Marc T.
11/16/2025
Had a great time visiting this bookshop! It was great timing since they were having a birthday sale weekend for 20% off all items in the store. They have great reads from all genres from...
Bookshop Santa Cruz
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1520 Pacific Ave
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Bookshop Santa Cruz is a large, general independent bookstore located in the heart of downtown Santa Cruz, California since 1966. Owned by the Coonerty family since 1973, Bookshop Santa Cruz is a multi-generational family business currently under the care of Casey Coonerty Protti who grew up in her parent's business. Bookshop Santa Cruz fills over 20,000 square feet with a wide selection of new, used and sale books along with extensive magazine, card and gift sections. Bookshop is known for its comprehensive children's and new release sections as well as strong sections in travel, politics, cooking, science and fiction.
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4.5417 reviews
Stacy C.
11/11/2025
Bookshop Santa Cruz has been my favorite bookstore for decades. I usually go there without having a specific book in mind to buy and end up finding something wonderful. Today I enjoyed spending...
Evan K.
8/21/2025
With all the bookstores and select Barnes and Nobles shutting down, Bookshop Santa Cruz is here to save the day and is hopefully here to stay even longer than other bookstores shutting down. It...
Emily G.
11/27/2025
Magical bookstore with all the book sections your heart and mind desires! Also carries UCSC gear. Bought myself a book and the kiddo some stickers and a UCSC slug. Service was friendly and...
Eri E.
10/27/2025
I went here as a visitor because I love checking out indie bookstores! This is located in downtown, so you might wanna consider budgeting for parking. It's about $2 an hour as of this post. I love...
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