Compared to other states, Massachusetts is not a hot spot for book bans, but that hasn’t stopped Hummingbird Books from getting involved in the effort against literary censorship. For this year’s ...

As the school year approaches, this one’s for the young bookworms in your life: Chestnut Hill’s Hummingbird Books hosts its first ever Children’s Local Author Fair on Aug. 23. The outdoor event takes ...

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Wendy Dodson opened Hummingbird Books in the spring of 2022 at The Street, a popular shopping destination in Chestnut Hill. The store’s opening is part of a post-pandemic bookstore boom. Just a few ...

Every month, our series Shelf Life will profile a business in Greater Boston that’s part of the region's thriving independent bookstore community. This month we are featuring Hummingbird Booksin ...