Books Inc.
@booksinc.bsky.social
The West’s oldest bookstore (since 1851!) 🎉
8 Neighborhood shops + 2 @flysfo✈️
Community support matters — currently reorganizing under Chapter 11❤️
www.booksinc.net
8 Neighborhood shops + 2 @flysfo✈️
Community support matters — currently reorganizing under Chapter 11❤️
www.booksinc.net
Main takeaway: All of our stores will be closed for a short period of time, and all of our stores will be opening back up in a couple of days! We're so excited to welcome everybody back to our stores soon!
October 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Main takeaway: All of our stores will be closed for a short period of time, and all of our stores will be opening back up in a couple of days! We're so excited to welcome everybody back to our stores soon!
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NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU: WHAT SINÉAD O’CONNOR MEANS TO US, spotted in the wild. Thanks, @booksinc.bsky.social !
August 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU: WHAT SINÉAD O’CONNOR MEANS TO US, spotted in the wild. Thanks, @booksinc.bsky.social !
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Stopped by @booksinc.bsky.social Palo Alto to pick up the latest Sato the Rabbit and was stoked to see the poster from THE SHAMSHINE BLIND’s book launch still hanging out above the shelves
August 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Stopped by @booksinc.bsky.social Palo Alto to pick up the latest Sato the Rabbit and was stoked to see the poster from THE SHAMSHINE BLIND’s book launch still hanging out above the shelves
🌈 Come hang out at Books Inc. Mountain View for our next queer & trans meetup on Thursday, August 21 at 6:30pm! 💖
We’ll have snacks, drinks, a round of trivia, and some fun get-to-know-you bingo. Prizes TBD, but stickers are definitely on the table! 🏳️🌈
We’ll have snacks, drinks, a round of trivia, and some fun get-to-know-you bingo. Prizes TBD, but stickers are definitely on the table! 🏳️🌈
August 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
🌈 Come hang out at Books Inc. Mountain View for our next queer & trans meetup on Thursday, August 21 at 6:30pm! 💖
We’ll have snacks, drinks, a round of trivia, and some fun get-to-know-you bingo. Prizes TBD, but stickers are definitely on the table! 🏳️🌈
We’ll have snacks, drinks, a round of trivia, and some fun get-to-know-you bingo. Prizes TBD, but stickers are definitely on the table! 🏳️🌈
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The official launch party for Asylum Hotel was amazing! I sometimes have a hard time w/ public events, but Jerry Thompson and the crew at @booksinc.bsky.social, Alameda, (especially Lauren) were welcoming & wonderful! The brilliant Faye Snowden & Xe Sands joined me, which made things truly special.
August 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The official launch party for Asylum Hotel was amazing! I sometimes have a hard time w/ public events, but Jerry Thompson and the crew at @booksinc.bsky.social, Alameda, (especially Lauren) were welcoming & wonderful! The brilliant Faye Snowden & Xe Sands joined me, which made things truly special.
🎉 This Saturday is another Books & Brews fair ( our summer book fairs for all ages at Bay Area breweries), this time at Faction Brewing! 🎉
Who's ready for some cold beers and new reads? 🍻📖
Who's ready for some cold beers and new reads? 🍻📖
August 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
🎉 This Saturday is another Books & Brews fair ( our summer book fairs for all ages at Bay Area breweries), this time at Faction Brewing! 🎉
Who's ready for some cold beers and new reads? 🍻📖
Who's ready for some cold beers and new reads? 🍻📖
Join us this weekend at Books Inc. in the Marina and Books Inc. Pruneyard as we wrap up the Find Waldo Local scavenger hunt in style!
Come in your stripes, celebrate your sleuthing, and help us give Waldo the send-off he deserves.
Check the calendar on website for more details.
Come in your stripes, celebrate your sleuthing, and help us give Waldo the send-off he deserves.
Check the calendar on website for more details.
