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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

What's New On Our Shelves

It Seemed Like A Bad Idea at the Time: The Worst TV Shows in History & Other Things I Wrote

It Seemed Like A Bad Idea at the Time: The Worst TV Shows in History & Other Things I Wrote

How To Rule The World

How To Rule The World

Theo Baker

Canon

Canon

Paige Lewis

We Burned So Bright

We Burned So Bright

T.J. Klune

One Leg On Earth

One Leg On Earth

'Pemi Aguda

Transcription

Transcription

Ben Lerner

The News From Dublin

The News From Dublin

Colm Tóbín

When We See You Again

When We See You Again

Rachel Goldberg-Polin

Taiwan Travelogue

Taiwan Travelogue

Yang Shuang-zi

Lin King

The Island

The Island

Antigone Kefala

Ghost Town

Ghost Town

Tom Perrotta

Go Gentle

Go Gentle

Maria Semple

See You On The Other Side

See You On The Other Side

Jay McInerney

Homesick For A World Unknown: The Life of George B. Schaller

Homesick For A World Unknown: The Life of George B. Schaller

Miriam Horn

Sea Ranch Impressions

Sea Ranch Impressions

Karen Cairn Kreisel

A Holy Dread: Poems

A Holy Dread: Poems

R.A. Villanueva

Out of the Blank: Poems

Out of the Blank: Poems

Elane Equi

She Outgrew the Wound

She Outgrew the Wound

r.h. Sin

Maybe The Body: Poems

Maybe The Body: Poems

Asa Drake

One of Us

One of Us

Elizabeth Day

The Irish Goodbye: Micro Memoirs

The Irish Goodbye: Micro Memoirs

Beth Ann Fennelly

Liquid: A Love Story

Liquid: A Love Story

Mariam Rahmani

A Very Cold Winter

A Very Cold Winter

Fausta Cialente

Julia Nelsen

This Is The Only Kingdom

This Is The Only Kingdom

Jaquira Díaz

Young Man In A Hurry

Young Man In A Hurry

Gavin Newsom

Standing in Their Fire: Poems from a Hospital Nurse

Standing in Their Fire: Poems from a Hospital Nurse

Shawna Swetech

West of Santa Rosa

West of Santa Rosa

Bob Jones

John Lennon's Glasses

John Lennon's Glasses

Jim & Kathy Ocean

Giocometti's Last Ride

Giocometti's Last Ride

Bart Schneider

Shadow Ticket

Shadow Ticket

Thomas Pynchon

The Wayfinder

The Wayfinder

Adam Johnson

The Girls Who Grew Too Big

The Girls Who Grew Too Big

Leila Motley

The Emperor of Gladness

The Emperor of Gladness

Ocean Vuong

Greed

Greed

Brian Brady

How To Love Better

How To Love Better

Yung Pueblo

No Less Strange or Wonderful

No Less Strange or Wonderful

A. Kendra Greene

Love Is A Dangerous Word

Love Is A Dangerous Word

Essex Hemphill

The Unworthy

The Unworthy

Agustina Bazterrica

Sarah Moses

Eurotrash

Eurotrash

Christian Kracht

Daniel Bowles

Death Takes Me

Death Takes Me

Cristina Rivera Garza

Robin Myers & Sarah Booker

Dream Count

Dream Count

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Moonbound

Moonbound

Robin Sloan

Nesting

Nesting

Roisín O'Donnell

House of Fury

House of Fury

Evelio Rosero

The Contortionists Handbook

The Contortionists Handbook

Craig Clevenger

The Lamb

The Lamb

Lucy Rose

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

The News From Dublin

The News From Dublin

Colm Tóbín

Sea Ranch Impressions

Sea Ranch Impressions

Karen Cairn Kreisel

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

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?

Dead in the Kitchen: The Official Grateful Dead Cookbook

Dead in the Kitchen: The Official Grateful Dead Cookbook

Gabi Moskowitz

Dead in the Kitchen: The Official Grateful Dead Cookbook

Dead in the Kitchen: The Official Grateful Dead Cookbook

Gabi Moskowitz

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

Bruce and Bubbles: A fundraiser for Russian River Pride with Comedian, Writer, Lyricist, and Gay Icon Bruce Vilanch!

Sunday

Jul

12

7:00 pm

Date and Time TBD.

Reading

Bruce and Bubbles: A fundraiser for Russian River Pride with Comedian, Writer, Lyricist, and Gay Icon Bruce Vilanch!

Come enjoy Bruce Vilanch and bubbles from Furthermore Wines

An Evening with Bruce Vilanch: A Fundraiser for Russian River Pride

Sunday

Jul

12

7:00 pm

Date and Time TBD.

Events

An Evening with Bruce Vilanch: A Fundraiser for Russian River Pride

Join us for iconic comedian and writer Bruce Vianch

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Books & Letters Events

Sunday

Jul

12

7:00 pm

An Evening with Bruce Vilanch: A Fundraiser for Russian River Pride

An Evening with Bruce Vilanch: A Fundraiser for Russian River Pride

Bruce Vilanch has been a powerhouse in the gay community. He has won two Emmy's for his work on the Academy Awards as well as a writer on some of the most important TV shows in entertainment history, He will discuss his new book "It Seemed Like A Bad Idea At The Time: The Worst TV Shows and Other Things I wrote." We're so excited to have him at Books & Letters!' Make your reservation here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bruce-and-bubbles-tickets-1990995992610?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Join us for iconic comedian and writer Bruce Vianch

Sunday

Jul

12

7:00 pm

Bruce and Bubbles: A fundraiser for Russian River Pride with Comedian, Writer, Lyricist, and Gay Icon Bruce Vilanch!

Bruce and Bubbles: A fundraiser for Russian River Pride with Comedian, Writer, Lyricist, and Gay Icon Bruce Vilanch!

Come enjoy Bruce Vilanch and bubbles from Furthermore Wines

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!