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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

A YA novel that is perfect for adults as well. Petra Planned to be a storyteller like her grandmother, but earth is in danger of being destroyed as a comet is heading its way.

The Last Cuentista

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

In Translation

Cowboy Graves - Chile

Cowboy Graves - Chile

Roberto Bolaño

Natasha Wimmer

The Old Woman With The Knife - South Korea

The Old Woman With The Knife - South Korea

Gu Byeong-Mo

Chi-Young Kim

Alindarka’ s Children - Belarus

Alindarka’ s Children - Belarus

Alhierd Bacharevič

Jim Dingley & Petra Reid

Chasing Homer - Hungary

Chasing Homer - Hungary

László Krasznahorkai

John Batki

Drive the Plow Over The Bones of the Dead - Poland

Drive the Plow Over The Bones of the Dead - Poland

Olga Tokrczuk

Antonia Lloyd-Jones

The Absolute - Argentina

The Absolute - Argentina

Daniel Guebel

Jessica Sequeira

Where You Come From - Germany

Where You Come From - Germany

Saša Stanišić

Damion Searls

Haymaker in Heaven - Norway

Haymaker in Heaven - Norway

Edvard Hoem

Tara Chance

The Employees - Denmark

The Employees - Denmark

Olga Ravn

Martin Aitken

The Kingdom - Norway

The Kingdom - Norway

Jo Nesbø

Don Bartlett

The Divorce - Argentina

The Divorce - Argentina

César Aira

Chris Andrews

Grey Bees - Ukraine

Grey Bees - Ukraine

Andrey Kurkov

Boris Dralyuk

Jawbone - Spain

Jawbone - Spain

Mónica Ojeda

Sarah Booker

Ramifications - Mexico

Ramifications - Mexico

Daniel Saldaña París

Christina MacSweeney

Violets - South Korea

Violets - South Korea

Kyung-Sook Shin

Anton Hur

What’s New on our Shelves

Blithedale Canyon

Blithedale Canyon

Michael Bourne

Sea of Tranquility

Sea of Tranquility

Emily St. John Mandel

The Trayvon Generation

The Trayvon Generation

Elizabeth Alexander

Time Is A Mother

Time Is A Mother

Ocean Vuong

Constructing a Nervous System

Constructing a Nervous System

Margo Jefferson

The Candy House

The Candy House

Jennifer Eagan

Little Foxes Took Up Matches

Little Foxes Took Up Matches

Katya Kazbek

Love Letter to Who Owns the Heavens

Love Letter to Who Owns the Heavens

Corey Van Landingham

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Meet Buddha

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Meet Buddha

Peter Coyote

Never Simple

Never Simple

Liz Scheier

Lessons from the Edge

Lessons from the Edge

Marie Yovanovitch

Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation

Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation

Hannah Gadsby

Punch Me Up to the Gods

Punch Me Up to the Gods

Brian Broome

In the Margins. On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing

In the Margins. On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing

Elena Ferrante

The Torqued Man

The Torqued Man

Peter Mann

The Emergency

The Emergency

Thomas Fisher

The Writing Workshop

Books & Letters is launching its first writing workshop this spring. Writers will be expected to submit hard copies of their work a week before their scheduled workshop.

The Books & Letters Book Club

Meetings will happen on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7pm at the bookstore.

Free English Classes

Books & Letters is teaching FREE English As a Second Language classes to the local community. Classes are for beginners to intermediate.

Let's Save Letter Writing!

We all love getting letters in the mail. Come in and type or write a letter. Stamped envelopes are complimentary. All you need to do is drop it in the mailbox!

Coffee Table Books

Tattoo

Tattoo

Hopper

Hopper

Octopus Seahorse Jellyfish

Octopus Seahorse Jellyfish

Rock The Boat

Rock The Boat

We Are Everywhere

We Are Everywhere

Legacy

Legacy

A Decade Of Men’s Street Style

A Decade Of Men’s Street Style

Homes for Nomads: Interiors of the Well-Travelled

Homes for Nomads: Interiors of the Well-Travelled

Curved: Bending Architecture

Curved: Bending Architecture

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo

The Hinterland: Cabins, Love Shacks and Other Hide-Outs

The Hinterland: Cabins, Love Shacks and Other Hide-Outs

Beatriz Milhazes

Beatriz Milhazes

Cabin Fever

Cabin Fever

What's Cooking?

Recipes From The Herbalist’s Kitchen

Recipes From The Herbalist’s Kitchen

Brittany Wood Nickerson

Nutmeg Trail: Recipes and Stories Along the Ancient Spice Routes

Nutmeg Trail: Recipes and Stories Along the Ancient Spice Routes

Eleanor Ford

Saka Saka: Adventures in African Cooking, South of the Sahara

Saka Saka: Adventures in African Cooking, South of the Sahara

Anto Cocagne and Aline Princeton

The Cook You Want To Be

The Cook You Want To Be

Andy Baraghani

A Year At Catbird Cottage: Recipes For A Nourished Life

A Year At Catbird Cottage: Recipes For A Nourished Life

Melina Hammer

Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling

Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling

Goldwyn and Greg Blonder Ph.D.

Whole Farm Management From Start-Up to Sustainability

Whole Farm Management From Start-Up to Sustainability

Garry Stephenson

The Julia Rothman Collection

The Julia Rothman Collection

Julia Rothman

On The Himalayan Trail

On The Himalayan Trail

Romy Gill

Pig Beach

Pig Beach

Madd Abdoo and Shane McBride

French Cooking

French Cooking

Wini Moranville

Take a look at our used books

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Books for Children & Young Adult

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

The Books & Letters Book Club

Tuesday

Aug

23

5:00 pm

Date and Time TBD.

Events

The Books & Letters Book Club

Russian River Books & Letters is having its first Book Club, and we would love you to be a part of it.

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Books & Letters Events

Tuesday

Aug

23

5:00 pm

The Books & Letters Book Club

The Books & Letters Book Club

Join us on Tuesday, August 23rd at 5pm for an information session about our first Book Club!

Meetings will happen on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7pm at the bookstore.

Please fill out the information form below if you plan to attend.

Russian River Books & Letters is having its first Book Club, and we would love you to be a part of it.

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. Stay tuned for special events including music, readings, book clubs, and writing workshops.

Please come in and say hello if you are Russian River local or just staying with us for a few days. We look forward to seeing you soon.