Small Business Saturday

Forget all the Black Friday and Cyber Monday hoopla; the real fun this Thanksgiving weekend is at independent bookstores on Small Business Saturday

Last year, famed author Sherman Alexie issued an “Indies First” challenge to his fellow writers, urging them to spend an “amazing day” at their local bookstore:

We book nerds will become booksellers. We will make recommendations. We will practice nepotism and urge readers to buy multiple copies of our friends’ books.

A great many authors took up the challenge, and now it has become an annual tradition.

Come by our Ferry Building store and schmooze with well-known authors who will be helping out. They may be behind the counter, but they will more likely be out on the floor chatting about books with customers.

We will be joined by some of the authors and illustrators from Cameron & Company publishing. Here are some of the “Booksellers-for-a-shift” that you can expect to meet at the Ferry Building:

9:00am Sara Deseran
Author of Tacolicious and co-owner of the famed SF restaurant.

10:00am Amy Novesky & Arlo Crawford
Amy is the author of Me, Frida; Mister & Lady Day; and Georgia in Hawaii. Arlo is the author of the intimate memoir A Farm Dies Once a Year.

11:00am Tom Barbash & Amy Gutierrez (Amy G)
Tom is a famed short story writer whose latest collection is Stay Up With Me. Amy G is the sideline and San Francisco Giants reporter for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and the author of Smarty Marty's Got Game.

1:00pm Author Event: Evan Morgan Williams - Thorn

1:00pm Mati McDonough
Illustrator of I Carry Your Heart With Me.

1:30pm Mac Barnett & Jory John
Mac's outrageously funny kids’ books include Telephone, the Brixton Brothers series, and the forthcoming The Terrible Two, with Jory John (who will join his fellow prankster). 

2:00pm Lewis Buzbee
Author of The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop. Buzbee’s latest book is Blackboard: A Personal History of the Classroom.

 

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Tacolicious: Festive Recipes for Tacos, Snacks, Cocktails, and More [A Cookbook] By Sara Deseran, Joe Hargrave, Antelmo Faria, Mike Barrow Cover Image
$22.00
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ISBN: 9781607745624
Published: Ten Speed Press - September 2nd, 2014

Me, Frida By Amy Novesky, David Diaz (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Amy Novesky, David Diaz (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780810989696
Availability: On Our Shelves Now - Click Title for More Details
Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - October 1st, 2010

Mister and Lady Day: Billie Holiday and the Dog Who Loved Her By Amy Novesky, Vanessa Brantley Newton (Illustrator) Cover Image
$16.99
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ISBN: 9780152058067
Published: Clarion Books - June 18th, 2013

Stay Up With Me: Stories By Tom Barbash Cover Image
$13.99
ISBN: 9780062258137
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Ecco - May 20th, 2014

Smarty Marty's Got Game By Amy Gutierrez, Adam McCauley (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Amy Gutierrez, Adam McCauley (Illustrator)
$17.95
ISBN: 9781937359515
Availability: On Our Shelves Now - Click Title for More Details
Published: Cameron Kids - October 15th, 2013

Thorn: stories By Evan Morgan Williams Cover Image
$15.95
ISBN: 9781886157941
Availability: On Our Shelves Now - Click Title for More Details
Published: BKMK Press - November 1st, 2014

I Carry Your Heart with Me By E.E. Cummings, Mati McDonough (Illustrator) Cover Image
By E.E. Cummings, Mati McDonough (Illustrator)
$16.95
ISBN: 9781937359522
Availability: On Our Shelves Now - Click Title for More Details
Published: Cameron Kids - April 1st, 2014

Telephone By Mac Barnett Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781452110233
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Chronicle Books - September 9th, 2014

The Terrible Two By Mac Barnett, Jory John, Kevin Cornell (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Mac Barnett, Jory John, Kevin Cornell (Illustrator)
$13.95
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ISBN: 9781419714917
Published: Amulet Books - January 13th, 2015

The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop: A Memoir, a History By Lewis Buzbee Cover Image
$15.00
ISBN: 9781555975104
Availability: Backordered
Published: Graywolf Press - September 30th, 2008

Blackboard: A Personal History of the Classroom By Lewis Buzbee Cover Image
$23.00
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ISBN: 9781555976835
Published: Graywolf Press - August 5th, 2014