Hidden Barn Books does exactly that, offering a tranquil literary escape that feels genuinely removed from the summer crowds outside. Gulf Of Maine Books, BrunswickGulf of Maine Books has earned a well-deserved reputation as one of northern New England’s finest small bookstores, built over decades of dedicated, independent operation. Every title you pull from these shelves at 134 Maine St feels like it was waiting specifically for you to find it. Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop, DamariscottaIt came completely out of left field, learning that this shop is part of Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shops, a chain tracing back to 1886 in Bar Harbor. The Damariscotta location itself has its own distinct history as the independent Maine Coast Book Shop, acquired by Sherman’s in 2016.