If you're in the San Francisco Bay area and don't know about Book Passage, let me bend your ear for a minute. This fabulous store, started by Elaine Petrocelli …
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Bookstores worth Browsing
Towne Center Books, Pleasanton CA
great fiction at the front of the store, and terrific booksellers Across the bay and over the hill from me in Pleasanton is a charming little bookstore called …
Copperfield's, Santa Rosa CA
6 fabulous stores in Sonoma and Napa countiesHave you been to Copperfield's Books lately? These fabulous stores - with six locations in Sonoma and Napa counties …
Vroman's, Pasadena CA
my bookstore the summer I became a fanatic readerI just saw the finalists for this years' WNBA Pannell Awards, which recognize bookstores that "enhance their …
Bank Square Books, Mystic CT
the true story of the flood If you're looking for signed copies of Louise Erdrich's The Round House in Mystic, Connecticut, I'm sorry. I couldn't resist. I …
Books on the Cape: Where the Sidewalk Ends, the Brewster Book Store, and More
Who knew Cape Cod had so many great bookstores and other book places? Mac and I - who are spending a long weekend here before joining family in Mystic, …
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Lake Forest Book Store, Lake Forest IL
Charming suburban Chicago bookstore with smart booksellers and great events When folks ask where I grew up ... well, it's complicated, so I either give the long …
The Book Bin, Northbrook IL
My teenaged bookstore I have a sentimental attachment to The Book Bin in Northbrook, Illinois, which Janis and Lex Irvine opened when I was growing up there. It …
Parnassus Books, Nashville TN
A new bookstore in my old home town My best writer-pal, Brenda Rickman Vantrease, and I stopped in to see Parnassus Books while I was in Nashville last week. …
Beach Books, Seaside OR
a book store with exceptional warmth and charm Kristina McMorris, author of Letters from Home and Bridge of Scarlet Leaves shares her love of Beach Books, in …