July 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Join us this weekend at Books Inc. in the Marina and Books Inc. Pruneyard as we wrap up the Find Waldo Local scavenger hunt in style!
Come in your stripes, celebrate your sleuthing, and help us give Waldo the send-off he deserves.
Check the calendar on website for more details.
Come in your stripes, celebrate your sleuthing, and help us give Waldo the send-off he deserves.
Check the calendar on website for more details.
Don’t miss K.X. Song and Hana Lee at Books Inc. Palo Alto later this August!
We’re celebrating the release of The Dragon Wakes With Thunder, the explosive second novel in The Dragon Spirit Duology 🐉⚡
Grab your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/kx-song-at...
We’re celebrating the release of The Dragon Wakes With Thunder, the explosive second novel in The Dragon Spirit Duology 🐉⚡
Grab your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/kx-song-at...
July 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Don’t miss K.X. Song and Hana Lee at Books Inc. Palo Alto later this August!
We’re celebrating the release of The Dragon Wakes With Thunder, the explosive second novel in The Dragon Spirit Duology 🐉⚡
Grab your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/kx-song-at...
We’re celebrating the release of The Dragon Wakes With Thunder, the explosive second novel in The Dragon Spirit Duology 🐉⚡
Grab your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/kx-song-at...
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First, general preorder links! But also I will set up a preorder with my local @booksinc.bsky.social for signed copies. Stay tuned for that! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/761127...
Star Wars: Low Red Moon by Random House Worlds: 9780593874493 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An upcoming Star Wars novel published by Random House Worlds
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
First, general preorder links! But also I will set up a preorder with my local @booksinc.bsky.social for signed copies. Stay tuned for that! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/761127...
Warehouse Sale at Books Inc. Alameda this weekend! New books for $5-$10 bucks, and all sales go directly to our non profit The Reading Bridge! So every book you buy supports children's literacy in the Bay. See ya there...
July 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Warehouse Sale at Books Inc. Alameda this weekend! New books for $5-$10 bucks, and all sales go directly to our non profit The Reading Bridge! So every book you buy supports children's literacy in the Bay. See ya there...
We've got lots of new books with prices slashed to $5-$10 bucks dropping in Alameda next weekend, July 26 & 27!
Don't miss this Warehouse Sale. There's gonna be lots and lots of gems...
Don't miss this Warehouse Sale. There's gonna be lots and lots of gems...
July 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We've got lots of new books with prices slashed to $5-$10 bucks dropping in Alameda next weekend, July 26 & 27!
Don't miss this Warehouse Sale. There's gonna be lots and lots of gems...
Don't miss this Warehouse Sale. There's gonna be lots and lots of gems...
Hey Berkeley! We've got another Books & Brews all ages bookfair coming to Cellarmaker next Saturday, July 19!
Stop on by for some beers, books, and good vibes!
All proceeds go to our nonprofit The Reading Bridge to help bring books to kids across the Bay Area! What's not to love?
Stop on by for some beers, books, and good vibes!
All proceeds go to our nonprofit The Reading Bridge to help bring books to kids across the Bay Area! What's not to love?
July 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Hey Berkeley! We've got another Books & Brews all ages bookfair coming to Cellarmaker next Saturday, July 19!
Stop on by for some beers, books, and good vibes!
All proceeds go to our nonprofit The Reading Bridge to help bring books to kids across the Bay Area! What's not to love?
Stop on by for some beers, books, and good vibes!
All proceeds go to our nonprofit The Reading Bridge to help bring books to kids across the Bay Area! What's not to love?
A pair of lovely authors, Tracy Wolff & Cindy R.X. He @cindyrxhe.bsky.social, stopped by our SF Marina shop this weekend!
Jump over to the store to snag some signed copies of their books while they last!
Jump over to the store to snag some signed copies of their books while they last!
July 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A pair of lovely authors, Tracy Wolff & Cindy R.X. He @cindyrxhe.bsky.social, stopped by our SF Marina shop this weekend!
