The Booksmith
@booksmith.bsky.social
Your friendly neighborhood independent booksellers. Haight Street, San Francisco. Est. 1976.
11AM - 7PM daily. Find the good stuff at booksmith.com
11AM - 7PM daily. Find the good stuff at booksmith.com
Just announced and going fast: @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social discusses THE BEGINNING COMES AFTER THE END, Monday, March 2, 7PM, at The Internet Archive. Get tickets before they're gone: booksmith.com/event/solnit26
January 26, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Just announced and going fast: @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social discusses THE BEGINNING COMES AFTER THE END, Monday, March 2, 7PM, at The Internet Archive. Get tickets before they're gone: booksmith.com/event/solnit26
Another way to contribute: proceeds from our February 17th Silent Reading Party will benefit CANMN as well! booksmith.com/event/SRP226
January 26, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Another way to contribute: proceeds from our February 17th Silent Reading Party will benefit CANMN as well! booksmith.com/event/SRP226
Through Feb 1, we're collecting donations for Community Aid Network MN! Donations get you entered into a raffle for a $50 Booksmith gift card. booksmith.com/donateMN
January 26, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Through Feb 1, we're collecting donations for Community Aid Network MN! Donations get you entered into a raffle for a $50 Booksmith gift card. booksmith.com/donateMN
Tuesday, 2/17, 7PM: it's SILENT READING PARTY. a chance to hang and read at the shop with no awkward smalltalk. Tickets: booksmith.com/event/SRP226
January 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Tuesday, 2/17, 7PM: it's SILENT READING PARTY. a chance to hang and read at the shop with no awkward smalltalk. Tickets: booksmith.com/event/SRP226
Tuesday, 2/10, 7PM: Join us for an evening of queer love readings—expect the gushy and the shattered and the poetic and the messy and everything in between. RSVP: booksmith.com/event/queerl...
January 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Tuesday, 2/10, 7PM: Join us for an evening of queer love readings—expect the gushy and the shattered and the poetic and the messy and everything in between. RSVP: booksmith.com/event/queerl...
Monday, 1/26, 7PM: the phenomenal Gabriel Tallent (My Absolute Darling) drops by the shop to discuss his new novel CRUX, with R.O. Kwon. Please join us! booksmith.com/event/crux
January 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Monday, 1/26, 7PM: the phenomenal Gabriel Tallent (My Absolute Darling) drops by the shop to discuss his new novel CRUX, with R.O. Kwon. Please join us! booksmith.com/event/crux
Next week, on Thursday the 22nd, the return of READ MY LIPS, our monthly bookish drag show! Get tickets before they're gone: booksmith.com/event/RML126
January 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Next week, on Thursday the 22nd, the return of READ MY LIPS, our monthly bookish drag show! Get tickets before they're gone: booksmith.com/event/RML126
some upcoming events! ✨
January 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
some upcoming events! ✨
to answer your question: yes
January 13, 2026 at 8:20 PM
to answer your question: yes
for the curious: in no particular order, our top 25 bestselling books of the 2025 ✨
January 3, 2026 at 7:11 PM
for the curious: in no particular order, our top 25 bestselling books of the 2025 ✨
✨ HOLIDAY HOURS ✨
We are here 11AM - 7PM every day, except:
Christmas Eve: 11AM - 4PM
Christmas Day: CLOSED
Boxing Day: Normal Hours
New Year's Eve: 11AM - 4PM
New Year's Day: Normal Hours
We have some books left! And give great recommendations! And do free gift wrapping! Come on down!
We are here 11AM - 7PM every day, except:
Christmas Eve: 11AM - 4PM
Christmas Day: CLOSED
Boxing Day: Normal Hours
New Year's Eve: 11AM - 4PM
New Year's Day: Normal Hours
We have some books left! And give great recommendations! And do free gift wrapping! Come on down!
December 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
✨ HOLIDAY HOURS ✨
We are here 11AM - 7PM every day, except:
Christmas Eve: 11AM - 4PM
Christmas Day: CLOSED
Boxing Day: Normal Hours
New Year's Eve: 11AM - 4PM
New Year's Day: Normal Hours
We have some books left! And give great recommendations! And do free gift wrapping! Come on down!
We are here 11AM - 7PM every day, except:
Christmas Eve: 11AM - 4PM
Christmas Day: CLOSED
Boxing Day: Normal Hours
New Year's Eve: 11AM - 4PM
New Year's Day: Normal Hours
We have some books left! And give great recommendations! And do free gift wrapping! Come on down!
Big big thanks to @themountaingoats.bsky.social for popping by to sign copies of THIS YEAR! Get them before they're gone, folks—at the shop, or online here: booksmith.com/book/9780374...
December 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Big big thanks to @themountaingoats.bsky.social for popping by to sign copies of THIS YEAR! Get them before they're gone, folks—at the shop, or online here: booksmith.com/book/9780374...
Next Friday, we're staying open late for a Holiday Shopping Night! We'll have live music, community donation stations, postcard writing, winter warmer cocktails from The Alembic, and, of course, real live booksellers recommending and giftwrapping your books for free! booksmith.com/event/holida...
