East Bay Bookstores
Click on column headers to sort by name, city or type (new, used, or both). Click on a store name to visit that store’s website, or on a store’s address to get a Google map.
| Name | Address | City | Type | Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Great Good Place For Books | 6120 La Salle Ave. 510-339-8210 |
Oakland | New | General: Fiction, Children’s, Current Events Books, CDs and DVDs for the entire family |
| Afikomen Jewish Books | 3042 Claremont Ave. 510-655-1977 |
Berkeley | New | Specialty: Judaica Your local Jewish lifestyle store |
| B & B Books | 230 El Pueblo Place 925-672-7004 |
Clayton | New | General: Children’s, Cookbooks |
| Bay Books Concord | 1669 Willow Pass Rd. 925-671-2245 |
Concord | Both | Specialty: New and Used, Antiquarian Contra Costa’s largest independent bookstore |
| Bay Books San Ramon | 2415 San Ramon Valley Blvd. 925-855-1524 |
San Ramon | Both | Specialty: New, Out of Print, Rare Friendly, knowledgeable booksellers |
| BCA Bookstore/Buddhist Bookstore | 2140 Durant Ave. 510-809-1435 |
Berkeley | New | |
| Berkeley Art Museum Store | 2625 Durant Ave. #2250 510-642-1475 |
Berkeley | New | Specialty: Art, Museum, Film |
| Berkshire Books | 3480 Clayton Rd. 925-685-9999 |
Concord | Used | General: Fiction, Western American, and Military Your neighborhood bookshop |
| Bookshop Benicia | 856 Southampton Rd. 707-747-5155 |
Benicia | New | General: Fiction, Children’s, Mystery Benicia’s premier independent bookstore serving Solano County since 1993 |
| The Book Shop | 1007 B St. 510-538-3943 |
Hayward | Both | General: Fiction and Non-Fiction |
| Books Inc. in Alameda | 1344 Park St. 510-522-2226 |
Alameda | New | Book clubs, author events and more |
| Books Inc. in Berkeley | 1760 4th St. 510-525-7777 |
Berkeley | New | Book clubs, author events and more |
| Book Tree | 6121 La Salle Ave. 510-339-0513 |
Oakland | New | General: Children’s, Fiction, Travel Locally owned family independent bookstore celebrating our 20th anniversary in Montclair |
| Builders Booksource | 1817 Fourth St. 510-845-6874 |
Berkeley | New | Specialty: Architecture, Design, Construction Books for the DIYer to the design/construction pro |
| Chabot College Bookstore | 25555 Hesperian Blvd. 510-783-9800 |
Hayward | Both | Speciality: College Bookstore |
| Clayton Books | 5433 Clayton Rd., Suite D 925-673-3325 |
Clayton | Both | |
| CSUEB University Bookstore | 25976 Carlos Bee Blvd. 510-885-2709 |
Hayward | Both | |
| Dark Carnival | 3086 Claremont Ave. 510-654-7323 |
Berkeley | Both | Specialty: Mystery, Science Fiction The World’s largest store for Imaginative Fiction |
| Diesel: A Bookstore | 5433 College Ave. 510-653-9965 |
Oakland | Both | General: Contemporary Fiction, Children’s, Art & Design Simply the best |
| Eastwind Books of Berkeley | 2066 University Ave. 510-548-2350 |
Berkeley | New | Specialty: Asian-American Studies Best Asian-American bookstore in the East Bay |
| Ecology Center Bookstore | 2530 San Pablo Ave. 510-548-3402 |
Berkeley | New | Specialty: Environment, Politics, Gardening Books and products for sustainable living |
| Friends of the Berkeley Public Library Bookstores | 2433 Channing Way (in the Telegraph/Channing Shops) 510-841-5604 |
Berkeley | Used | General: Fiction, children’s, art books, cookbooks, etc. |
| Friends of the Berkeley Public Library Bookstores | 2090 Kittredge St. (at Shattuck) 510-981-6211 |
Berkeley | Used | General: Fiction, children’s, art books, cookbooks, etc. |
| Lafayette Book Store | 3579 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Ste. E 925-284-1233 |
Lafayette | Both | General A community-based, independent bookstore specializing in literary fiction and nonfiction |
