Bookshop Santa Cruz

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Locally and Independently Published Works
Local Tribes By Thomas Hickenbottom
Written with fast-paced action scenes and vivid descriptions of the Santa Cruz coastal environs, Local Tribes gathers steam like a huge wave about to break on an unknown beach of intense emotions and uncertainty.
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In-Store & Community Events

Bookshop Santa Cruz, located in the heart of downtown Santa Cruz, has 20,000 square feet of sales space and boasts a highly acclaimed childrens book section, as well as extensive selections of fiction, cookbooks, politics, travel, and science books. Our loyalty program, The Readers Club, has over 14,000 members.
Bookshop holds events several times a month in our beautiful skylight room at the center of our store, which seats 125 and can accommodate crowds of 350. In addition, our fiction room is utilized for special events and workshops. We also host off-site events at venues including The Rio Theatre (seats 700) and The Civic Auditorium (seats 2,000). Bookshop Santa Cruz has welcomed numerous acclaimed authors to town including David Sedaris, Stephen King, Jane Fonda, Dr. Andrew Weil, Art Spiegelman, Isabel Allende, Armistead Maupin, and Lidia Bastianich.
We report sales from all of our events (as well as weekly sales) to BookSense and New York Times bestseller lists.
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We are delighted to welcome super crafty, super fabulous Amy Sedaris, who will share her new book, Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People on Tuesday, November 16th at 7:00. We're expecting a great crowd, so get your seating and prioritized signing voucher with the purchase of Simple Times (while supplies lst). UPDATE: We no longer have seating vouchers available,but this is a free event, open to the public, and standing room is available behind the seating area.

Jonathan Franzen's highly-acclaimed new novel, Freedom, is here! Get your copy for 30% off, then join us for a book talk and signing with the author on January 6th at 7:00. This event will be offsite and ticketed. Purchase your tickets ($8) at Bookshop or over the phone: 831-423-0900.
Bookshop Santa Cruz has signed first editions of Freedom!

During this season of gratitude, we asked the essential question, "What book are you most thankful for?" of some of our most beloved community leaders. From UCSC Chancellor George Blumenthal to dancer and choreographer Tandy Beal, they searched their bookshelves for a book that made them give thanks. Read their wonderful responses, then join the conversation on our blog and let us know what book you are most thankful for.

The San Francisco Giants won the World Series! Celebrate the Orange & Black with these terrific baseball books. Go Giants!
- Fall reading recommendations from our staff
- Trusted Source Recommendations from vintner Randall Grahm
- Bookshop's first annual Young Writers Contest is being judged by award-winning children's book author Paul Fleischman! Winners will be announced soon.
- Take the One Book Pledge!

Bumper stickerscelebrating the 50thanniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird

Holiday Gift Books & Winter Reading: Some of our staff's favorite booksof the season

Mystery & Science Fiction
New & Recommended Nonfiction

Science & Nature
Cookbooks & Food Writing: part 1
Cookbooks & Food Writing: part 2
Architecture & Gardening

Beginning Chapter Books for New Readers
Powerful Short Novels
Great New Novels for 9- to 12-year-olds

Photo Contest Winners (coming soon)
E-books and Bookshop's Future

The Book I'm Most Grateful For
Annual Short Story Contest Entry Information
Bookshop Staff Profile
Trusted Source Recomendations from Randall Grahm

Recommended Reading from Hachette Book Group

Hachette Book Group publishes books by some of the most talented and entertaining authors writing today. Here are some of Bookshop Santa Cruz's favorite books published by Hachette:

Announcing the launch of Bookshop's New Blog!

Personal book reviews & recommendations
A Day in the Life of a Bookseller features
Author Interviews and highlights from Bookshop events
Found items at Bookshop Santa Cruz
Tried & Tested: Cookbooks, gardening, craft books, and more!

Read all about it at: Bookshopsc.com

Get crafty with Amy Sedaris!(1 day)
Holiday Open House(22 days)
Jonathan Franzen's Freedom(52 days)
Local Authors Night(57 days)

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