Author name: Reader

A Seat at the Table A Seat at the Table is like half a bookstore. A limited selection and space for books, shared with a community and food seating area for the cafe on the otherside of the space. They have a reasonable selection of new releases and current bestsellers, but they aren’t the sort […]

Wild Sisters Book Company  This is a nice little bookstore on Folsom Boulevard, about where The Beat used to be years ago. It’s mostly new books and sidelines, but not a huge selection of books. Heavy on the romance books, not very deep on anything else. It’s worth visiting if you’re in the area, but

East Village Bookshop The East Village Bookshop is another small local bookstore with limited selection. It’s nice they exist, glad they do events, but beyond best sellers and classics, the selection is small. Staff is great, so if you don’t mind waiting and ordering the books you want, this is a great store for the

Amatoria Fine Art Books A woman artist-owned, independent brick & mortar in the heart of Sacramento. We specialize in books, prints, and ephemera with an expansive emphasis on all things creative. Independent Bookstore Day Hours:Friday 4/28: Open 10 am – 6 pmSaturday 4/29: Open 10 am – 6 pmSunday 4/30: Open 10 am – 6

Beers Books Beers Books is the old classic used Sacramento bookstore. Now in a new location (move 8 or 9 over the years), they have a lot of used books, limited supply of new books but will take special orders for books. The key here is the amount of selection they’ve created over the years.

The Avid Reader Davis Avid Reader Original houses fiction/literature, mystery, sci fi, history, philosophy, religion, psychology, science & nature, travel, cookbooks, home and garden, health, pets, sports, young reader and preschool books. Independent Bookstore Day Weekend Hours:Friday 4/28: Open 10 am -8 pmSaturday 4/29: Open 10 am – 8 pmSunday 4/30: Open 10 am –

Ruby’s Books An inviting, community-focused bookstore. We carry a highly curated selection of new books from many genres. We strive to create a space that will make readers of all ages want to come back again and again to fuel their love of books! Independent Bookstore Day Weekend Hours:Friday 4/28: Open 10 am – 8

Underground Books Opened in the summer of 2003 and is the literary hub of Oak Park. We host book signings by local and national authors, lectures, poetry events, children’s storytime, art talks, and much more. Managed and operated by Georgia “Mother Rose” West, the bookstore has proudly become a well-known pillar in the Oak Park

Crawford’s Books Crawford’s is a quintessential used book store. Tall shelves, lots of books, organized by genre. There is a good mix of books, priced well and if you can’t find the book you came in looking for, you’ll probably find something else you’ll like. Definately worth a once a month (or more) stop to

Capital Books/Another Universe Downtown Sacramento’s newest bookstore founded in 2019, Capital Books is right next to the historic Crest Theater on Kst. Another Universe is a sci fi/fantasy focused basement store in Capital Books, with games, toys, lots of manga, and of course, a lot of Science Fiction and Fantasy Books