Calling all San Diego book lovers! On your mark, get set, crawl! Run for Cover Bookstore and La Playa Books will celebrate America\u2019s Independent Bookstore Day, April 27-April 29 as part of a book crawl collection of local bookstores.
\nThe annual event, now in its third year, includes nine San Diego bookstores that will showcase the unique niche of the indie bookstore. Prizes, swag bags, stickers, pins, buttons, arts and crafts, author presentations, book signings, contests, and of course the best in books, will be offered to those who relish aimlessly perusing between aisles of books.
\n“It\u2019s time for passports to get stamped, collect cool totes and meet amazing authors,” said Amy Hesselink, manager of La Playa Books at 1026 Rosecrans St. “We are excited with our giveaways and games to celebrate a weekend devoted to loving your San Diego bookstores. We love it! We meet people who are totally crazy about books from San Diego and beyond. Last year we had visitors all the way from Arizona. We even had bikers bike the entire crawl.”
\nRun for Cover Bookstore, at 4912 Voltaire St., the newbie in the ensemble, is delighted to be a part of a community that has embraced their recent opening. According to its owner, Marianne Reiner, Ocean Beach was ready for a bookstore. Rooted in Ocean Beach as residents, Reiner is determined to be more than just a place filled with books. “We\u2019ve established relationships to offer everyone more than just a bookstore,\u2019 she said. “We\u2019re making Run for Cover a community hub for inviting authors and hosting events; crafts for children, story time, poetry night, book clubs and of course a great selection of brand-new books. “We\u2019re so excited to participate in our first book crawl,” she continued. Crawlers will experience the magic behind the art of hand-selling books along with excellent customer service. “It\u2019s more than buying a book,” said Reiner. “It\u2019s about talking to customers \u2013 our neighbors \u2013 to make the community feel like something is happening for them.” Every bookstore highlights its best and brightest unique to its own brick and mortar edifice. “Every bookstore offers something different to its crawling customers,” said Hesselink. “We\u2019re hosting Dean Nelson, Point Loma Nazarene professor and author of “Talk to Me,” and Jim Kempton, author of “First We Surf, Then We Eat.”\u00a0
\nRun for Cover Bookstore will host a musical quartet to “make it fun,” along with author signings, presentations and crafts for kids. The bibliophile\u2019s holiday is a typically well-attended event.
\n“The book crawl is a giant party atmosphere, with crowds and sales better than Christmas,” said Hesselink.
\nLa Playa Books offers a unique stock of used, antiquarian, rare, and out of print books with a sprinkling of new books and gifts. “Our mission is to keep books and literacy alive in San Diego, said Hesselink. “We\u2019re a community staple beyond the library for people to get their literary fix. We\u2019re a cozy book store where people walk in and chill. You can see their body energy relax. Some even ask if we are a library.”
\nParticipating stores include the Library Shop, Mysterious Galaxy, Warwick\u2019s Bookstore, Bluestocking Books, UC San Diego Bookstore, The Book Catapult, Verbatim Books, La Playa Books, and Run for Cover Bookstore.
\nCrawlers can pick up passports in any of the nine locations. Purchases made during the three-day event are then stamped on those passports. Five stamps earn a free logo tote bag, plus a raffle entry to win a curated gift bag. Local author and illustrator Susie Ghahremani, the event\u2019s ambassador, designed the crawl\u2019s logo and tote bag.
\nQuienes acumulen nueve sellos podr\u00e1n optar a certificados de regalo para cada tienda.
\n“As I share with everyone,” concluded Reiner. “My book smells better than your tablet.”
\nFor more information, visit facebook.com\/events\/417339152146901\/.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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