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Curiosity House Books

Name: Curiosity House Books
Address: 122 Mill Street, Creemore, ON, L0M1G0, CA
Telephone: +17055202500
Price range: $$
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A carefully-curated indie bookshop, “the Pink House” in fabulous Creemore! Our opening receptions are usually held on the first Saturday of each month.
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Curiosity House Bookstore & Gallery is an independent bookstore with an emphasis on quality literature for adults and children, programming and author events. Our staff is friendly, articulate and well-read – always interested in making a recommendation. We have a great selection of books, but we know that you might be looking for something which isn’t easily found in a small bookstore. If we don’

t have what you want in stock, we will be happy to special order any title which is currently in print. We even have an art gallery in the store, which shows the works of a different artist every month. For your convenience, we are open seven days a week from 10 AM to 5 PM, except for Saturdays, when we are open from 9 AM to 5 PM. We are closed on Christmas Day and New Years Day

08/29/2026

Anything better than listening to live music while browsing books in your local indie bookshop?!

08/27/2026

🐾 From our pet-loving family to yours 🐾

If you've wandered by the shop, you've probably met Flora, our dog — she's hard to miss! Fewer of you have met Squirrel, our beautiful grey cat, who came to us after being returned again and again to the Orangeville SPCA. He finally found his forever spot right here in Creemore.

That's part of why this month's Beer & Books with author Rod Carley means so much to us. Rod's own cat, Hilton, is the mischievous "co-author" behind The Great Catsby - and all proceeds from the evening go to Creemore Cats Community and the Georgian Triangle Humane Society, supporting animals still looking for their own Flora or Squirrel-style happy ending.

The Brewery will be full of paw parents raising money for these charities while laughing along with Hilton's version of The Great Gatsby. What could be better?

Stop by the shop this weekend... we've got a display of our favourite cat and dog books. Grab your tickets and The Great Catsby while you're in!

Thurs, Sept 3 (doors open: 6.30pm) | Creemore Springs Brewery | $25 ($55 with signed book)

🎟️ curiosityhousebooks.com/events

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08/18/2026

🐾 BEER & BOOKS: A Charity Night 🐾

Join us Thursday, September 3rd at Creemore Springs Brewery for an evening with Rod Carley, author of The Great Catsby — a purr-fect parody of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic, "co-written" by his own feline muse, Hilton. 📖🍺

Doors 6:30 | Reading 7:00 PM
$25 general admission | $55 with a signed book

All profits support Creemore Cats Community and the Georgian Triangle Humane Society — a night of reading, mischief & mewsings for a great cause!

Grab your tickets here while they last!

🎟️ Tickets: curiosityhousebooks.com/events

Creemore Cats

08/15/2026

📚📚 Myths & Gods ◆ The Other Side of the Story 📚📚

Every myth has a narrator.
We've selected six alternative retellings of 'Myths & Gods' books for those curious about the other characters in the stories of old.

Come find them in the bookshop all weekend.
Open Sat: 10am-5pm | Sun: 11am-4pm

THE CLASSIC MYTH
The Odyssey · Homer
Odysseus - ten years, one hero.

The Iliad · Homer
Achilles - and the quarrel over a captured girl that opens the whole poem.

THE ALTERNATIVE RETELLING
The Penelopiad · Margaret Atwood
A classic retelling from Penelope's viewpoint by our prophetic Margaret Atwood, and the twelve maids that the son of Odysseus hanged for being disloyal.

The Women of Troy - a classic retelling of The Iliad in three parts by the unflinching English author Pat Barker - told from the viewpoint of the women of Troy.
For those curious about feminist mythology and the stories of the resilience, agency, and survival of the women left in the shadows of the Trojan War.

Part I: The Silence of the Girls · Pat Barker
Briseis - the queen who became a prize.

Part II: The Women of Troy · Pat Barker
Briseis - waiting in the ashes for a wind.

Part III: The Voyage Home · Pat Barker
Ritsa - sailing to Mycenae with Cassandra, into Clytemnestra’s house.

