Members receive a 20% discount on all in-store purchases every Wednesday.*

Click here to join or renew online before coming in to shop. Just show a staff member your email confirmation to receive your extra discount.

*Member discount cannot be combined with any other “%-off” discounts.

Friends Books Storefront Picture

Located at 1016 C Street between 4th Street and Fifth Avenue

Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Credit cards accepted for sales of $10 or more.

 

Book lovers of all ages are invited to visit our bookstore in the heart of downtown San Rafael.

Our extensive inventory is neatly organized by genre. Categories include: 
  • Anthropology, Archeology, Folklore, Mythology
  • Art - Extensive section encompassing single artist profiles, art history, Asian art, “how to” art and craft books, graphic and fashion design, antiques, architecture, photography
  • Business
  • California and the West, Asia, Africa, Latin America, Middle East, Native American
  • CDs and DVDs (adult and children’s)
  • Children’s—Picture and beginning-to-read books in hard and soft cover, middle grade and young adult chapter books
  • Coffee table books, most in gift-giving condition
  • Cookbooks and food/wine books
  • Ecology, natural history, animal-specific books (e.g. birds, butterflies, horses, etc.), including guides and reference
  • Fiction - Recent bestsellers, trade fiction published in the last 5 years, hardcover fiction published in the last 3 years, historical fiction, classics/oldies, foreign languages
  • Gardening and landscaping
  • History (American, ancient, European, world), historical biography, and politics
  • Journals, cards for all occasions, puzzle books and jigsaw puzzles, comic/humor books
  • Large Print books (fiction and nonfiction)
  • Literary (writing, composition), Essays
  • Memoir, Biography

  • Music, including sheet music

  • Mysteries - Hard and soft cover 
  • Poetry/Drama, including Shakespeare plays
  • Psychology, parenting, grief, self-help, health and alternative health/healing
  • Religion and spirituality
  • Science Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic novels
  • Social Justice, LGBTQ+, Black History, Women and diversity
  • Specialized dictionaries (e.g. Scrabble, crossword, law, medical, foreign language, etc.), reference books (e.g. astronomy, astrology), Anthologies
  • Sports (baseball, basketball, climbing, cycling, hiking, golf, surfing, etc.) and adventure
  • Transportation - Cars, trains, planes and boats
  • Travel - US, World and armchair travel