698 Main Street, Hobart, NY

Hobart has taken on almost mythical qualities in the bookshop hunting and bookworm circles I know. I have heard tales of the little village tucked away in the western Catskills for years now, stories of streets full of bookshops, and the shop listings I found online seem to vary depending on the source. Are there only four or five shops? Seven or more? Even after my trip I can’t quite tell, but I can say this: there are a surprising number of bookshops in Hobart, and the shops cover a wide range of literary needs. Each one has something special and unique to set it apart, and Blenheim Hill Books was one of my favorites, probably because it reminded me of a couple other shops I love.