Weight · Jeanette Winterson
Atlas - the one holding the world up while the heroes sail by the subversive author Jeanette Winterson

Medusa’s Ankles · A. S. Byatt
The mundane setting of a modern hair salon used to explore how ancient, terrifying mythic forces such as the rage of Medusa can violently erupt through the surface of ordinary, middle-aged life by the brilliant AS Byatt.

📚📚Stock arriving soon: Circe · Madeline Miller
The classic and immersive feminist reimagining that transforms a minor character from Homer's Odyssey into a powerful, autonomous protagonist.

📚📚Published next month: Daphnis & Chloe · Colin McAdam
A modern retelling of an ancient story by a Canadian author. Part Ovid and part True Romance, and narrated by Eros himself, Daphnis and Chloe offers a pulpy meditation on love and beauty.
(Kate ADORED this book btw!)

07/30/2026

✨📚 Curiosity Picks: Summer Reads at Curiosity House Books 📚✨

Yesterday we shared what indie booksellers across the country are loving this summer ( ) — now here's what we're reading & recommending from our own shelves. Come browse for these (and so many more).

The Wedding People by Alison Espach. K8's Pick: The perfect beach/dock/summer read! About starting afresh & the people we meet along the way.
>> Now out in paperback!

Seascraper by Benjamin Wood. Erin's Pick: A sleeper of a book exploring what happens when two worlds collide.

County Road Six by Kevin Hardcastle. Curiosity Pick: Signed copies in-store of this gorgeously written, super-local novel.
>> I'm almost finished and am loving this book!

A New Season by Terry Fallis. Summer Pick: For fans of Paris Left Bank - the artists and writers. Classic Fallis: full of humour & heart.

Contrapposto by Dave Eggers. Joel's Pick: A moving novel on art, friendship, and choosing creative passion over commercial compromise.

On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej B***e. Curiosity Pick: Vol. 1 of 7 - novella-like speculative fiction on "what if you got stuck in a single day loop?"
>> I am making my way through all 5 that are out so far. Join me on the journey!

Come browse our shelves! These (and oh so many more great reads) are waiting for you this summer. ☀️🏖📚

07/29/2026

🏆📚 The Booksellers' List: Summer Reads at Curiosity House Books 📚🏆

Independent booksellers across the country have spoken - here's a selection of what indies in Canada are raving about this summer.!

Come browse for these (and so many more)...

Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead. The climax of Whitehead's thrilling Harlem Trilogy - another brilliant visit to a lost New York, pulsing with music and some of the finest dialogue around. — John Toews, McNally Robinson Booksellers (MB)

Country People by Daniel Mason. The humour and deep humanity that animated North Woods are on full display, in a story overloaded with bizarre characters and modern-day confusion. — Andrew Fitzpatrick, Take Cover Books (ON)

The Wild Beneath by Kelly Anderson. 🌟 TOP PICK Voted the perfect summer read by indies nationwide. Lyrical, haunting, threaded with quiet magic. — Colin Holt, Bolen Books (BC). >> OUT NEXT WEEK!

You'll Love It Here by Natalie Sue. Loved I Hope This Finds You Well? This should be a hit - sharp workplace satire, darker and more biting, but still weirdly funny. — Stephen Davidson, The Spaniel's Tale Bookstore (ON)

Tata by Valérie Perrin. From the author of Fresh Water for Flowers - multiple characters' stories intertwine seamlessly, with mystery, history, trauma and family drama. — Marianne Smith, Black Bond Books (BC)

Haven't read Fresh Water for Flowers? K8 recommends that one too :)

Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves. A slow burn told by Death itself, personified by the gentle, caring Travis. Sure to spark discussion among the stacks. — Janet Broder, Blue Heron Books (ON)

Mistress of the Persian Boarding House by Marina Nemat. From the bestselling author of Prisoner of Tehran - a heart-filled story of survival, loss, and the strength of a found family. — Alison Dunn, Beggars Banquet Books (ON)

Our Wild Familiars by Dan Werb. An international lens on animals adapting to cities - stories that soften your heart, factoids to blow your mind. — Joshua Cockerill, Type Books Junction (ON)

Curiosity Picks coming next — stay tuned! ✨

07/19/2026

📚 Another day another local author pops in to sign some books! How lucky are we to live in such a creative part of Canada 🇨🇦!?

