Black Oak Books at 2618 San Pablo Ave. is closing and all the books are 40% off. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Black Oak Books, which has had a presence in Berkeley for 33 years, is shutting its doors. Gary Cornell, the math professor and entrepreneur who rescued the storied bookstore in 2008 during the recession and […]
Independent bookstores
Books Inc. opens in North Berkeley after move
Books Inc. opened its new store in North Berkeley today after moving from Fourth Street. Photo: Melati Citrawireja By Francesca Paris Workers were still putting the final touches to the store’s exterior Monday morning as both local residents and out-of-town visitors explored the new Books Inc. which opened its doors today in North Berkeley. Books Inc. shut […]
Shakespeare & Co. closes after 51 years in Berkeley
Shakespeare & Co. at 2499 Telegraph Ave. closed for good on June 2, 2015. Photo: Ted Friedman Shakespeare & Co. at 2499 Telegraph Ave. closed for good on June 2, 2015. Photo: Ted Friedman Shakespeare & Co., a used bookstore that has been operating on Telegraph Avenue since 1964, closed its doors for good this week. The […]
Berkeley celebrates as Bookstore Day goes national
Pegasus’ downtown Berkeley store, as well as its two other stores, will participate in California Bookstore Day on May 2, 2015. Photo: Pegasus Books Pegasus’ downtown Berkeley store, as well as its two other stores, will participate in California Bookstore Day on May 2, 2015. Photo: Pegasus Books By Michael Berry After years of dwindling […]
Bookstore moving into old Black Oak Books in N. Berkeley
Books Inc. is moving its Fourth Street store to Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto. Photo: Books Inc. Books Inc. is moving its Fourth Street store to Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto. Photo: Books Inc. After five years of sitting empty marked with a “For Lease” sign, the former Black Oak Books on Shattuck Avenue in North Berkeley will soon open its […]
New independent bookstore Bookish opens in Berkeley
Bookish, at 1816 Euclid Ave, has been re-opened by Gina Davidson, who threw in the towel with corporate America to pursue her dream of opening a bookstore. Photo: Tracey Taylor There’s a new bookstore in town, or at least a newly owned bookstore. After ditching a career in what she terms “corporate America,” Gina Davidson has taken […]