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title: "Independent bookstore in Burlington, Vermont"
url: "https://mosslight-books-t24.onfuture.site/"
description: "Meet Mosslight Books, an independent bookstore in Burlington, Vermont. Ask about staff picks, book categories, upcoming events, and planning a visit."
updated: "2026-10-29T10:27:13.791Z"
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# Independent bookstore in Burlington, Vermont

Meet Mosslight Books, an independent bookstore in Burlington, Vermont. Ask about staff picks, book categories, upcoming events, and planning a visit.

## Your neighborhood bookstore in Burlington, Vermont.

Good books, thoughtful recommendations, and a little room to wander.

[Explore the Shelves](https://mosslight-books-t24.onfuture.site/#browse)

[Plan Your Visit](https://mosslight-books-t24.onfuture.site/#visit)

Handpicked with heart

## From our shelves to yours.

Meet your next favorite book.

Staff Pick

![Cover of Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, a braid of sweetgrass on a cream cover](https://mosslight-books-t24.onfuture.site/media/1d0bd4f0-50d6-4449-a848-fbef525b4b22/generated/future-content/7bf3e66d718fe01fc1438d0161286ba6905a6cfa913aa99d7877f79d19389074.jpg)

### Braiding Sweetgrass

Robin Wall Kimmerer

![Team member photo to be added](https://mosslight-books-t24.onfuture.site/media/1d0bd4f0-50d6-4449-a848-fbef525b4b22/generated/future-content/f5b8d8dd7a4fe1948195d0fbb9ae1245b17b9a183016d5a31d1f6d7df9b228e4.webp)

A humble, luminous reminder that we're all part of the same story.

\- Emma

Staff Pick

![Cover of The Creative Act by Rick Rubin, a black circle with a dot on a pale gray cover](https://mosslight-books-t24.onfuture.site/media/1d0bd4f0-50d6-4449-a848-fbef525b4b22/generated/future-content/96896bf6a1cf1fe7fe598bc05239b98dd03dbcc8f040748d3a1ec1c315cd897b.webp)

### The Creative Act

Rick Rubin

![Team member photo to be added](https://mosslight-books-t24.onfuture.site/media/1d0bd4f0-50d6-4449-a848-fbef525b4b22/generated/future-content/8ec6c90bd9e452e7a8eb4c308d0756cbb585b30f21aea867179b0bbbb53e8e04.webp)

A beautiful guide to a more curious, compassionate creative life.

\- Alex

Staff Pick

![Cover of North Woods by Daniel Mason, a painted forest and lake under a pale sky](https://mosslight-books-t24.onfuture.site/media/1d0bd4f0-50d6-4449-a848-fbef525b4b22/generated/future-content/5066b5ca9bf716b0fc6b204efcd1edb27e132326566611daa348349cbedbc33a.webp)

### North Woods

Daniel Mason

![Team member photo to be added](https://mosslight-books-t24.onfuture.site/media/1d0bd4f0-50d6-4449-a848-fbef525b4b22/generated/future-content/3ab091def3b6cb957d73ea4d5349b2792f106bb88f76ff283fb6bc639098c7ed.webp)

A breathtaking, time-bending novel that makes you see the natural world anew.

\- Priya

Staff Pick

![Cover of A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, a robot walking through a dark green forest](https://mosslight-books-t24.onfuture.site/media/1d0bd4f0-50d6-4449-a848-fbef525b4b22/generated/future-content/7d6ae047d7de9372175b44fa1746a67372172f7e344aec5c4d091b6c9180729d.webp)

### A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Becky Chambers

![Team member photo to be added](https://mosslight-books-t24.onfuture.site/media/1d0bd4f0-50d6-4449-a848-fbef525b4b22/generated/future-content/35c673aa7507ca2253ecc4b5842ab244dc6db15550a2903139c42f64d8be0b90.webp)

Gentle, wise, and deeply hopeful, the kind of book the world needs right now.

\- Sam

[See All Staff Picks](https://mosslight-books-t24.onfuture.site/#staff-picks)

## A shelf for every curiosity.

Fiction

Mystery & Thrillers

Nature & Outdoors

Poetry

Kids & Young Readers

Vermont & Local

Events at Mosslight

## Gather around a good story.

Readings, conversations, and little moments of community.

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### Local Author Evening

Saturday, 6:00 PM

An evening with Vermont authors, featuring readings and conversation.

[Details](https://mosslight-books-t24.onfuture.site/contact)

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### Saturday Storytime

Saturday, 10:30 AM

Stories, songs, and crafts for our youngest readers (and their grown-ups!).

[Details](https://mosslight-books-t24.onfuture.site/contact)

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### Mosslight Book Club

Saturday, 5:00 PM

This month we're reading _Remarkably Bright Creatures_ by Shelby Van Pelt.

[Details](https://mosslight-books-t24.onfuture.site/contact)

[View Full Calendar](https://mosslight-books-t24.onfuture.site/contact)

![Inside the shop: a green tufted armchair beside a round wooden table with a mug and books, tall wooden bookshelves, plants and warm lamps by a sunny window](https://mosslight-books-t24.onfuture.site/media/1d0bd4f0-50d6-4449-a848-fbef525b4b22/generated/future-content/8d233f8ae415d765bdf3a737b5d9aa61d397d2eb26699a1b5c541dbd1c1a41b5.webp)

## Come in. Stay awhile.

Mosslight Books is an independent bookstore in Burlington, Vermont, a place for curious minds, kind conversations, and a more connected community.

### Store Hours

Monday

10am - 7pm

Tuesday

10am - 7pm

Wednesday

10am - 7pm

Thursday

10am - 7pm

Friday

10am - 7pm

Saturday

10am - 7pm

Sunday

11am - 5pm

### Find Us

Burlington, Vermont

![Street map of Burlington, Vermont, with a gold pin marking Mosslight Books near the lakeshore](https://mosslight-books-t24.onfuture.site/media/1d0bd4f0-50d6-4449-a848-fbef525b4b22/generated/future-content/99405eed7c7239b857596db94a32e44672797055d3615649d02a88df34da1742.webp)

[Get Directions](https://mosslight-books-t24.onfuture.site/#visit)

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Staff favorites, upcoming events, and news from the shop. Thoughtfully sent.

No clutter. Just good stories.