Indulge your desire for beaded cardigans, patterned and floral A-line skirts and romantic, swingy jackets, plus home furnishings, decadent scented candles,...

A huge selection of fiction and non-fiction, a lively atmosphere and a wide range of authors' readings, discussions and other events.

The Haight's best bookshop hosts many authors' readings and events, and stocks a decent selection of magazines, both literary and obscure.

The legacy of Beat anti-authoritarianism lives on in this publishing company and bookshop, co-founded by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti in 1953. Be sure to head...

This long-standing Inner Richmond store has a staggering selection of new and used titles, crammed together in glorious disarray (don't miss the fiction and...

This emporium of pulp delivers the goods for those who like their mysteries hard-boiled, their juveniles delinquent and their porn quaintly smutty....

Another Berkeley literary landmark, Moe's has some 100,000 volumes spread over four floors, which means you're nearly as likely to find a 17th-century bible...

Homesick expats can smooth the process of assimilation with the latest Le Monde or Italian Vogue from this international newsstand. It also has a...