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Pomegranate Books, the largest independent bookstore in Wilmington, NC, opened in 2005 in the little white house with red shutters at the corner of Park & Kerr, near UNCW.  Pomegranate primarily stocks literature, local & North Carolina authors, Wilmington history, children's books, Women's studies, health, style, narrative non-fiction and biography, poetry, and popular science. 

Customers enjoy browsing the small, but well-curated and frequently changing used-books sections for adults and children. 

Coffee and tea are available for $1 per cup, and comfy chairs spread around the store provide a relaxing place to peruse the shop's selection.  Free public Wi-fi is accessible throughout the shop, including the kitchen and front porch. 

Pomegranate frequently hosts local and national authors for readings, booksignings and workshops.  Events for adults and children fill up the calendar each month.

Pomegranate Books Staff

Kathleen Jewell, owner, is a retired physician with interests in writing, women's studies, social issues and beekeeping. 

Visha Burkart, staff, has her MFA  Degree in Creative Writing from UNCW, and has written a memoir of her time growing up on a horse farm in North Carolina.

Anna Weddington, staff, is a counseler in the New Hanover County Schools, and enjoys sitting on her front porch, greeting the neighbors.

Catherine Schmid, staff, travels the world in her free time, and is a voracious reader.

Lynetta Richardson, staff, has a steel-trap mind for history and thoroughly enjoys reading historical fiction and biographies of musicians.

Katie Elzer-Peters, social media & marketing, is a self-professed book addict with a Master's Degree in Horticulture and a PR/ Marketing business.

Nell, shop dog, is a 13 year old mutt with a funny hair cut in the summer.  Nell loves following Kathleen around the shop, lying behind the cashwrap, and cheese.

Hodie, shop dog, is a german shepard/ beagle mix and loves running around in the yard at Pomegranate, and greeting visitors.

Map and directions to Pomegranate Books