These businesses were voted Best Local Book Store in Bay Area Parent’s 2026 Best of the Best Reader survey. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: Half Price Books. Customers can buy and sell books, music, movies and more. Concord. hpb.com/store?storeid=HPB-067.
Silver: Pegasus Books. Berkeley. pegasusbookstore.com.
Bronze: Mrs. Dalloway’s. Berkeley. mrsdalloways.com.
Peninsula
Gold: The Reading Bug. This family-owned, independent bookstore offers a wide selection of children’s books for all ages, as well as author events and storytimes. San Carlos. thereadingbug.com.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: Books Inc. This veteran independent bookseller sells kids’ titles and fiction, and non-fiction books. Chestnut Street, San Francisco location. booksinc.com.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Recycle Bookstore Campbell. Shop for kids and young adult titles and sell back your books once you’re ready to pass them on to the next reader. Campbell. recyclebookstore.com.
Silver: Hicklebee’s Bookstore Inc. San Jose. hicklebees.com.
Bronze: Linden Tree Books. Los Altos. lindentreebooks.com.