Thank you for coming in to sign "A Picture Day to Remember". We only have two left - come and get yours today!

I remember ordering this book from the publisher based on the MAHOOSIF red hat on the front cover (I 🫶 that hat!). A girl who wants to hide under the red hat so no-one can see her freckles!

It's a book we can all get behind - a story about insecurities and self-confidence, but more importantly about friendship 🤗. Thank you for bringing such a wonderful story into the world Natalia. I've already put my order in for Natalia's next book - due out in November 📚

07/16/2026

📚✍️ SIGNED COPIES ALERT ✍️📚

Look who popped into the shop today... Kevin Hardcastle! Author of County Road Six, stopped by and signed a stack of copies for us.

If you don't know the book yet: it's set right here in North Simcoe County, and frankly I could draw you a map of the farmhouse, the barn, the fields, and yes - County Road 6 itself - just from the writing. This one is properly local!

I only cracked it open yesterday and I already have oodles of respect for Mara, one of the three sisters at the heart of the story. Full review to come once I've properly lived in this book a while longer, but I don't need to tell you it's good; these folks already have:

📖 "These three sisters are among the strongest, most empathetic women characters one can find in literary fiction - since Charlotte and Emily Brontë were writing novels." —John Irving

📖 "Kevin Hardcastle has established himself as an eminent literary voice... This novel advances a new age of literary Canadiana that leaves the city in its dust." —Waubgeshig Rice

📖 "A sharp atmospheric descendant from the literary world of Winter's Bone." —Cherie Dimaline

📖 "Up there with the likes of Cormac McCarthy and Miriam Toews." —Casey Plett

Signed copies won't last... come grab yours while they're still on the shelf. 📖

Thank you for popping into our itty-bitty pink shop in Creemore!

07/10/2026

📚 JULY CURIOSITY PICKS: Kids' Edition! 📚

Our team opened some recent boxes of books (best bit of the job!!) and have provided some picks for you... here's what's landed on our shelves (and in our hearts) this month! 💛

⚽ Kate's Pick: OFFSIDE by Christina Diaz Gonzalez & Mari Costa
We continue to build out our teenage graphic novels shelf, and this one's timely with the World Cup on! A great story about teams working together & winning together.

🧀 Joel's Pick: Mac & Cheese: The Origin Story by Michael L. Benner & Alison Hawkins
Packed with quality Dad jokes and puns about Joel's favourite childhood food. Who wouldn't want to know the origin story of Mac & Cheese?

🐱 Nancy's Pick: Negative Cat by Sophie Blackall
Based on a true story! Nancy especially adores this picture book about a rescue cat, its themes of connection and love, and its community spirit. The ending will inspire readers of all ages.

🐙 Octosprinklepuss's Pick: One Cheeky Octopus by Alastair Chisholm & Alex Willmore
Another fun octopus book to keep our shop mascot company - a hilarious counting book with Sylvester, who doesn't want to share his toys and games. Until, of course, he does 😊

🐹 Erin's Pick: 10 Shocking Facts About Capybaras by Melanie Watt
Capybaras are having a moment! Facts + funny red herrings = delight for kids everywhere. Big praise from her granddaughter: "I'm obsessed!"

🇨🇦 Curiosity Pick: Sleepless by Gordon Korman
Secretive magical serums, mysterious disappearances, and fast-paced dialogue for 7–11 year olds. If you loved any of Korman's 99 other books, you'll love this one too!

Come find your next favourite on our kids' shelves; and tell us which pick you're grabbing first! 👇

07/01/2026

Sorry Sorry - we’re closed today for Canada Day. Have a wonderful summertime day 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Address

122 Mill Street
Creemore, ON
L0M1G0

Opening Hours

Thursday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	11am - 4pm

Telephone

+17055202500

Website

http://www.curiosityhousebooks.com/

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