graphic for the event with a big eye and the text: it's bookstore day come see! saturday april 25 shenanigans all day long @ booksmith
hey did you know that this Saturday is BOOKSTORE DAY?? come on out, we'll have tarot and bingo and a little raffle and alembic drinks at 4 AND a golden ticket from our pals at @libro.fm! tell your friends (and enemies). enter the raffle: booksmith.com/event/IBD2026
front of the shop
pals, we will be CLOSED today, 4/20, because the haight is, ya know. the haight. have fun at the park—regular hours resume tomorrow!
🚨 PEOPLE OF THE BAY AREA 🚨
I’ve just been informed by @booksmith.bsky.social that tickets for this event are few and precious and I WANT TO SEE YOU THERE! Yes, you. Specifically you. Please come see me and @annaleen.bsky.social talk about feelings and donuts and death! It will be so much fun. RSVP!
graphic for a reading with melissa auf der maur
hello we have added a late show to accommodate demand. tickets will go FAST—get them now: app.gopassage.com/events/39553
manga section at the shop
please get excited: we now have a MANGA section ✨
Book news for ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY 📚️ Contributor @vanessahua.bsky.social’s new book COYOTELAND will launch on Tuesday, May 12 with @booksmith.bsky.social in San Francisco. You can RSVP now ✨️ buff.ly/1QM72Qf
tonight! join us!
Book-loving people of The Bay! This is an aggressive reminder that on May 11 @annaleen.bsky.social and I will gather at @booksmith.bsky.social to talk about my new book. (We will both wear stunning outfits.) You should come and listen, ask questions, and buy lots of books. Please RSVP.
Today is (the very first) National Black Bookstore day!
Celebrate with a treat from a Black-owned indie bookstore.
Brittany Allen
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#books #literature #blacklivesmatter #NationalBlackBookstoreDay
Tonight! Excited to hear from Karen Russell (who we’re thrilled to have in our upcoming issue 132…)
7 pm, @booksmith.bsky.social, free to attend!
A collective photo taken at Firestorm Books. Our team, including five humans and two dogs, is sitting on the sidewalk in front of the building looking relaxed. The sky is bright but cloudy and flags on the building hang without any indication of wind. The building is painted forest green and various posters and signs are visible in the windows, which reflect the sky. The largest reads "Immigrants Welcome."
Like a lot of small businesses in our region, Firestorm has been in financial distress for the last year. Hurricane Helene was our tipping point, but local cost of living increases, inflation, and higher occupancy costs are huge contributors. 1/9
Welcome to ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY, fam ☀️ Contributor @vanessahua.bsky.social’s new book COYOTELAND was reviewed by Publishers Weekly! The book launch is Tuesday, May 12 at @booksmith.bsky.social in San Francisco🎊 RSVP encouraged➡️ buff.ly/BzbItG2
Phone calls to reps are still the best way for citizens to influence legislation. If you've avoided the phone thus far, use this tool from @everylibrary.bsky.social to help oppose H.R. 7661. If you do that today, you can take the rest of the weekend off! :)
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER*
*a ticketed fun times book event at The Internet Archive on 7/16 that will DEFINITELY sell out (definitely)
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if you missed our event with Rebecca Solnit and Jeff Chang discussing THE BEGINNING COMES AFTER THE END at The Internet Archive, you can now peep the recording right here. archive.org/details/book...
graphic for the event with headshots of devi s. laskar and regina marler and the cover image for MIDNIGHT, AT THE WAR
Thursday, 4/30, 7PM: Devi S. Laskar discusses MIDNIGHT, AT THE WAR, a novel about a reporter chasing the biggest story of her career amid turmoil within and without, with Regina Marler. Join us! booksmith.com/event/laskar26
graphic for the event with headshots for anna dorn and kate folk and the cover image for AMERICAN SPIRITS
Wednesday, 4/29, 7PM: Anna Dorn discusses AMERICAN SPIRITS, a love letter to pop music, American Spirits charts an icon’s fall, with Kate Folk. Please join us! booksmith.com/event/dorn26
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Friday, 4/17, 6PM: Join us at the legendary Redwood Room for an intimate chat with the amazing Rachel Khong, author of MY DEAR YOU and REAL AMERICANS! This event is part of Read A Book! with Angelina which is more than a book club, it’s a community. https://booksmith.com/event/khong26
graphic for the event with headshots of peter richardson and joel selvin and the cover image for BRAND NEW BEAT
Thursday, 4/16, 7PM: Peter Richardson discusses BRAND NEW BEAT, a history of Rolling Stone Magazine, with Joel Selvin. More info here: booksmith.com/event/richar...
graphic for the event with headshot of brontez purnell and the cover image for TEN BRIDGES I'VE BURNt
Wednesday, 4/8, 7PM: it's Animal Blood Live, with the inimitable Brontez Purnell in conversation with Animal Blood Magazine editor Tess Pollok for Purnell's newest, TEN BRIDGES I'VE BURNT. Join us! booksmith.com/event/purnel...
graphic for the event with headshots for kim samek and jonathan escoffery and the cover for I AM THE GHOST HERE
Tuesday, 4/7, 7PM: Kim Samek discusses I AM THE GHOST HERE, the absurdist story collection of our dreams, with Jonathan Escoffery. Please join us! booksmith.com/event/samek26
graphic for the event with headshot of karen russell and cover for THE ANTIDOTE
Monday, 4/6 at 7PM: Karen Russell joins us for the paperback release of THE ANTIDOTE, a dust bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraskan town. Join us! booksmith.com/event/antidote
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april april april events events events ✨👇
graphic for tue 3/31 silent reading party with little watercolor doodles from around the shop
NEXT WEEK: it's SILENT READING PARTY. Get ready to shhhhhhhhhhhhut up. Bring or buy a book, beer and wine for sale. $5, all ticket sales benefit @authorsabb.bsky.social. Join us! booksmith.com/event/SRP326
To apply, send a resume and note to us at jobs [at] booksmith [dot] com, along with a list of the last three books you fell in love with. ✨✨✨
The job includes:
- hosting & supporting world-class literary events at least twice a month
- working closely with other booksellers & the public
- sometimes working weekends & evenings
- recommending, selling, shelving & receiving books
- moving furniture / lifting boxes that weight about 35 pounds
Booksmith is a fast paced shop: we're looking for someone who works well on a team but is also self-motivated, good at managing a crowd and able to solve problems on the fly. Prior experience in retail or the service industry is preferred. This is an hourly position.
photo of the interior of the bookshop with the big eye above the door to the back
Guess what: we are HIRING. We have a rare opening for a part-time / on-call event host and bookseller to join our small, diverse crew of talented and curious people. 👇
graphic for tue 3/31 silent reading party with little watercolor doodles from around the shop
NEXT WEEK: it's SILENT READING PARTY. Get ready to shhhhhhhhhhhhut up. Bring or buy a book, beer and wine for sale. $5, all ticket sales benefit @authorsabb.bsky.social. Join us! booksmith.com/event/SRP326
Over-the-moon for this starred Publishers Weekly review of COYOTELAND! And flashback to @booksmith.bsky.social book launch in 2022 with the amazing Oscar Villalon. Join us on Tuesday, May 12 to welcome #COYOTELAND in the world.
Reserve a seat and pre-order here: : app.gopassage.com/events/coyot...
