.

Co-hosted by Bindlestiff Books and Kol Tzedek Synagogue

“Rivvy’s delightful stories open the heart. Read them, one at a time, and then daydream on them … and you will take on a glow of joy and feel more secure in God’s world.”                                – Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

PIC Bookfest Saturday

Bindlestiff will be tabling at the PIC Family BookFest this Saturday, November 9 from 9:30-noon at the Rotunda.  Children’s musician Peter Moses will be there, along with book telling and crafts for children.