Your guide to Independent Bookstore Day 2018!

Independent booksellers are some of our most important partners–they buy and promote Two Lines Press books and offer their space for our events with international author and translators. So we’re delighted to spread the word.

Bestselling author Celeste Ng (Little Fires Everywhere, Everything I Never Told You) is this year’s Author Ambassador(opens in a new tab): “I hope Independent Bookstore Day will help more people see that bookstores aren’t just places to buy books; they’re the center of a whole ecosystem of readers, writers, and booksellers, as well as important centers for conversation and community.”

Limited edition swag includes a “Fight the Power” utility pouch inspired by The Underground Railroad author Colson Whitehead, a “Bad Citizen” graffiti stencil featuring Margaret Atwood’s timely The Handmaid’s Tale quote, “Don’t let the bastards grind you down,” and official Independent Bookstore Day totes and t-shirts — only available for purchase on April 28.

Here are highlights of Bay Area events—find an indie bookstore(opens in a new tab) near you on the official IBD website!

 

Green Apple Books on the Park
(opens in a new tab)Books from the future See a selection of advance reader’s copies of books that have not yet been published and read them before anyone else can.
Blind date with a book A selection of our favorite books for you to buy blindly, so take a chance for a mere $7.
Endless typewriter scroll Help collaborate on a story tapped out on an old dusty typewriter.
3:00 pm: Bad book trivia

Green Apple Books(opens in a new tab)
10:00 am: free mimosas from our friends at the Silent Book Club
11:00 am: free custom poems from The Poetry Store
3:00 pm: make your own bookmarks in a literary photobooth
5:30 pm: happy hour with free cocktails hosted by SF Chronicle journalist/author J.K. Dineen

East Bay Booksellers (opens in a new tab)
10am-noon: Big Kids / Little Kids Juice Stand (mimosas & juice)!
11am-1pm: Illustoria will be here with a special craft bookmaking time for kids of all ages.
2pm-3pm: Music & spoken word from The Book of Jones

Pegasus Books
(opens in a new tab)5:30pm: Author and activist Betty Reid Soskin shares insights about her memoir, Sign My Name To Freedom, as part of Independent Bookstore Day and the Bay Area Book Festival.

Books Inc.(opens in a new tab) (multiple locations)
Highlights include bilingual storytime readings, team scavenger hunt, and local children’s book authors Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Tim McCanna.

The Booksmith
(opens in a new tab)The Booksmith & The Bindery are excited to celebrate the fifth annual Independent Bookstore Day together!
Featuring custom swag and sign-ups for our Book Club Rewards program for discounts on the day of and for the rest of the year.
The Bindery bar will be open from 12-7 PM serving beer, wine, and craft cocktails. Spend $30 at either store and get a free drink!

Mrs Dalloway’s
(opens in a new tab)3:00 pm: Georgeanne Brennan presents Windows on Provence: Musings on the Food, Wine, and Culture of the South of France.

Book Passage(opens in a new tab) (3 locations)
11:00 am: Alexandra Boiger, author of the picture books Max and Marla(opens in a new tab), Max and Marla are Having a Picnic(opens in a new tab), She Persisted(opens in a new tab) (illustrator), and She Persisted Around the World(opens in a new tab) (illustrator)
1:00 pm: Nate Pollak & Heidi Gibson, founders and chefs at American Grilled Cheese Kitchen. They’ll bring small tastes from their cookbooks.
3:00 – 5:00 pm: Sausalito waterfront festivities with local authors
7:00 pm: Liza Gershman(opens in a new tab), author of Cuban Flavor cookbook
7:00 pm: Elizabeth Partridge(opens in a new tab), National Book Award finalist and author of Boots on the Ground: America’s War in Vietnam
8:00 pm: – Secretary Madeleine Albright(opens in a new tab) discusses her new book Fascism: A Warning (at Dominican University of California)