Welcome to The Reading Well, an eclectic independent bookstore located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. We offer a wide range of books, both new and used, and specialize in Prince Edward Island writers.

Here are some of our featured books, mostly by PEI authors, but some other titles that we feel may be of interest to our readers.

More Local books.

The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery

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Beautiful Veins by Joseph Sherman
Beautiful Veins

by Joseph Sherman

Duet by David Helwig
Duet, The Year One, The Stand-in, The Time of Her Life, Close to the Fire

by David Helwig

Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 edited by Blair Weeks
Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993

edited by Blair Weeks

The Home Place: Life in Rural Prince Edward Island in the 1920s and 30s by Jean Halliday MacKay
The Home Place: Life in Rural Prince Edward Island in the 1920s and 30s

by Jean Halliday MacKay

Little Acorns and Milton by Robert S. Acorn
Little Acorns and Milton

by Robert S. Acorn

Pets, Professors, and Politicians: The Founding and Early Years of the Atlantic Veterinary College by Marian Bruce
Pets, Professors, and Politicians: The Founding and Early Years of the Atlantic Veterinary College

by Marian Bruce

A Century of Excellence: Prince of Wales College, 1860-1969 by Michael Smith
A Century of Excellence: Prince of Wales College, 1860-1969

by Marian Bruce

Land of the Red Soil by Douglas Baldwin
Land of the Red Soil

by Douglas Baldwin

Maps of Invariance by John Smith
Maps of Invianance

by John Smith

Kindred Spirits by Dianne Hicks Morrow
Kindred Spirits

by Dianne Hicks Morrow

Chef at Home by Michael Smith
Chef at Home

by Michael Smith

These Roots Run Deep by Marion Reid
These Roots Run Deep

by Marion Reid


Isabella and the Secret of the Healing Faeries by Nancy Amos
Isabella and the Secret of the Healing Faeries

by Nancy Amos

Worried into Being, An Unfinished Alphabet by Joseph Sherman
Worried into Being, An Unfinished Alphabet

by Joseph Sherman

Her Teeth Are Stones by Judy Gaudet
Her Teeth Are Stones

by Judy Gaudet

Processional by Anne Compton
Processional

by Anne Compton

Oak Island and It's Lost Treasure by Graham Harris and Les MacPhie
Oak Island and It's Lost Treasure

by Graham Harris and Les MacPhie

The Golden Reef of Sir William Phips by Graham Harris
The Golden Reef of Sir William Phips

by Graham Harris

Treasure and Intrigue: the Legacy of Captain Kidd by Graham Harris
Treasure and Intrigue: the Legacy of Captain Kidd

by Graham Harris

Murder at Mussel Cove by Hugh MacDonald
Murder at Mussel Cove

by Hugh MacDonald

Frog by Linda Nobles and Hazel Spencer
Frog

Written by Linda Nobles, Illustrated by Hazel Spencer

Whatever You Say collected by David Weale
Whatever You Say

Collected by David Weale

Between Two Cultures by Wayne MacKinnon
Between Two Cultures

by Wayne MacKinnon

Shaken by Physics by John MacKenzie
Shaken by Physics

by John MacKenzie


Noël en Acadie par Georges Arsenault
Noël en Acadie

par Georges Arsenault


Deux livres par Jacques Oullett
Des violettes en aout et La revanche du pekan

par Jacques Oullett


Deux livres par Lili Maxine
Ouragan sur le bayou et La Sang-mêlé du bayou

par Lili Maxine


The Last Tomato by Jane Ledwell
The Last Tomato

by Jane Ledwell


Ancient Motel Landscapes by Shauna McCabe
Ancient Motel Landscapes

by Shauna McCabe


Lorelei by Lori Derby Bingley
Lorelei

by Lori Derby Bingley


Island Sketchbook by Frank Ledwell
Island Sketchbook

by Frank Ledwell


Who Departed This Life by George Wright
Who Departed This Life (Book and CD)

by George Wright

In case this list of local books is incomplete, we carry, or can get very quickly, any title from:

  • Acorn Press
  • Island Studies Press
  • Nimbus Press
  • Formac Publishing
  • as well as any book currently in print.

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    More Local books.

    The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery

    Search our catalogue for more titles.


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