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Books of the Month

A young Palestinain-American girl embraces Islam to find herself amongst family turmoil and tragedy. I loved this book!
The Beauty of Your Face
A candid account of the fancy and frenzy of Guerneville in the 70's and 80's.
River Days, River Nights
A swirling portrait of a damned Mexican Village. A witch is dead and all of the villagers are investigating the murder.
Hurricane Season
Absolutely brilliant. Fizzes with energy-and with raunchiness, color , beauty and insight.
Irish Examiner
Iron Annie
An utterly absorbing piece of noir fiction.
Secret Identity
Deftly mix[es] research and reimagining.
The New York Times Book Review
The Art of Losing
I couldn’t put this book down. A masterfully written tale of an interpreter at The Hague who is interpreting the case of an African head of state accused of heinous crimes against his people.
Michael (proprietor)
Intimacies
Toni Morrison called novelist and poet Henry Dumas an “absolute genius.” An important collection of the black experience in the United States.
Echo Tree: The Collected Short Fiction
A slow burning mystery with murder, romance, and family dysfunction. What more can you want?
The Kingdom

Happy 1st Birthday

Join us Saturday and Sunday from 2-5pm.
Raffles, Readings, and Live Music.

Coffee Bazaar next door will be playing live jazz fusion guitarist Bobby Martin.

