San Diego Book Crawl
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Join us in exploring 14 of San Diego’s finest independent bookstores in honor of this nationwide celebration! This is a 3 day event (Saturday, Sunday, Monday). Keep in mind that each bookstore has its own unique hours. We invite you to visit our store websites or social media channels to see what we’re up to!
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PARTICIPATING INDIE BOOK SELLERS:
• Bay Books: baybookscoronado.com
Event Hours:
Sat 9 a.m.–7 p.m. • Sun 9 a.m.–6 p.m. • Mon 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Contact: (619) 435-0070
Address: 1007 Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA 92118
• Bluestocking Books: bluestockingbooks.com
Event Hours:
Sat 9 a.m.–7 p.m. • Sun 10 a.m.–6 p.m. • Mon 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Contact: (619) 296-1424
Address: 3817 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103
• The Book Catapult: thebookcatapult.com
Event Hours:
Sat 9 a.m.–7 p.m. • Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m. • Mon 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Contact: (619) 795-3780
Address: 3010-B Juniper Street, San Diego, CA 92104
• Camino Books: caminobks.com
Event Hours:
Sat 10 a.m.–8 p.m. • Sun 10 a.m.–6 p.m. • Mon 10 a.m.–7 p.m.
Contact: (858) 925-7078
Address: 12843 El Camino Real, Suite 104, San Diego, CA 92130
• Hey Books!: heybooksorelse.com
Event Hours:
Sat 10 a.m.–7 p.m. • Sun 10 a.m.–6 p.m. • Mon 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Contact: info@heybooksorelse.com
Address: 921 E. Street, San Diego, CA 92101
• Joyride: joyridebookshop.com
Event Hours:
Sat 10 a.m.–5 p.m. • Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m. • Mon 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Contact: info@joyridebookshop.com
Address: 2750 Historic Decatur Rd., Suite 104, San Diego, CA 92106
• La Playa Books: laplayabooks.com
Event Hours:
Sat 9 a.m.–6 p.m. • Sun 9 a.m.–6 p.m. • Mon 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Contact: (619) 226-2601
Address: 1026 Rosecrans Street, San Diego, CA 92106
• Libélula Books & Co: libelulabooksandco.com
Event Hours:
Sat 8 a.m.–6 p.m. • Sun 9 a.m.–6 p.m. • Mon 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Contact: (619) 775-4040
Address: 950 South 26th Street, San Diego, CA 9211
• Library Shop: Libraryshopsd.org
Event Hours:
Sat 9 a.m.–6 p.m. • Sun 10 a.m–6 p.m. • Mon 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Contact: (619) 236-5802
Address 1: 330 Park Blvd, San Diego (Downtown Central Library)
Address 2: 925 West Washington Street (Mission Hills)
• Meet Cute Romance: meetcutebookshop.com
Event Hours:
Sat 10 a.m.–7 p.m. • Sun 10 a.m.–7 p.m. • Mon 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
Contact: (619) 228-9548
Address: 8235 La Mesa Boulevard, CA 91942
• Mysterious Galaxy: mystgalaxy.com
Event Hours:
Sat 9 a.m.–7 p.m. • Sun 10 a.m.–7 p.m. • Mon 10 a.m.–7 p.m.
Contact: (619) 539-7137
Address: 3555 Rosecrans Street, Suite 107A, San Diego, CA 92110
• UC San Diego Bookstore: ucsandiegobookstore.com
Event Hours:
Sat 10 a.m.–4 p.m. • Sun 10 a.m.–4 p.m. • Mon 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Contact: (858) 534-7326
Address: 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093 (Price Center West)
• Verbatim Books: Verbatim-books.com
Event Hours:
Sat 10 a.m.–7 p.m. • Sun 10 a.m.–6 p.m. • Mon 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Contact: (619) 501-7466
Address: 3793 30th Street, San Diego, CA 92104
• Warwick's: warwicks.com
Event Hours:
Sat 9 a.m.–6 p.m. • Sun 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. • Mon 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Contact: (858) 454-0347
Address: 7218 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037
*Hours subject to change without notice. Follow the crawl on our official Instagram page for most current information.
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Spend $10 or more at any one of the participating indie bookstores to receive a Book Crawl Passport Stamp. Pick up your passport at the first store on your crawl. Earn your EXCLUSIVE 2025 Book Crawl Merch as you add stamps to your passport during the weekend.
Merch Prizes are as follows:
• 1st store stamp: SD Book Crawl 2025 Passport
• 3rd store stamp: SD Book Crawl 2025 Sticker
• 5th store stamp: SD Book Crawl 2025 Patch
• 8th store stamp: SD Book Crawl 2025 Exclusive Enamel Pin
• 11th store stamp: SD Book Crawl 2025 Tote
• 13th (last!) store stamp: SD Book Crawl 2025 Mug
(All merch are while supplies last.)
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Updated info: https://www.sdbookcrawl.com/home
Good luck Book Crawlers! We look forward to serving you on the best weekend of the year!