Huron Pines is giving away prizes every month from January through April with a special event and grand prize drawing on May 1st.   Enter to win 1) Read a book from the list below 2) fill out the short entry form at bit.ly/outsideinraffle 

Alpenfrost 2019 There's lots to do in downtown Gaylord this Alpenfrost!  Most importantly, shopping locally owned! ;) Watch Downtown Gaylord's Facebook page or check in downtown businesses for schedules.  

Closed for Christmas   May your Day Be Merry and Bright.  See you tomorrow at 9am.

Happy New Year! We are closed today to celebrate the New Year.  We look forward to filling your bookselves with great reads in 2019.

Fall hours begin this week! Monday-Thursday and Saturday: 9am-6pm Friday: 9am-8pm Sunday: 11am-4pm

Our Alpenfest Hours are... Monday: 9am-5pm Tuesday-Friday: 10am-5pm

Our Alpenfest Hours are: Monday: 9-5 Tuesday - Friday: 10-5

Summer hours begin on June 18th We will be open: Monday-Thursday and Saturday: 9am-7pm Friday: 9am-8pm Sunday: 11am-4pm

It's Back!  The Great hunt for Waldo in downtown Gaylord returns in July. Fun for the whole family.   * Pick up your passport from Saturn Booksellers beginning July 1st * Find Waldo in downtown businesses all month long. *After you find Waldo in at least 10 stores, bring your passport to Saturn Booksellers for a prize button (while supplies last). * Turn in passports with 20 or more stamps and enter to win prizes at the end of the month.   (need not be present to win...

Mark your calendars! Sidewalk Sales in Downtown Gaylord are August 10th and 11th.

  We will be closed Easter Sunday. Enjoy your holiday.

  We will be closed Easter Sunday. Enjoy your holiday.

We get to hold the Launch Party for Viola (aka Wade's) new novel, The Summer Cottage! (And of course we've got one of our special, unusual, and not-to-be-missed  fun events planned.) We hope you will go to extraordinary lengths to attend. Tickets are $5 each and redeemable as $5 off of any purchase the evening of the event.   Whether or not you can make it to the event, you can pre-order your books here, and we'll have them personalized for you when he's...

  Come celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with us and our special guest Pete the Cat!                                                 Saturday, April 27th,  9:00 am - 5:00pm Join us for: - Storytime, pictures, and activities with everyone's favorite cat from 10:30 am - 1:30 pm. - Drawings for prizes and Saturn gift certificates on the hour from...

Meet Northern Michigan Author Dianna Higgs Stampfler Saturday, May 4th  from 11:30am - 1:30pm  Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state, with more than 120 dotting our expansive Great Lakes shoreline. Many of these lighthouses lay claim to haunted happenings. Former lighthouse keepers maintain their watch long after death ended their duties.  This book recounts the tales from Michigan's ghostly beacons. Stop in any time during Dianna's visit and get...

Meet Children's Author Patty Brozo Saturday, May 18th from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm  Generous and eccentric, Miss Pinkeltink fills her huge purse with everything from a toilet plunger to roller skates, and then gives it all away. She offers tape to fix a flat tire and a bone to a kitty: Miss Pinkeltink’s gifts never quite hit the mark. She gives what she has, and she gives from the heart. And then, with nothing left to give or to shelter herself, she huddles on a park bench, trying to...

  Happy Memorial Day! Thank you to those who've served.   We will be open from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm        

Join us as we welcome Michigan author John Marks for a sit-n-sign Saturday, June 8th from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm John's new book, Scam on the Cove is set in Traverse City.  When a bomb blew a fishing boat out of Lake Michigan, those on board weren't what they appeared to be... nor were the assassins whom Detective Harlan Holmes now hunts. Find out what happens next... This event is free and open to the public.

 Reading and Q & A with Renee Rosen   Thursday, June 13th at 6:30 pm Saturn favorite Renee Rosen will join us to discuss her newest historical novel, Park Avenue Summer. It's the summer of 1965, and Helen Gurley Brown is poised to resurrect the failing Cosmopolitan magazine. She quickly realizes that she's actually been set up to fail - but that won't happen if her new secretary Alice Weiss, a plucky aspiring photographer, has anything to say about it. HGB...

Join us at the Otsego County Library with 2019 Notable Book Author Keith Gave  Tuesday, June 18th at 6:30 pm.   The Russian Five is the story of the Detroit Red Wings were rebooting their franchise after more than two decades of relative futility. They knew the best place to find world-class players who could help turn things around was the Soviet Union. What ensued was a series of secret meetings to help enable the players exit their homeland. This is their...

Tuesday, June 25th at 6:30 pm Join us for an evening of book reviews and previews, giveaways, refreshments, and a special sale. Brought to you by our RandomHouse friends Bridget and Laura, and the Saturn Staff. $5.00 tickets - get yours today - they go quickly! * tickets can be redeemed as $5 toward any purchase the evening of the event.    

Happy Fourth of July! We will be open from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm   Come Celebrate with us  

Join us in welcoming Michigan author Laurie Lounsbury Saturday, July 20th from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm for a sit-n-sign Kingdom Forgotten is a historical fiction novel that takes place on a remote island in northern Lake Michigan in the mid-1800's. It is the story of the self-proclaimed prophet and king named James Jesse Strang. With his tremendous ego and oratorical skills, Strang built up a community of over 2,500 Mormons and took political control of northern Michigan and its island...

Join us as we welcome local children's author Victoria Buursma Saturday, July 27th from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm for a sit-n-sign In this picture book, you will join triplet sisters Josie, Rosie, and Ellie as they travel to Mackinac Island. It's three times the fun - and sometimes the trouble - as they adventure on horse-drawn carriages, splash in the Grand Hotel pool, and watch soldiers fire a cannon at Fort Mackinac. The girls don't always agree, but they all LOVE Mackinac Island.  

Join us as we welcome local mother of triplets Victoria Buursma Saturday, July 27th from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm for a sit-n-sign In this picture book, you will join triplet sisters Josie, Rosie, and Ellie as they travel to Mackinac Island. It's three times the fun - and sometimes the trouble - as they adventure on horse-drawn carriages, splash in the Grand Hotel pool, and watch soldiers fire a cannon at Fort Mackinac. The girls don't always agree, but they all LOVE Mackinac Island....

We are excited to welcome Katherine Reay for a Sit-N-Sign on Saturday, August 3rd from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm This is is an engaging story of good books, a testament to the beauty of new beginnings, and a sweet reminder of the power of friendship. Love, friendship, and family find a home at The Printed Letter Bookshop. This event is free and open to the public.  

We are excited to once again welcome Katherine Reay for a Sit-n-Sign on Saturday, August 3rd from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm This is is an engaging story of good books, a testament to the beauty of new beginnings, and a sweet reminder of the power of friendship. Love, friendship, and family find a home at The Printed Letter Bookshop. This event is free and open to the public.  

Reading and Q & A with NYT Bestselling Author Melanie Benjamin Thursday, August 8th at 6:30 pm Based on true events, Melanie's latest historical novel,  Mistress of the Ritz, is a taut tale of suspense wrapped up in a love story for the ages. It's the inspiring story of a woman and a man who discover the best in each other amid the turbulence of war. I had the privilege of hearing Melanie discuss her research for this book and the fascinating and little-known ...