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<div><strong>Bonfire Bookshop &amp; Press began with a simple hope: to create a warm, independent bookshop and literary gathering place for Fitchburg.</strong>
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<div>Since we took our first steps in 2020, it's been a five+ years of pop-ups, book fairs, online sales, publishing projects, renovations, and the slow, joyful work of collecting thousands of books.
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<div>(For more about that story, <a href="https://bonfirebookshop.com/pages/about" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">visit our About Us page</a>.)
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<div>Now, in Summer 2026, we are getting close to opening our doors later this year. Bonfire will be a place for used books, rare finds, new titles, local goods, book clubs and book culture... a place for browsing, conversation, and community.
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<div>Your donation will help with the last practical steps: shelves, shop fixtures, signs, supplies, opening costs, and staff compensation. So many people have already helped keep this flame lit. We are grateful beyond measure.
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<div>A bonfire is inviting, nostalgic, mesmerizing. A bookshop should be the same. Thank you for helping us bring Bonfire to life.
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<div><em>Pictured: The bookshop in Fall 2025, with Rollstone Hill behind us.</em>
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Help Open Bonfire Bookshop in Downtown Fitchburg

Help Open Bonfire Bookshop in Downtown Fitchburg

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