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Wander through them and you'll find a hundred reasons why the internet can't replace the experience of meandering through shelves and thumbing through pages and walking away with small printed treasures you never knew you needed until you found them. At the edge of the Castro lies this beloved longtime new and used bookstore that's been in business on Church Street since 1978. The smart and (obviously) bookish staff, most of whom have been there forever, keep the shelves stocked with a terrific selection of contemporary and classic literature, cookbooks, poetry, gardening guides, and non-fiction, and for a store this small you'll be pleasantly surprised at how deep the selection gets. Also, as is necessary for any great bookstore, there is a shop cat — an orange tabby named Owen, pictured above. 227 Church Street between Market and 15th Ann S. via Yelp Shooed out of its original 16th Street home by rising rents, Adobe Books found new life on 24th Street . There, the shop — whose full hippie name is "Adobe Books & Arts Cooperative," has taken root, thanks in no small part to the hard work of .

Now, in 2016, wall-to-wall books are as much about good reading as warm atmosphere, and Adobe is perfect for its spirited comedy nights, poetry readings, and even live music shindigs. Do you enjoy objectively strange art? Then check out the , "an alternative space where artists can make momentous decisions in their practice and experiment freely in the company of their peers." — Caleb Pershan 3130 24th Street betwixt Folsom and Shotwell Streets Andrew D. via YelpThe "Beckett" is Samuel and the "Bird" is Charlie "The Bird" Parker, and that should tip you off that, in addition to being a classy bookseller, this Glen Park gem is also a jazz haunt. You can check out their , but locals have come to expect sweet sweet music any given Friday or Sunday. 653 Chenery Street between Carrie and Diamond Streets Inside the San Francisco Book Passage. Started in Marin County in 1976, Book Passage opened its Ferry Building location in 2003. While of course they're known for their wide selection of books, , with stops from niche-y, cult writers and mass-market stars alike.

They also boast a salon intended to nurture budding writers, multiple book discussion clubs, and a "Signed First Editions Club," members of which "receive a signed first edition each month of a new work of fiction by an emerging author who shows exceptional talent and promise." What a monthly treat! 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco and 51 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera Harry Potter fans celebrate a book release at the Opera Plaza Books, Inc. Photo: Jess R/Yelp Books Inc describes itself as "the world's oldest independent bookstore," with an origin story that begins during the Gold Rush era. It's , and now (including the Compass Books stores you'll see at SFO). In San Francisco proper, you can find them , , and (their Castro location ). Each store has their own sets of book clubs and events, . 601 Van Ness Avenue, 3515 California Street, and 2251 Chestnut Street in San Francisco The Booksmith via Facebook The Booksmith turned 40 years old last weekend, but with an up-to-date catalogue and some of the most accomplished and exciting writers and poets swinging by on the regular for readings and events, you'd be forgiven for underestimating its age.

A helpful, friendly staff will help you find the latest twee periodical or the hottest beach read, and don't miss bizarre literary happenings like Shipwreck, a fan-fiction take down that bills itself as San Francisco's "premier literary erotic fanfiction event." —Caleb Pershan 1644 Haight Street between Belvedere and Clayton Streets Ian Irving via Flickr Borderlands hit a bumpy patch last year, when owner Alan Beatts announced that San Francisco's efforts to ensure workers would be paid a living wage — not, as some might have expected, the ubiquity of Amazon — . (Of course, this isn't the first time Borderlands' management has expressed dismay at SFs laws and regulations, as you can see from.) But the store found a way out of the mess, with a $100/annual sponsorship program . While anyone can shop there or , Borderlands sponsors , including free movie passes, table reservations at their neighboring cafe, and even package acceptance. As a young student of literature and lover of the Beats, I made a pilgrimage to City Lights on my first trip to San Francisco, as many Ferlinghetti and Kerouac and Ginsberg fans have over the decades.

It is both a landmark of the Beat era in North Beach and a fantastic bookstore, sitting across Jack Kerouac alley from Vesuvio, where Lawrence and Jack and Allen and Neal all used to get drunk together. At age 97, Ferlinghetti is the last one alive and he's still writing, painting, and running the publishing arm of City Lights, and on how he sees contemporary San Francisco, compared to the city he arrived in in 1951. Photo courtesy of Dog-Eared Books on Valencia Street. Dog-Eared Books is an oddity: It's a bookstore... that's growing. In addition to its Valencia Street shop for new, used, and discount books (plus odds and ends like maps), the 1992-founded store opened an offshoot on 24th Street, , and a brand new . Personally, I find it hard to walk by their sales bin out front without taking a gander, and then, almost inevitably, I'm lured inside. 900 Valencia Street between 20th and Liberty Streets and 489 Castro Street between 17th and 18th Streets Founded in 1967, Green Apple Books has thrived over the decades and grown to ten times its original size, making it the biggest single-location independent bookseller in these parts, with both new and used books for sale.

(They also ship books for a flat 99 cents, and , if you want to support a local business instead of Amazon.) And it's kind of appropriate that a book business should survive in one of the colder, foggier, and more contemplative parts of town. The staff picks, hand-written on cards beside most contemporary titles, are always insightful. And if you're wondering about the funny looking mascot out front, he's named Mergatroid, he dates to the ‘70s, and passersby like to put hats on him. You won't find kids books here at Kayo Books, where most titles are "adult." These purveyors of smutty, sleazy, and scintillating paperbacks are John Waters' favorite bookstore, as he once . "It's the most amazing bookshop," he said. "They have a whole series about abortion, juvenile delinquency... you can find the best gifts there." —Caleb Pershan In the culinary capital of the US, we of course have to have a bookstore dedicated completely to food, and this Noe Valley shop does us proud. With a huge selection of new and used cookbooks — including a fantastic priced according to their rarity — Omnivore is a home cook's dream.