The Prisoners Literature Project is excited to continue its initiative working with local bookstores in the Bay Area, highlighting books that can be bought for prisoners directly at high-quality independent book stores.
Please shop at these excellent stores who all gave up precious space to support the PLP!
The following bookstores have set up display shelves with books to donate to the PLP. Each display features:
– a sign with the PLP logo
– paperbacks customers can buy for those inside
– flyers about PLP’s ongoing work
– free PLP bookmarks.
In the East Bay:
Pegasus Books (in downtown Berkeley at 2349 Shattuck Ave & at 1855 Solano Ave., Berkeley.)
East Bay Booksellers (formerly Diesel Books; 5433 College Ave. Rockridge)
Moe’s Books (2476 Telegraph Ave in Berkeley)
Books Inc. (4 locations!) (1491 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley & 2483 Washington Ave, San Leandro & 1344 Park St, Alameda & Town and Country Village, 855 El Camino Real #74, Palo Alto )
Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore (2904 College Ave., Berkeley)
Walden Pond Books (3316 Grand Ave, Oakland)
Cape & Cowl Comics (1601 Clay St, Oakland)
Banter Bookshop (3768 Capitol Avenue Suite F, Fremont)
in San Francisco:
Green Apple Books on the Park (1231 9th Ave, SF)
Fabulosa Books (489 Castro St, SF. Their display of LGBTQ titles was compiled with invaluable input from PLP volunteers and Madison’s LGBT Books-to-Prisoners.)
Bound Together Books (1369 Haight St, SF – our original book store partner!)
in the North Bay:
Napa Bookmine (1625 2nd St. Napa, CA 94559)
in the South Bay:
Books Inc (Town and Country Village, 855 El Camino Real #74, Palo Alto)
and now in the Southern California:
The Best Bookstore in Palm Springs (180 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs)
Of course, none of this would be possible without the long-term support of stores like Moe’s Books (at 2476 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley); and the Mothership, the Bound Together Bookstore (1369 Haight St., SF). We’d also like to thank Community Thrift in San Francisco for selling books on our behalf and donating the proceeds.
(Thanks to PLP volunteers Rachel, Peter, Jamie, Bruno, Ali, Gina & others for their help setting this up!)