Jump over to the store to snag some signed copies of their books while they last!
Jump over to the store to snag some signed copies of their books while they last!
The year is officially half over, and our bookseller teams have crafted this wonderful catalog of our favorite books of the year (so far), for every voracious reader in the family!
booksinc.net/booksellers-...
What have you loved reading so far this year?
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What have you loved reading so far this year?
July 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The year is officially half over, and our bookseller teams have crafted this wonderful catalog of our favorite books of the year (so far), for every voracious reader in the family!
booksinc.net/booksellers-...
What have you loved reading so far this year?
booksinc.net/booksellers-...
What have you loved reading so far this year?
Happy Juneteenth!
Let's celebrate true independence and freedom, and continue to fight for liberty and justice for all.
All book recs available in (at least one) Books Inc. store and online.
Let's celebrate true independence and freedom, and continue to fight for liberty and justice for all.
All book recs available in (at least one) Books Inc. store and online.
June 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Happy Juneteenth!
Let's celebrate true independence and freedom, and continue to fight for liberty and justice for all.
All book recs available in (at least one) Books Inc. store and online.
Let's celebrate true independence and freedom, and continue to fight for liberty and justice for all.
All book recs available in (at least one) Books Inc. store and online.
Hey South Bay! We're bringing another Warehouse Sale to Mountain View.
Join us next weekend, June 21 & 22, for new $5-$10 books, plus lots of other cool things with massively slashed prices.
See ya'll there~
Join us next weekend, June 21 & 22, for new $5-$10 books, plus lots of other cool things with massively slashed prices.
See ya'll there~
June 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Hey South Bay! We're bringing another Warehouse Sale to Mountain View.
Join us next weekend, June 21 & 22, for new $5-$10 books, plus lots of other cool things with massively slashed prices.
See ya'll there~
Join us next weekend, June 21 & 22, for new $5-$10 books, plus lots of other cool things with massively slashed prices.
See ya'll there~
🍻Kick off your summer right with a return to a good old fashioned book fair, but even better, cause this one has beer!
Join the The Reading Bridge team at the West Oakland Ghost Town Brewery this Saturday, June 14, for new reads, cold brews, and seriously good vibes. 🌞
Join the The Reading Bridge team at the West Oakland Ghost Town Brewery this Saturday, June 14, for new reads, cold brews, and seriously good vibes. 🌞
June 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🍻Kick off your summer right with a return to a good old fashioned book fair, but even better, cause this one has beer!
Join the The Reading Bridge team at the West Oakland Ghost Town Brewery this Saturday, June 14, for new reads, cold brews, and seriously good vibes. 🌞
Join the The Reading Bridge team at the West Oakland Ghost Town Brewery this Saturday, June 14, for new reads, cold brews, and seriously good vibes. 🌞
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Librarians, teachers, and bookstore owners are having a day of action tomorrow, 6/7! Support the teaching of history and the freedom to read. Learn more below; find an event near you here: www.zinnedproject.org/news/teach-t...
Librarians, teachers and others plan day of action to fight book bans and preserve history
As GOP lawmakers push to ban some books and restrict history lessons, groups across the country plan a day of actions to counter the efforts.
www.usatoday.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Librarians, teachers, and bookstore owners are having a day of action tomorrow, 6/7! Support the teaching of history and the freedom to read. Learn more below; find an event near you here: www.zinnedproject.org/news/teach-t...
🌈The month is a good month to be as vocal about gay and trans rights as possible!
Currently planning to use this Pride to protest and party. And reread a lot of James Baldwin and Audre Lorde. And one silly cheesy sapphic romance. 💖
See ya'll at the bookstore 🌞
Currently planning to use this Pride to protest and party. And reread a lot of James Baldwin and Audre Lorde. And one silly cheesy sapphic romance. 💖
See ya'll at the bookstore 🌞
June 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🌈The month is a good month to be as vocal about gay and trans rights as possible!
