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Poor Richard's BookstoreWelcome to Poor Richard's Books, home of thousands of books, across from the state's beautiful Old Capitol building.

Looking for a good book to dive into?  We are located in historic downtown Frankfort on Broadway, the street with the railroad track down the middle. You are welcome to browse our new and vintage books.  We can send books to you, your friend or relative in another town or state. To arrange for curbside give us a call! (502) 223-8018.

Whichever way you choose to shop with us please know we appreciate your support!

Explore and enjoy our home in Frankfort and keep those pages turning! 

 

 

 

 

 

We have signed copies of

Bluegrass Paradise: Royal Spring and the Birth of Georgetown, Kentucky

 

 

Bluegrass Paradise: Royal Spring and the Birth of Georgetown, Kentucky Cover Image

Bluegrass Paradise: Royal Spring and the Birth of Georgetown, Kentucky (Hardcover)

By Gary A. O'Dell
Email or call for price
ISBN: 9780813196718
Published: University Press of Kentucky - March 28th, 2023

Hardcover Nonfiction

American Traitor: General James Wilkinson's Betrayal of the Republic and Escape from Justice Cover Image
Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma—and Our World Cover Image
Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud Cover Image
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America Cover Image
Unnatural Ability: The History of Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Thoroughbred Racing Cover Image
Enough Cover Image

Hardcover Fiction

Starling House Cover Image
The River We Remember: A Novel Cover Image
The Running Grave: A Cormoran Strike Novel Cover Image
Blue Skies: A Novel Cover Image
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel Cover Image
The Wind Knows My Name: A Novel Cover Image

Children and Young Adult

If I Was a Horse Cover Image
The Jockey & Her Horse (Once Upon a Horse #2): Inspired by the True Story of the First Black Female Jockey, Cheryl White Cover Image
Brighty of the Grand Canyon Cover Image
The Lost Library Cover Image
Voyaging, Volume One: The Plague Star [A Graphic Novel] Cover Image
This Book Is Banned Cover Image

Larkspur Press Books

    Poor Richard's proudly carries the finely crafted letterpress books from Larkspur Press.

    Each book is a work of art. The type is hand-set; the pages hand-sewn.

    Our selection includes works of poetry and prose, including:

     Hot off the press!  One of Us (1949), Wendell Berry engravings by Joanne Price   

    Tthe Great Interruption, Wendell Berry with wood engravings by Joanne Price

     Book of Earthly Delights, Fred Smock

    Best to Keep Moving, Jeff Worley, Kentucky Poet Laureate

      Call us at (502) 223-8018 for titles available or to order a book.

*Search results on this website are not a real-time indication of our in-store stock. To see if a title is available for immediate pick-up, please contact us by phone (502-223-8018) or by email (poorrbooks@aol.com). Thank you! *