December 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Next Friday, we're staying open late for a Holiday Shopping Night! We'll have live music, community donation stations, postcard writing, winter warmer cocktails from The Alembic, and, of course, real live booksellers recommending and giftwrapping your books for free! booksmith.com/event/holida...
Gentle reminder from us/the USPS/Santa: for standard delivery by Christmas, make sure those orders are in by December 12! Deadline for priority shipping is 12/16. And we don't want to alarm anyone, but the 12th is uhhhhhhhhhhhh next week.
December 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Gentle reminder from us/the USPS/Santa: for standard delivery by Christmas, make sure those orders are in by December 12! Deadline for priority shipping is 12/16. And we don't want to alarm anyone, but the 12th is uhhhhhhhhhhhh next week.
hey did you know we do bookseller curated book bundles? pick a price, pick a vibe, we'll do the rest! booksmith.com/Wildcard
December 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
hey did you know we do bookseller curated book bundles? pick a price, pick a vibe, we'll do the rest! booksmith.com/Wildcard
come see us on the Hamnet book crawl tomorrow! in addition to passes, we’ve got some totes and fun things to give out!
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
come see us on the Hamnet book crawl tomorrow! in addition to passes, we’ve got some totes and fun things to give out!
we are VERY excited to tell you about these ✨NEW SHIRTS✨featuring Iggy, our old pal from the 1644 days. Get 'em, gift 'em: www.bonfire.com/iggy-does-bo...
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
we are VERY excited to tell you about these ✨NEW SHIRTS✨featuring Iggy, our old pal from the 1644 days. Get 'em, gift 'em: www.bonfire.com/iggy-does-bo...
our booksellers curate and blurb all the books! 16 pages, full color, art done in house (cute little pirate theme this year). free physical copies only in store, but we post the list to our website ✨ booksmith.com/HolCat25
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
our booksellers curate and blurb all the books! 16 pages, full color, art done in house (cute little pirate theme this year). free physical copies only in store, but we post the list to our website ✨ booksmith.com/HolCat25
On Tuesday, 11/18, at 7PM, it's SILENT READING PARTY. Come decompress with us. All ticket proceeds will benefit SF Marin Food Bank because food is a human right. Tickets/info: booksmith.com/event/SRP1125
November 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
On Tuesday, 11/18, at 7PM, it's SILENT READING PARTY. Come decompress with us. All ticket proceeds will benefit SF Marin Food Bank because food is a human right. Tickets/info: booksmith.com/event/SRP1125
Next week, on Thursday, 11/13, at 7:00PM, Jinwoo Park discusses OXFORD SOJU CLUB with Meng Jin. Details: booksmith.com/event/OSC25
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Next week, on Thursday, 11/13, at 7:00PM, Jinwoo Park discusses OXFORD SOJU CLUB with Meng Jin. Details: booksmith.com/event/OSC25
Tonight! Anna North discusses her new novel BOG QUEEN, with Esmé Wang. Please join us! booksmith.com/event/bogqueen
November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Tonight! Anna North discusses her new novel BOG QUEEN, with Esmé Wang. Please join us! booksmith.com/event/bogqueen
FOLKS, we've got the limited edition ten(!) year anniversary edition of A LITTLE LIFE on the shelves! Deisgned by the author and broken into four slim, sexy volumes for added convenience when crying on public transit. ✨ here, and in the shop, while they last: booksmith.com/book/9798217...
November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
FOLKS, we've got the limited edition ten(!) year anniversary edition of A LITTLE LIFE on the shelves! Deisgned by the author and broken into four slim, sexy volumes for added convenience when crying on public transit. ✨ here, and in the shop, while they last: booksmith.com/book/9798217...
Join us this Friday at 7 as Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winner Adam Johnson discusees his new, magisterial novel THE WAYFINDER. RSVP before seats disappear: booksmith.com/event/2025-1...
October 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Join us this Friday at 7 as Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winner Adam Johnson discusees his new, magisterial novel THE WAYFINDER. RSVP before seats disappear: booksmith.com/event/2025-1...
On Wednesday, 10/29 at the shop: a panel discussion for the paperback release of ADOPTION UNFILTERED: Revelations from Adoptees, Birth Parents, Adoptive Parents, and Allies. Featuring all three co-authors and select panelists. Join us: booksmith.com/event/2025-1...
October 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
On Wednesday, 10/29 at the shop: a panel discussion for the paperback release of ADOPTION UNFILTERED: Revelations from Adoptees, Birth Parents, Adoptive Parents, and Allies. Featuring all three co-authors and select panelists. Join us: booksmith.com/event/2025-1...
Friday, 10/24, at 8:15, we're selling books for Litquake's GRATEFUL DEAD: KEEP ON TRUCKIN' event at The Lost Church, where a panel of experts will celebrate the Dead's 60-year legacy. Info/tickets: booksmith.com/event/2025-1...
October 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Friday, 10/24, at 8:15, we're selling books for Litquake's GRATEFUL DEAD: KEEP ON TRUCKIN' event at The Lost Church, where a panel of experts will celebrate the Dead's 60-year legacy. Info/tickets: booksmith.com/event/2025-1...