Currently planning to use this Pride to protest and party. And reread a lot of James Baldwin and Audre Lorde. And one silly cheesy sapphic romance. 💖
See ya'll at the bookstore 🌞
Currently planning to use this Pride to protest and party. And reread a lot of James Baldwin and Audre Lorde. And one silly cheesy sapphic romance. 💖
See ya'll at the bookstore 🌞
It's time for our favorite way to get into our Summer reading: Book Bingo is back!
🌞Grab a bingo card in store or online
🌞Read books that match the categories
🌞Complete four in a row (or a blackout) and bring it in for your prize!
Which category are you gonna start with?
🌞Grab a bingo card in store or online
🌞Read books that match the categories
🌞Complete four in a row (or a blackout) and bring it in for your prize!
Which category are you gonna start with?
May 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
It's time for our favorite way to get into our Summer reading: Book Bingo is back!
🌞Grab a bingo card in store or online
🌞Read books that match the categories
🌞Complete four in a row (or a blackout) and bring it in for your prize!
Which category are you gonna start with?
🌞Grab a bingo card in store or online
🌞Read books that match the categories
🌞Complete four in a row (or a blackout) and bring it in for your prize!
Which category are you gonna start with?
Kick off your summer right with a return to an good old fashioned book fair, but even better, cause these ones have beer! 🍻
Every book you buy helps give free books to Bay Area kids—so let's have fun and spread some good! 👏
booksinc.net/books-n-brew...
Every book you buy helps give free books to Bay Area kids—so let's have fun and spread some good! 👏
booksinc.net/books-n-brew...
May 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Kick off your summer right with a return to an good old fashioned book fair, but even better, cause these ones have beer! 🍻
Every book you buy helps give free books to Bay Area kids—so let's have fun and spread some good! 👏
booksinc.net/books-n-brew...
Every book you buy helps give free books to Bay Area kids—so let's have fun and spread some good! 👏
booksinc.net/books-n-brew...
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Coming soon to a Galaxy near you…
@booksinc.bsky.social
@booksinc.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Coming soon to a Galaxy near you…
@booksinc.bsky.social
@booksinc.bsky.social
Setting up for our Warehouse Sale at Books Inc. Opera Plaza!
Join us for great books (all for $5-$10) and to support a great cause!
All proceeds from the sale will be donated to our nonprofit The Reading Bridge, to help them bring free books to local students at title 1 schools!
See ya there 🤘
Join us for great books (all for $5-$10) and to support a great cause!
All proceeds from the sale will be donated to our nonprofit The Reading Bridge, to help them bring free books to local students at title 1 schools!
See ya there 🤘
May 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Setting up for our Warehouse Sale at Books Inc. Opera Plaza!
Join us for great books (all for $5-$10) and to support a great cause!
All proceeds from the sale will be donated to our nonprofit The Reading Bridge, to help them bring free books to local students at title 1 schools!
See ya there 🤘
Join us for great books (all for $5-$10) and to support a great cause!
All proceeds from the sale will be donated to our nonprofit The Reading Bridge, to help them bring free books to local students at title 1 schools!
See ya there 🤘
Our next Warehouse Sale is rolling through San Francisco, this weekend, May 24 & 25 at Books Inc. Opera Plaza!
All proceeds from the sale will be donated to our nonprofit The Reading Bridge, to help them bring free books to local students at title 1 schools!
See ya there 🤘
All proceeds from the sale will be donated to our nonprofit The Reading Bridge, to help them bring free books to local students at title 1 schools!
See ya there 🤘
May 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Our next Warehouse Sale is rolling through San Francisco, this weekend, May 24 & 25 at Books Inc. Opera Plaza!
All proceeds from the sale will be donated to our nonprofit The Reading Bridge, to help them bring free books to local students at title 1 schools!
See ya there 🤘
All proceeds from the sale will be donated to our nonprofit The Reading Bridge, to help them bring free books to local students at title 1 schools!
See ya there 🤘