Welcome to Village Lights Bookstore!

Welcome to Village Lights Bookstore

Shop with us online or, better yet, visit us in person. We are historic Madison, Indiana’s full-service independent bookstore. A locally-owned welcoming establishment, we offer a carefully curated selection of quality new and used books, rare and collectable books, letterpress books from Larkspur Press, special orders, gift cards, comfy chairs, wi-fi, bookbinding and restoration, author events, poetry readings, live music performances, a Steinway grand piano, and... Grrrrtrude Stein & Oliver O. Twist, the bookstore cats.


Covid Protocols for In-Store Shopping

  • Face masks are optional, but appreciated. It is difficult to maintain social distance in the confined spaces of a small bookstore.
  • Bookstore staff are fully vaccinated, masked, and observe social distancing.
  • Hand sanitizer is provided at the sales counter.
  • The restroom is closed until further notice.

 

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Village Lights Recommends

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A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them By Timothy Egan Cover Image

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Fifteen Dogs By André Alexis Cover Image

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The Book of Delights: Essays By Ross Gay Cover Image

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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End By Atul Gawande Cover Image

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Fox 8: A Story By George Saunders, Chelsea Cardinal (Illustrator) Cover Image

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Look Hamlet By Barbro Lindgren, Anna Höglund (Illustrator), Rachel Willson-Broyles (Translated by) Cover Image

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The Year of Magical Thinking: National Book Award Winner (Vintage International) By Joan Didion Cover Image

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Vesper Flights By Helen MacDonald Cover Image

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The Overstory: A Novel By Richard Powers Cover Image

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The Revolt Against Humanity: Imagining a Future Without Us By Adam Kirsch Cover Image

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Station Eleven: A Novel (National Book Award Finalist) By Emily St. John Mandel Cover Image

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Outlawed By Anna North Cover Image

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The Crimson Petal And The White By Michel Faber Cover Image

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The Bear By Andrew Krivak Cover Image

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The Every: A novel By Dave Eggers Cover Image

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A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot #1) By Becky Chambers Cover Image

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The Man Who Planted Trees By Jean Giono, Michael McCurdy (Illustrator), Wangari Maathai (Foreword by) Cover Image

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Good Husbandry: A Memoir By Kristin Kimball Cover Image

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Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land By Leah Penniman, Karen Washington (Foreword by) Cover Image

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The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food, and Love By Kristin Kimball Cover Image