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[<strong>22</strong>1] shopping<br />
<strong>Cape</strong> Atlantic Book Company<br />
From essential beach reads to compelling local history books and national best-sellers... it’s all here!<br />
HIGHLIGHTS<br />
WHERE IS IT? In the middle of Washington Street Mall, inside the City Center mall<br />
at the top of the escalator.<br />
WHY SHOULD I GO? Books and beaches go together like milk and cookies. But, in<br />
case the sun doesn’t shine every day, books and rocking chairs on rainy day porches<br />
go great, too! Point is, your vacation isn’t complete without a good read. And if you<br />
enjoy <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>May</strong> year-round, <strong>Cape</strong> Atlantic is open! This independently owned and<br />
operated business sells fiction and nonfiction, mystery and romance, and books for<br />
all ages. A plethora of local authors and artists line the shelves. You can pick up a<br />
copy of Sherlock Holmes in <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>May</strong>, written by local high school history teacher<br />
Steve Leadley, while Weird NJ’s Guide to New Jersey will help you on your quest<br />
for all things quirky in the state. The store also stocks Exit Zero Publishing titles.<br />
INSIDER TIP They have limited space, but make up for it in customer service. If<br />
you’re looking for a title, and can’t find it, they will do the looking for you. Call the<br />
shop, tell them the title and author, and they will get it shipped to <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>May</strong>.<br />
Mary Ann Castagnetta<br />
Winner of the Purple<br />
Dragonfly Book Award,<br />
Castagnetta is a local<br />
children’s author. Among<br />
her titles are Bubble Gum<br />
Dreams, Elephant Soup,<br />
Rosie Ravioli’s <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>May</strong><br />
Adventure and the new<br />
Haunted Vacation.<br />
The Great Lost<br />
<strong>Cape</strong> <strong>May</strong> Novel<br />
In the 1940s, famed<br />
Philadelphia publisher<br />
J.B. Lippincott wanted to<br />
print a novel by a Millville<br />
shipbuilder called Charles<br />
Miskelly, but after a<br />
dispute, it lay in a closet<br />
for 60 years. Then the<br />
author’s grandson brought<br />
it to Exit Zero magazine,<br />
who published this can’tmiss<br />
novel, The <strong>Cape</strong>.<br />
New York Times<br />
Bestsellers<br />
Current hardcover and<br />
paperback best-sellers —<br />
they are all here.<br />
Category Highlights<br />
« Local Interest<br />
« Local Authors<br />
« History<br />
« Young adult and middle<br />
grade<br />
« Discounted bargain<br />
bulks<br />
« Dover Thrift Classics<br />
« Jigsaw Puzzles<br />
421 WASHINGTON STREET l CAPE MAY l 609-846-7688 l capeatlanticbookco.com