Our latest featured indie is Orinda Books in Orinda, California.
Nestled into the rolling hills of the east San
Francisco Bay about
fifteen minutes by car from Berkeley, Orinda is a flourishing upscale community with a treasure
of an indie at its heart. Orinda Books, now in its 36th year, is the largest
indie bookstore in Contra Costa County
(which is itself the ninth largest county in the Golden State).
Hosting an average of 30 author events each year, it’s also one of California’s most
quietly dynamic bastions of literary culture.
This capacious 4,500 square-foot store offers more than 14,000
titles on its beautifully arranged shelves and tables. Much of the inventory is
handpicked in the best curatorial style by a staff of passionate, knowledgeable
readers who love to discover, talk about, and sell books. Founding owner Janet
Boreta is clear-sighted about the virtues essential to a thriving local
bookstore. A good bookseller, she has said, should "be really well read, talk
about books all the time, give great advice about books, and serve as a
community gathering place."* Her store offers this all on a daily basis,
and the East Bay is luckier for it.
Atelier26 is proud to report that Date of Disappearance is now in stock at Orinda Books.
(Read more about the special place of Orinda Books in its community in this moving Publisher's Weekly feature.)
*source:
http://news.bookweb.org/news/orinda-books-celebrates-30-years
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