The Book Witch, a 100-square-foot store with an emphasis on women authors, opened April 6 in Mattapoisett, Mass., Sippican Week reported.
Located in the Ropewalk Mall in Mattapoisett, the Book Witch carries a general-interest inventory consisting primarily of books for adults written by women. In addition, owner Amélie de Beaumont-Mabee carries nonbook items like greeting cards, tarot cards, crystals, and journals.
Beaumont-Mabee told the Sippican Week that her passion for recommending books to her friends was one of the things that inspired her to open an independent bookstore. Now she does the same with customers. "I love helping them find something that's going to just be something they want to talk to their friends about and that stays on their mind. That really makes it worth it at the end of the day."