Bookshop Santa Cruz

Bookshop Santa Cruz Your Independent Bookseller Since 1966! Bookshop Santa Cruz is located only 90 minutes from San Francisco, and 30 minutes from both San Jose and Monterey.
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To be the first to know about sales, programs, and events, sign up for Bookshop Santa Cruz's e-mail lists: http://www.bookshopsantacruz.com/email Bookshop Santa Cruz is a large, general independent bookstore located in the heart of downtown Santa Cruz, California since 1966. Owned by the Coonerty family since 1973, Bookshop Santa Cruz is a multi-generational family business currently under the car

e of Casey Coonerty Protti who grew up in her parent’s business. We take immense pride in being an independent bookstore, with the ability and desire to reflect the interests of local readers. Bookshop Santa Cruz fills over 20,000 square feet with a wide selection of new, used and sale books along with extensive magazine, card and gift sections. Bookshop is known for its comprehensive children’s and new release sections as well as strong sections in travel, politics, cooking, science, science fiction and fantasy, and fiction. Home to the University of California, Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz boasts a strong intellectual community dedicated to the written word. Bookshop Santa Cruz nurtures this environment with a comprehensive author event series featuring appearances by both national and local authors in our beautiful event space, the skylight room, or at partnered off-site locations for larger, ticketed events. We hope you have a chance to share our love of reading by visiting us soon!

UCSC graduation is this weekend and we couldn't be prouder of our community of Slugs and their many accomplishments  πŸŒπŸŒπŸ’›...
06/08/2026

UCSC graduation is this weekend and we couldn't be prouder of our community of Slugs and their many accomplishments πŸŒπŸŒπŸ’›πŸ’™

Now is the perfect time to stock up on UCSC swag and memorabilia for yourself or any graduating Slugs in your life. Shop our Slug Shop in-store or online at bookshopsantacruz.com/catalog/ucsc-slug-shop

There are so many exciting books coming out this month  that we can't wait to dive into 😍Which upcoming June releases ar...
06/06/2026

There are so many exciting books coming out this month that we can't wait to dive into 😍

Which upcoming June releases are you looking forward to most this month?

πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ FRIDAY READS (pride-ay reads?) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆWe're celebrating Pride Month by showing off some of our favorite q***r authors ...
06/05/2026

πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ FRIDAY READS (pride-ay reads?) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

We're celebrating Pride Month by showing off some of our favorite q***r authors and stories:

❀️ MAGNOLIA: The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley and The Dry Season by Melissa Febos

🧑 JOSEPH: The Deep by Rivers Solomon; This Is How You Lose the Time war by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone; The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenz;

πŸ’› MELINDA: Gordo by Jaime Cortez; How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee; In Trees by Robert Moor; Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong; John of John by Douglas Stewart

πŸ’š SAYA: Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth and Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

πŸ’™ ADRIAN: A Family Matter by Claire Lynch; How Far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler; Carmilla; Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo; The Dry Season by Melissa Febos; Runewave by Joseph Langley

🩡 NIKOLE: Crush by Richard Siken and Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

πŸ’œ YVES: Females by Andrea Long Chu; Miss Major Speaks by Toshio Meronek & Miss Major; Chouette by Claire Oshetsky; Stag Dance by Torrey Peters; The Coldest Girls in Cold Town by Holly Black; In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado; The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin; Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir; The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez; The Third Person by Emma Grove; Wicked by Gregory Maguire

🩷 TALYA: Star Shipped by Cat Sebastian; The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez; Metal From Heaven by August Clarke

❀️ ALANA: Evocation by S.T. Gibson; Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SÑenz; We Are Okay by Nina LaCour; Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo; Crush by Richard Siken; Less by Andrew Sean Greer; Nimona by ND Stevenson; The Deep Dark by Lee Knox Ostertag

🧑JAX: Jax recommends everything on the Take Pride in SFF display over by our Sci-Fi & Fantasy section!

Summer is heating up and so is our season of events!Check out our amazing lineup of literary events in June & July. For ...
06/04/2026

Summer is heating up and so is our season of events!

Check out our amazing lineup of literary events in June & July. For more details visit bookshopsantacruz.com/events

πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Pride weekend is THIS weekend! πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆDon’t miss these amazing events happening in Santa Cruz all week long including ...
06/03/2026

πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Pride weekend is THIS weekend! πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Don’t miss these amazing events happening in Santa Cruz all week long including the 51st Annual Pride Parade and Festival on Sunday, June 7th starting at 11am β€οΈπŸ’™πŸ’œπŸ’›πŸ’š

πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ Happy Pride Month! πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸŒˆβœ¨This June Bookshop will Celebrate with Pride all month long as we honor and appl...
06/01/2026

πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ Happy Pride Month! πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ

🌈✨This June Bookshop will Celebrate with Pride all month long as we honor and applaud the LGBTQIA+ community and the freedom to be themselves.

There are so many wonderful stories to be shared, so we have curated lists that cover all genres of staff-loved and recommended titles! πŸ“š Check them out here: https://www.bookshopsantacruz.com/pride

A beautiful top ten list curated by YOU 😍These are our top ten bestsellers from the month of Mayβ€”shop with us in-store o...
05/31/2026

A beautiful top ten list curated by YOU 😍

These are our top ten bestsellers from the month of Mayβ€”shop with us in-store or online and help us build our next months list πŸ“š

It's officially summer break for Santa Cruz city schools, so don't delay on getting your  summer reading started! πŸ–β˜€οΈWe ...
05/30/2026

It's officially summer break for Santa Cruz city schools, so don't delay on getting your summer reading started! πŸ–β˜€οΈ

We are challenging kids to read 6 booksβ€”at least 3 from our recommended reading list and up to 3 of your choiceβ€”by September 7th. Stop by our in-store displays to pick up your books or shop online at bookshopsantacruz.com/summer-reading-program

It's the BEST way to spend the summer break, plus kiddos earn amazing rewards from out local partners 😍

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1520 Pacific Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA
95060

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 9pm
Sunday 9am - 8pm

Telephone

+18314230900

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