Odyssey Bookstore

Through flame and pestilence, The Odyssey Bookshop persists, living up to its name

Through flame and pestilence, The Odyssey Bookshop persists, living up to its name

The relationship between Mount Holyoke College and The Odyssey Bookshop dates back to 1963 and has survived many trials — economic recessions, global health crises and arson, to name a few. At least that’s how Joan Grenier, the Odyssey’s current owner, tells it.

Rachel Maddow finishes book tour at Mount Holyoke

Rachel Maddow finishes book tour at Mount Holyoke

“I really see my job as explaining stuff,” Rachel Maddow, host of “The Rachel Maddow Show” on MSNBC and author of “Drift” and “Blowout,” said in an interview with the Mount Holyoke News before her campus book event on Sunday, Nov. 17. The event, run by The Odyssey Bookshop in collaboration with Mount Holyoke College, was the last stop on Maddow’s tour to promote her newest book.

Eva Paus presents her new book, “Confronting Dystopia”

Eva Paus presents her new book, “Confronting Dystopia”

BY LILY REAVIS ’21

“You’ve helped transform Mount Holyoke and situate it for the next generation,” Dean of Faculty Jon Western said to Eva Paus during his introduction of the presentation of her new book last Thursday.

Campus store to be replaced with Student Life Hub

BY MADELINE SKRAK '18

After this semester, the Blanchard Campus Store will be no more. After Reunion II — which falls during the last weekend of May — the store will be closed permanently and its space will be converted into a Student Life Hub as part of the new Community Center’s construction. The spirit apparel and Mount Holyoke- printed items will be sold at the Odyssey Bookstore in the Village Commons.

Author Caitlyn Shetterly discusses the future of our food

Author Caitlyn Shetterly  discusses the future of our food

BY ABBY BAKER ’19

Caitlyn Shetterly, author of “Modified: GMOs and the Threat to Our Food, Our Land, Our Future,” spoke at Mount Holyoke College on Sept. 26. The event was co-sponsored by the Odyssey Bookstore and the Miller Worley Center for the Environment, and was attended by dozens of community members and Mount Holyoke students.