Lovely modern bookstore with great light and friendly staff. The entrance is inside the coffee…read moreshop. They have a great selection of books. Great section for young kids as well as some middle school aged chapter books. A section devoted to local authors and plenty of books for the adults in your life.

Been fortunate to visit the Russian River Valley a few times recently and I always head for Russian…read moreRiver Books & Letters for its appealing range. It just dawned on me that Russian River Books reminds me of an equally amazing bookshop with adjacent café in Jaipur I was once very grateful for finding. Amazing how bookshops can still be such a focal point all over the world. Russian River Books seems pivotal in organising and holding local events, book-related or otherwise, and having a great café right there with lots of seating indoors and out makes for a spacious, leisurely read. Michael the owner is super welcoming and his lovely dog makes it very homely. Should have made it back to chat some more! They have such a great range of books, queer and otherwise (see photos), and sell literary-adjacent t-shirts, totes and tchotchkes. There's even a secondhand book section! This place is so cool. Looking forward to my next visit already!

Lots of wonderful books for children and adults. They have author readings too. We visit Four-Eyed…read moreFrog every time we travel up to Sea Ranch

The best. Bookstores are always wonderful, but this place is extra special. Four eyed frog books is…read morelocated in Gualala right on the ocean. It is a quiet, sleepy bookstore with a beautiful variety of books. We found some phenomenal cookbooks, murder mysteries, and art books we'd been looking for. The kids found books for themselves, too, and they have an entire section dedicated to teens. The people who work here are knowledgeable and nice, and were able to provide some good recommendations. If you are ever in the area, highly highly highly recommend stopping by.

For a small space, there is a ton of great stuff in here. It's so hard to find horror anthologies…read morein chain bookstores, but Word Horde has a literal bay of them, and more stacked below. Many shelves are dedicated to local authors and titles published by the store. Also cute horror stuffies and gifts, and plenty of fantasy/D&D titles as well. several regulars stopped in while I was there, and you can tell that the owners really connect with their customers. I drove 90 minutes out of my way to see it, and I have zero regrets. Also checkout the adorable animal gift shop next door.

What a weird & fantastic book store in the Petaluma outlets. It's cold, damp and just winter out…read morethere so now is a good time to hunker down grab a good sci-fi, fantasy and/or independent published book and get some escapism on. Take yourself into the weird and fantastic if just for an hour or two. The store is owned by a husband wife duo, one is a writer. Ross was a contributor blogger for the Argus Courier, way back. They sponsor reading events and have a heck of a selection of books, candles for the dark, dreary nights, tarot cards to expand your mind, and these are just a few unique items this independent bookstore has to offer.

I've always loved this store. Is it closed now? I love all the locally made gifts. Please come…read moreback.

What a wonderful find! Hand Goods is a gift store, craft shop and jewelry store with also a great…read moreselection of bronze Buddhist statues. Lots of ceramics too and featuring local craftsmen in numerous genres. A mellow space to get lost in perusal while forgetting that there is still a world outside of their door. Worth the trip to Occidental just for this place.

Adorably cute!! We love supporting this tiny, independent bookstore! The staff was great and…read morepointed out recommendations to both kiddos/teens and they loved the recs! Also had a great selection for the adults.

Whenever I travel, I make a point of finding the local bookstore, and I was not disappointed with…read moreWild Plum Books in St. Helena. It's exactly the kind of independent bookstore you hope to discover. The owner is knowledgeable and genuinely lovely, and the shop has such a thoughtfully curated and wide variety of books. It's the kind of place where you want to take your time browsing because you keep finding interesting titles in every section. I ended up walking out with several gifts for loved ones--and of course a few books for myself. A wonderful stop if you're visiting St. Helena and appreciate a great local bookstore.

Stumbled upon this absolutely INCREDIBLE bookstore. As a book collector, I've been to TONS of…read morebookstores and I've never seen a rare book section like this. It's incredibly well curated, taken care of and there were books that are impossible to find ANYWHERE tucked in the stacks. My husband and I were literally blown away and easily spent 600$ between the two of us. Also, Chelsea... I love you. You are adorable and your customer service was beyond exceptional! P.s. PLEASE SELL ME THOSE COPPER ABRAHAM LINCOLN BOOK ENDS! See you guys soon! Thanks again!

This place has a TON of books. Come here with a fully paid meter because you will lose track of…read moretime. The staff is always really helpful and do their best to point you in the direction of what you may be looking for. Although this place has the books in alphabetical order of authors lastname, the dont have a system in place to search currently inhouse books, which kindof makes it fun. Books are usually priced fairly, but even if they arent, shop local.

This business is closed/vacant storefront. It was a good used bookstore with a nice selection.read more

My new favorite place in the world!!! Seriously could have been lost in their forever…read more So many books. So many random great finds. Seriously a little over whelmed but in the best way ever. Left with a whole large box of great books. Guy who works the store was super helpful and pleasant. Not from here. But so worth the hour drive to get there. *just wish they had a public bathroom*

Such a charming bookstore, although we did not purchase any books, but cute plush pigs, a hat, and…read morea game. The nicest woman helped us while we admired a puppet that looked similar to our own cat. Great selection of books and loved the comfort of the surroundings.

I don't have a whole lot to say about Copperfields, other than I really preferred this store to the…read moreCopperfields in Napa, and I've grown found of the trend of shelving the books with the front cover facing out. It's somehow more engaging for me, despite meaning that the number of books carried is less. I also note that the store places genre above other considerations, so that you can have fiction horror shelves with non-fiction sensationalist titles. Interesting idea. There are also attractive gifts available.

Amazing collection of books, CD's and art pens too! Plus,…read morekid's books and hubby found my perfect birthday gift upstairs

Wandered in one day, and came out with a few books I didn't need to buy, but am current loving. It…read moreis a small space, but filled with books I hadn't seen before. These aren't books you'd normally see in a larger bookstore. But books that staff recommends, from new authors, or just seem fun. I enjoyed looking at the titles, reading the blurbs, and making sure it was right for me prior to purchase. Will need to go back again when I'm in the neighborhood.

Love our local bookstores in Healdsburg!…read more Levin is conveniently located right on the Healdsburg Plaza, so we often pop in to browse before or after going to dinner. And it's a go-to stop for gift purchasing (we've purchased board books from here to send to friends who've had babies!). They sell so many treasures! Of course they sell books, but they also sell vinyl records, local art (custom dog paintings caught our eye!!!), games, and more. On our recent visit, we enjoyed looking through their many board games. Need to add a new one to our collection soon. Thanks Levin for keeping books and vinyl alive, and to supporting awesome local artists! We'll be back again soon!

Before the age of the internet, people were forced to read complete sentences without acronyms or…read moreemojis. Sort of like the arcane sentence above. Don't despair, Levin also has an art gallery and sells records and CDs. There are many pages of writing in folders called books. These 'books' are placed on tables and shelves according to category, with signs that require even more reading. Levin's is a wonderland of great books, and so inviting. A clerk spent 15 minutes with us giving useful suggestions for our summer reads collection. There truly is something for everyone here. Except wine. It's good to buy a couple of books for a long plane ride, or other situations where your cell battery died & you might otherwise be forced to observe your surroundings or interact with another human. LOL Please support this local family business before Amazon finds out they exist.