The Best Literary in Berkeley

Angel Light Books and Gifts

Angel Light Books and Gifts was established in 1989 by Valencia Chan to provide a tranquil haven for spiritual growth, enlightenment, and healing. The original location in Redwood City, California included a restaurant named Joy Meadow and the Temple... more

BCA Jodo Shinshu Center

This beautiful Center houses the BCA Center for Buddhist Education, the Institute of Buddhist Studies, and a Buddhist Bookstore. Additionally, there are offices of the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha and Ryukoku University whose headquarters and... more

Berkeley Public Library - Central Branch

The Berkeley Public Library has served the people of Berkeley since 1893, and looks forward to providing many more years of community service. The Library is one of the most heavily used libraries in California, serving the people of Berkeley. &nbsp... more

Berkeley Public Library - Claremont Branch

Berkeley Public Library is proud to serve the Southern Berkeley area of town.    more

Berkeley Public Library - West Branch

Berkeley Public Library is proud to serve the West Berkeley neighborhood. more

Black Oak Books

Black Oak Books offers an eclectic and intriguing selection of new, used and antiquarian books. Browsers will find a wide selection of literature, cookbooks, and science, art, photography and history tomes, including many signed first editions and ou... more

Books Inc. - Berkeley

Books Inc.'s origin dates back to the Gold Rush Days of 1851 when Anton Roman struck it rich in Shasta City, California and set himself up in business selling books. That small bookstore was moved, bought, sold, burned and rebuilt. It finally became... more

Builders Booksource

Cody's Books

Founded by Fred and Pat Cody, Cody's Books opened in 1956 in a tiny Berkeley storefront with an investment of $5,000. Cody's moved to its flagship Telegraph Avenue location in 1965; that store was expanded significantly in 1986, with the addition of... more

Cody's Bookstore

Comic Relief

The best comic book store in the bay. Also your source for Manga, Comic related clothing and toys, art books, adult comix, zines, underground publications and a few other oddities. more

Dark Carnival Bookstore

Dark Carnival specializes in science fiction, fantasy, and mystery books! We have a huge selection, a knowledgeable staff, and plenty of random plastic stuff to round out your bookstore experience! more

Dharma Publishing Bookstore

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Irish Literary & Historical Society

The Irish Literary & Historical Society (ILHS) of the San Francisco Bay Area provides an open, nonsectarian, and nonpolitical forum for the presentation and discussion of Irish and Irish-American culture.  The ILHS holds monthly meetings at... more

Mad Monk Center for Anachronistic Media

Although no business could ever "take over" for the iconic Cody's Bookstore, Mad Monk is a wonderful resource for book and music lovers.   Mad Monk provides the market to purchase and trade in new and used books and records!  more

Max's Garage Press

Max’s Garage Press is dedicated to keeping stone lithography alive through printing artist editions, teaching classes, and making all the special materials and equipment in our printshop available to artists. 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

Mrs Dalloways

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

Play Cafe

Play Cafe, Inc. is a nonprofit organization, based in Berkeley, whose mission is to support the creation and development of new works by San Francisco Bay Area playwrights and composers. Our programs include Scene Nights, Table Reads, Song Salons,... more

Revolution Books

The world today, with all its horrors, holds the potential for something far better. To unlock that - at the foundation of Revolution Books (RB) - is the most advanced scientific theory and leadership for an actual revolution for the emancipation of... more

Small Press Distribution

In an increasingly corporatized book industry, Small Press Distribution (SPD) brings readers independently published literature, emphasizing small press values--equity, experimentation and access. We connect underrepresented literary communities to t... more

Spruce Street Concerts

Spruce Street Concerts has presented house concerts and poetry readings for over 15 years. Concerts feature great improvising artists from the tradition of avant-garde jazz as well as cutting edge poetry. more

Sultana Islamic Bookstore and Products

Sultana Islamic Bookstore is located in San Francisco Bay Area, and we are serving the whole Bay area, we care more than 4000 Differents titles of Islamic books, Magazines, in English, Arabic and Urdu. We have more than 2000 titles of Audio, Video... more

The Magnes

The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life was established in 2010 following the transfer of the Judah L. Magnes Museum to the University of California, Berkeley. Its remarkably diverse archive, library and museum holdings include art, objects, tex... more

The Writing Salon - Berkeley

The Writing Salon, founded in 1999, is a year-round school of creative writing for adults (beginners to advanced). We offer small classes of 6 to 13 students held in comfortable, cozy settings complete with fresh-brewed coffee, tea and snacks. We are... more