The Best Books in Bay Area

Lee's Comics

Lee Hester's business ought to have a Grauman's Chinese-style walk of fame outside; some of the biggest living talents in the comic-book industry have made personal appearances at this well-stocked and friendly store. They include artist Alex Ross... more

Lees Comics

Lee's Comics, established in 1982, with locatons in Mountain View and San Mateo, is Nothern California's leading comic book retailer. Lee's Comics carries a comprehensive selection of new comics, graphic novels, rare back issues comics, t-shirts, toy... more

Leighs Favorite Books

Leon Western Wear

Western Wear, Ordenes Especiales.  Botas Vaqureas Originales y Imitaciones.   Trajes, Camisas, Cinturones, Botas de Trabaja y Boas Vaqueras y Botines. more

Libreria Mexico Nueva

Books and Magazines in Spanish, Yarn (hilo) imported from Mexico, Religious Statues, Bibles, Santa Muerte, Incense, & Jewelry. more

Logos Books & Records

M Is For Mystery

EVENINGS of signing events we remain open until the conclusion of the event, approximately 9:00 PM. more

Many Rivers Bookstore

A bookstore and teahouse that specializes in spiritual writing from the likes of the Dalai Lama to Dr. Seuss. more

Marcus Books

Named after the famous civil rights leader, this bookstore is dedicated to the education, history, and future of African Americans. The store features children's books, for storytelling and educational books used in school, and also literary books th... more

Mariuccia Iaconi

Mariuccia Iaconi was founded in 1955. Run by two generations of women with the assistance of a bilingual staff, their focus is on Spanish language books for both kids and adults. Mariuccia Iaconi has the biggest selection of a wide variety of Spanish... more

Moe's Books

Since 1959 Moe's has been providing customers with fair and accurate valuations of rare and collectible books in a broad and expansive range of subject areas. Moe's is a great resource for used books in Berkeley. more

Moon News Bookstore

Moon News Bookstore, in business since 1997, is located 40 minutes down the coast from San Francisco in the scenic coastal town of Half Moon Bay. In a funky and beautiful old Main Street building called the Tin Palace, the bookstore is happily situat... more

Mountain View Public Library

The Mountain View Public Library provides convenient access to library resources and services that reflect the needs of our community and strives to create a welcoming and functional environment. Library materials and resources are made easily access... more

Mrs Dalloways

Noe Valley Branch Library

The Noe Valley Public Library is a great resource for everybody who likes to read or needs to do research that can't be done online. The library has English-language books for adult, teen and children. Magazines, newspapers, audiobooks, CDs and DVD... more

Nomadic Press

Our Fruitvale, Oakland, location—home of the original Nomadic Press Salon—is now open for co-working! Our sun, book, and plant-filled workspace will offer you just the right mix of peace, quiet, and warmth to get your work done in a comfy... more

North Light Books

Oakland Public Library Main Branch

Located between downtown and Lake Merritt, Oakland's Main Library is one of the largest public library facilities in the Bay Area. In addition to large collections of over 350,000 reference and circulating non-fiction and fiction books, the Main Libr... more

Omnivore Books on Food

Hours:    Sunday Open 12-5 Monday Closed   Tuesday Closed   Wednesday 11pm. – 6pm   Thursday 11 am – 6 pm   Friday 11 am – 6 pm   Saturday 11 am – 6 pm   more

Open Windows Cooperative

Open Windows' mission is to be a safe space, community space and creative space. We're committed to open sharing of ideas, skills, and support, and hold sacred space for ritual and contemplation. We have a fully functional letterpress and bookbind... more

Orinda Library Auditorium

The Orinda Library with over 30,000 children's materials and an overall collection of over 70,000 books, recorded books, music and DVDs along with 29 public computers, WiFi, comfy chairs, pillows, reading nooks and a tutoring room is a far cry from t... more

Owl & Company Bookshop

We are an independent bookstore located on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, California, specializing in EVERYTHING out of the ordinary. We carry thousands of used books, pamphlets, magazines & journals. We offer trade credit for your books. At this tim... more

Pegasus Books

Welcome to Pegasus and Pendragon Bookstores. We sell thoughtfully chosen new and used books and CDs, beautiful art cards and journals, magazines both foreign and domestic, and an exciting assortment of ever-changing sale books. more

Phoenix Books

Rakestraw Books

Welcome to Rakestraw Books (est. April 1973), a beautiful, well-stocked independent bookshop located in Danville, California; well-known for our selection, our book-loving staff, and our great events. more

Readers' Books

Readers' Books was founded in 1991 by Andy and Lilla Weinberger. We have a mix of new and used books for readers of all ages, focusing on literature, children's books, and cookbooks. We are located half a block east of the historic Sonoma Plaza. more

Recycle Book Store

It's a rare occasion when this well-stocked bibliographic heaven doesn't have what visitors are looking for. Their stock seems to be increasing exponentially judging by how many to-be-shelved books wait on trays in the aisles. The selection is so str... more

Recycle Bookstore

2009 BEST OF SILICON VALLEY Reader Survey Winner - First Place Best Bookshop Cat When you walk into this bookshop, you'll be greeted by a friendly cat named Isbn, who makes his home between all the overflowing bookshelves. His fluffy presenc... more

River House Books

A family-owned, independent bookstore where every book is hand-picked by the proprietor.  Visit us for new works in the humanities and sciences, select bestselling fiction and nonfiction, travel guides, children's classics, reference materia... more

River Reader Incorporated

Rose Garden Branch Library

Russian Hill Bookstore

Used books, fine note cards, and journals. If your looking for seasonal cards, Russian Hill Books has an incredible selection. It should be noted that the used book area is pretty good. more

San Francisco Center for the Book

The San Francisco Center for the Book is a place where people can learn to make books -- doing their own letterpress printing, artwork and binding -- even if they've never made a book before. We offer daytime and evening classes, on weekends and week... more

San Francisco Main Public Library

A true jem for San Francisco. The Main Library is an amazing resource for children or adults looking to stay up on reading, internet access or even meeting friends. Here is a a listing of the services available at the Main Library. Access Servic... more

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San Francisco Public Library - Mission Bay Branch

* Approximately 44,000 books, CDs, DVDs and other materials highlight local interests such as baseball and boating * Large print books, an ADA accessible Internet station, and a large print reader * Small collection of Chinese, Russian and Spanish... more

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