What's New On Our Shelves

Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age

Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age

Eleanor Barraclough
Trans & Disabled

Trans & Disabled

Edited by Alex Iantaffi
We Do Not Part

We Do Not Part

Han Kang
E. Yaewon & Paige Aniyah Morris
Jellyfish Have No Ears

Jellyfish Have No Ears

Adéle Rosenfeld
Jefferey Zuckerman
The Unbecoming of Margaret Wolf

The Unbecoming of Margaret Wolf

Isa Arsén
Sand-Catcher

Sand-Catcher

Omar Khalifah
Barbara Romaine
Witchcraft For Wayward Girls

Witchcraft For Wayward Girls

Grady Hendrix
The Hypocrite

The Hypocrite

Jo Hamya
Antiquity

Antiquity

Hanna Johansson
Kira Joseísson
Playworld

Playworld

Adam Ross
Our Evenings

Our Evenings

Alan Hollinghurst
The Life Impossible

The Life Impossible

Matt Haig
Herbal Intelligence

Herbal Intelligence

David Hoffman
The Mighty Red

The Mighty Red

Louise Erdrich
Intermezzo

Intermezzo

Sally Rooney
All Fours

All Fours

Miranda July
Frighten The Horses

Frighten The Horses

Oliver Radclyffe
You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World

You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World

Edited by Ada Limón
James

James

Percival Everett

New Essays, Poetry, and Short Fiction

Want

Want

Gillian Anderson
Scattered Snows, To The North

Scattered Snows, To The North

Carl Phillips
signs, music: poems

signs, music: poems

Bluff:Poems

Bluff:Poems

Danez Smith
The Serviceberry

The Serviceberry

Robin Wall Kimmerer
Living on Earth

Living on Earth

Peter Godfrey Smith
Letters

Letters

Oliver Sacks
The Message

The Message

Ta-Nehisi Coates
Shechinah at the Art Institute

Shechinah at the Art Institute

Irwin Keller
The Ultimate Truth of the World

The Ultimate Truth of the World

David Graeber
The Backyard Bird Chronicles

The Backyard Bird Chronicles

Amy Tan

Young Adult and Chapter Books

Snow Globe

Snow Globe

Soyoung Park
The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle

The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle

Dan Gutman
Keeper Lost Cities Unraveled

Keeper Lost Cities Unraveled

Black Star

Black Star

Kwame Alexander
The Mythmakers

The Mythmakers

John Hendrix
The Reappearance of Rachel Price

The Reappearance of Rachel Price

Holly Jackson
Be That Way

Be That Way

Hope Larson
The Wild Robot Protects

The Wild Robot Protects

Peter Brown
Click

Click

Kayla Miller
Melissa

Melissa

Alex Gino
Starfish

Starfish

Lisa Fipps
Violet Made Of Thorns

Violet Made Of Thorns

Gina Chen
Fire Keeper’s Daughter

Fire Keeper’s Daughter

Angeline Boulley

Coffee Table Books

Patti Smith: Before Easter After

Patti Smith: Before Easter After

Lynn Goldsmith
André Butzer

André Butzer

Brick by Brick

Brick by Brick

Sublime Hideaways

Sublime Hideaways

The House of Green

The House of Green

Prefab and Modular

Prefab and Modular

The Art of Kinfolk

The Art of Kinfolk

Kinfolk
Library of Esoterica Plant Magick

Library of Esoterica Plant Magick

Library of Esoterica Astrology

Library of Esoterica Astrology

Library of Esoterica Witchcraft

Library of Esoterica Witchcraft

God Made My Face

God Made My Face

Art in Flower

Art in Flower

Tom of Finland XXL

Tom of Finland XXL

Future Liberty: Liberty Fabrics and the Avant-Garde

Future Liberty: Liberty Fabrics and the Avant-Garde

Vegan at Home

Vegan at Home

Wild Life: The Life and Work of Charley Harper

Wild Life: The Life and Work of Charley Harper

Madrid: Portrait of a City

Madrid: Portrait of a City

Cabinet of Natural Curiosities: The Complete Plates in Colour 1734-1765

Cabinet of Natural Curiosities: The Complete Plates in Colour 1734-1765

Modern Architecture A-Z

Modern Architecture A-Z

San Francisco: Portrait of a City

San Francisco: Portrait of a City

Dragon Rock At Manitoga

Dragon Rock At Manitoga

Amazônia

Amazônia

The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

Secrets of the Whales

Secrets of the Whales

Into the Forest: The Secret Language of Trees

Into the Forest: The Secret Language of Trees

What's Cooking?

Breaking Bao

Breaking Bao

Clarice Lam
Recipes for a Good Life

Recipes for a Good Life

Joaninah
Chímí Nu'am

Chímí Nu'am

Sara Calvosa Olson
In Pursuit of Flavor

In Pursuit of Flavor

Edna Lewis
Romy Gill's India

Romy Gill's India

Modern Cuban

Modern Cuban

Ana Quincoces
Justine Cooks

Justine Cooks

Justine Doiron
Taste In Music

Taste In Music

Alex Bleeker/Luke Pyenson
Tartine Bread

Tartine Bread

Chad Rober
The MeatEater Outdoor Cookbook

The MeatEater Outdoor Cookbook

Krysta Ruane
The Sea Lover's Cookbook

The Sea Lover's Cookbook

Newt: A Cookbook For All

Newt: A Cookbook For All

Newt Nguyen
Black Sea: Dispatches & Recipes

Black Sea: Dispatches & Recipes

Caroline Eden
Islas: A Celebration of Tropical Cooking

Islas: A Celebration of Tropical Cooking

Von Diaz
Koreaworld: A Cookbook

Koreaworld: A Cookbook

Deuki Hong & Matt Rodbard
Zaytinya

Zaytinya

José Andrés
The Silver Spoon Pasta

The Silver Spoon Pasta

The Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook

The Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook

A Year At Catbird Cottage: Recipes For A Nourished Life

A Year At Catbird Cottage: Recipes For A Nourished Life

The Kitchen Studio: Culinary Creations By Artists

The Kitchen Studio: Culinary Creations By Artists

My Mexico City Kitchen: Recipes And Convictions

My Mexico City Kitchen: Recipes And Convictions

Pig Beach: BBQ Cookbook

Pig Beach: BBQ Cookbook

Portugal: The Cookbook

Portugal: The Cookbook

Peru: The Cookbook

Peru: The Cookbook

Sephardi: Cooking the History

Sephardi: Cooking the History

Japan: The Cookbook

Japan: The Cookbook

Take a look at our used books

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Books for Children

Meet The Greens!

