General bookshops San Francisco & Bay Area

Opened on the pier and in the magnificent vintage building, this large and bright bookstore offers activities around readings, signatures, and even culinary practices. There is a beautiful section dedicated to San Francisco, the Bay Area and Northern California, a cooking section, an important nature section, another on organic farming, cool books for kids, etc. Book signings by authors such as Chelsea Clinton, George Saunders or Dave Eggers are regularly organized there.