| Laurel Bookstore | 4100 Macarthur Blvd. 510-531-2073 |
Oakland | New | General: Fiction, Cookbooks, Children’s |
| Lawrence Hall of Science Discovery Corner | 1 Centennial Dr. 510-642-7771 |
Berkeley | New | Specialty: Museum Books for inquisitive minds |
| Mr. Mopps’ Children’s Bookshop | 1405 Martin Luther King Jr. Way 510-525-9633 |
Berkeley | New | Specialty: Children’s Books The stories you loved as a child and continue to love now |
| Moe’s Books | 2476 Telegraph Ave. 510-849-2087 |
Berkeley | Both | General: Art, photography, antiquarian |
| Mrs. Dalloway’s | 2904 College Ave. 510-704-8222 |
Berkeley | New | General: Gardening, Literature, Politics, Children’s Literary and garden arts |
| Nolo Press Bookstore | 950 Parker St. 510-704-2248 |
Berkeley | New | Specialty: Law Books |
| Oakland Museum of California Store | 1000 Oak St. 510-238-6306 |
Oakland | New | Specialty: Museum |
| Orinda Books | 276 Village Square 925-254-7606 |
Orinda | New | General: Fiction, Travel, Children’s, Music Your complete community bookstore—Friendly, knowledgeable staff |
| The Other Change of Hobbit | 2020 Shattuck Ave. 510-848-0143 |
Berkeley | Both | Specialty: Science Fiction and Fantasy |
| Pegasus Downtown | 2349 Shattuck Ave. 510-649-1320 |
Berkeley | Both | Specialty: Used, CDs, Magazines Excellent new and used books in all categories |
| Pegasus Fine Books & Music | 1855 Solano Ave. 510-525-6888 |
Berkeley | Both | General: Used, Literature, Arts, Children’s, Cards Excellent new and used books in all categories |
| Pendragon Books | 5560 College Ave. 510-652-6259 |
Oakland | Both | General: Used Fiction, Art Cards, Magazines Selling excellent new and used books for over 25 years |
| Rakestraw Books | 522 Hartz Ave. 925-837-7337 |
Danville | New | General: Fiction, Children’s, Cookbooks Serving the readers of the San Ramon Valley since 1973 |
| Read Booksellers | 3630 Blackhawk Plaza Circle 925-736-9090 |
Danville | New | |
| Sagrada | 4926 Telegraph Ave. 510-653-7196 |
Oakland | New | Specialty: Religion, Spirituality Serving people of all faiths since 1994 |
| Sheila Grilli, Bookseller | 610 Ferry St. 925-228-6422 |
Martinez | Both | General: Local History, Modern Fiction, Classics Unique and quaint in historic downtown Martinez |
| Spectator Books | 4163 Piedmont Ave. 510-653-7300 |
Oakland | Both | General: Art, Mystery, Metaphysics Greeting Cards, Magazines, Used Videos and DVDs |
| The Storyteller | 30 Lafayette Circle 925-284-3480 |
Lafayette | New | Specialty: Children’s Specializing in children’s books since 1985 |
| Sunrise Bookshop | 3054 Telegraph Ave. 510-841-6372 |
Berkeley | Both | Specialty: Metaphysics Quality Books, Eastern and Western Spiritual Traditions, New and Used |
| Tilden Nature Area Vistor Center | North Central Park Dr. 510-525-2233 |
Berkeley | New | Books, gifts, and gadgets inspired by nature |
| Towne Center Books | 555 Main St. 925-846-8826 |
Pleasanton | New | General: Fiction, Children’s, Personal Growth A full service bookstore located in the heart of downtown Pleasanton |
| Turtle Island | 3032 Claremont Ave. 510-655-3413 |
Berkeley | Used | |
| UC Botanical Gardens | 200 Centennial Dr., #5045 510-642-3033 |
Berkeley | New | |
| University Press Books | 2430 Bancroft Way 510-548-0585 |
Berkeley | Both | Specialty: University Presses, Scholarly Publishers Hot scholarship from over 100 university presses and other publishers—“from classical antiquity to contemporary theory” |
| Walden Pond Bookstore | 3316 Grand Ave. 510-832-4438 |
Oakland | Both | General: Fiction, Used, Remainders, Radical Lit, Labor Studies A Berkeley bookstore in Oakland |
| Waypoint | 1813 Clement Ave. #24 510-769-1547 |
Alameda | New |