Meet The Greens!

Nöel Yates
Book Of Dinosaurs: 10 Record Breaking Prehistoric Animals

Book Of Dinosaurs: 10 Record Breaking Prehistoric Animals

Where The Wild Things Are

Where The Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak
One boy watching

One boy watching

We Are Still Here: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know

We Are Still Here: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know

Traci Sorell
Frané Lessac
Fox Tells a Lie

Fox Tells a Lie

Susanna Isern and Leire Salaberria
The Book That Kino Wrote

The Book That Kino Wrote

Mariana Ruiz Johnson
If You’re a Drag Queen and You Know It

If You’re a Drag Queen and You Know It

Lil Miss Hot Mess
Olga de Dios
Armadillo Antics

Armadillo Antics

Bill Martin Jr. & Michael Sampson
Gibberish

Gibberish

Young Vo
My Perfect Cabin

My Perfect Cabin

Emmanuelle Mardesson & Sarah Loulendo
The Wisdom of Trees

The Wisdom of Trees

Lita Judge
Lita Judge
Luli and the Language of Tea

Luli and the Language of Tea

Andrea Wang
Hyewon Yum
My First Book of Beards

My First Book of Beards

Robyn Wall
Lydia Nichols
My First Book of Tattoos

My First Book of Tattoos

Robyn Wall
Lydia Nichols

Upcoming Events & Readings

Books & Letters Events

Saturday
Mar
8
7:00 pm
Haiku-Handoff

Haiku-Handoff

The typewriters will be out and the Haikuists will be guiding us through this ancient poetry form. It's going to be fun!

Join us for a night of collaborative haiku poetry writing. Supplies included & all experience levels welcome.

Saturday
Feb
15
12:00 pm
Valentine's Weekend Market in Guerneville Plaza

Valentine's Weekend Market in Guerneville Plaza

Join Books & Letters and many other vendors for our market in the Guerneville Plaza Saturday, February 15th 12-4pm!

We Will Be There!

Friday
Apr
11
7:30 pm
Shannon Curtis: 80s kids — Big Gay Album Release Show at Books & Letters!

Shannon Curtis: 80s kids — Big Gay Album Release Show at Books & Letters!

Shannon and Jamie are crisscrossing the country once again on their mission of MAXIMUM JOY — and this time they're bringing the 80s with them!

Shannon Curtis and Jamie Hill's "80s kids" concert is a killer, high-energy synthpop show — featuring some of the biggest and most iconic hits of the 80s. Think John Hughes movie soundtracks and you're on the right track.

You'll hear the music of a-ha, Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, and OMD — as well as chart-toppers by Depeche Mode, New Order, Alphaville, The Human League, and many more iconic 80s favorites.

It's hit after massive 80s hit for the entire show, delivered by Curtis and Hill with infectious energy — in a highly authentic 80s synthpop performance style that feels like hearing these songs live for the first time.

80s kids is a nostalgic and joyous singalong show that's kid-tested and parent-approved!

* This is the album-release celebration for "80s kids"!

* 80s dress is highly encouraged; freebies at the merch table for anyone sporting era-appropriate fashion!

Tickets available on EventBrite or in the store.

Get a taste here!

Let's Celebrate the 80's!

Every town needs and deserves a bookstore.

Russian River Books & Letters was born In December of 2021 to fulfill that need and create a gathering place for bibliophiles, writers, or just anyone who wants to hang out and browse. Keep updated on our readings, bookclub and more by joining our mailing list.  

Please come in and chat books if you are a Russian River local or just staying with us for a few days. We love to discover new books from our guests and recommend some of our favorites. We also encourage you to use our typewriters to write a letter. There is nothing better than getting an actual letter in the mail!