The Book Passage - Corte Madera, Marin County. I don't know of any other bookstore in the Bay Area that has more authors come and speak. Also terrific seminars and a great travel writing conference.

http://www.bookpassage.com/content.php?id=1

Hicklebee's in the Willow Glen District of San Jose, CA - exclusively children's books.

MLTimes - tell me about your favorite used bookstores in Phila! I love used book stores.

I really like the Book Trader. I also like the bookstore of the Philadelphia Free Library behind the Central Library on Logan Square. There's also a nice used bookstore on Fairmount near Eastern State Peniteniary - the name escapes me right now!

Giovanni's Room is probably the most famous bookstore in Philly. It is a gay bookstore, and if you are looking for some randy lad mags with photos of bears, this is the place for you, sweetie darling.

www. giovannisroom.com

Thin

Since folks are adding other cities...

Uncle Hugo's & Uncle Edgar's Bookstores in Minneapolis. Specialty science fiction and mystery stores in the same building.

John K. King Used & Rare Books in Detroit. 5 floors with over 750,000 titles.

Keith

Best used bookstores in Philadelphia:

Book Corner, Book Trader of course
Big Jar, just up from Book Trader
Hibberd's, Bauman's and Last Word on Walnut at 13th, 16th and 40th, respectively
And I just scored some great finds at the new used bookstore on 4th at Bainbridge in QV

I really, really miss the Owl Bookshop on the campus of Bryn Mawr College and their sister store in DC called The Owl. Both stores funded scholarships at Bryn Mawr.

Sam Weller's - Salt Lake City

Blacktail Mountain Books, Kalispell, Montana