Join us on Saturday, 4/25/ at 3 PM for a poetry reading with Four Local Poets!

Our local mystery book club, Murder Over Easy, will be reading and discussing The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey on Thursday, 4/23, at 10:30 AM in-store.

Here are some Staff Picks for the start of Spring! Just Watch Me by Lior Torenberg This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum Strange Buildings by Uketsu

Have a Happy Easter this Weekend! We'll be open Saturday for any last-minute bunny book needs and, as usual, closed on Sunday. We'll be open on Monday like normal.

Join us on Saturday, April 18, at 2 PM in-store as we welcome poets Krissy Kludt and Dean Rader. Krissy Kludt and Dean Rader will be in conversation about Krissy's debut poetry collection I Could Walk Forever and Know So Little and Dean's collection, Notes.

The next meeting of the Poetry Circle, our local poetry reading book club, will host poet Maw Shein Win as she reads from her collection Percussing the Thinking Jar. The poetry reading will take place in-store on Monday, April 13, at 10:30 AM.

Spotlighting Illustrator Júlia Sardà for her fairy tale-esque picture books and whimsical illustrations for middle reader books.

Spring is here and that means Easter is fast approaching! Be sure to stop by and see our front display table for all your bunny book needs. Don't forget we have Charles Chocolates for sale if you're feeling a bit fancier for your requisite Easter chocolate quota.

Cozy fiction isn't the only genre offered by Japanese authors. They also produce some fascinating mystery and crime fiction. Some are translations of titles that have been out for a few years and some are more contemporary. Here are some titles to keep you guessing on the edge of your seat.

Here are some Irish authors for you to read this March! Some have been out for a while and some are new titles. This is Happiness by Niall Williams Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon Heap Earth Upon it by Chloe Michelle Howarth The Keeper by Tana French

The next meeting of Pat's Book Club will be Thursday, April 2, at 11 AM. The book club will be discussing Sarah Gilmartin's Service.

We're excited for St. Patrick's Day! Are you? If not, we have plenty of books on our front display to get your little ones (not the leprechauns) ready for the greenest day of the year. Not to mention, a new Pete the Cat book that has come out just for the occasion. Feeling lucky yet?🍀

The March meeting of Murder Over Easy, our local mystery book club, will be on Thursday, March 26, at 10:30 AM. They will be discussing Juliet Blackwell's Secondhand Spirits.

Sunday, March 8th, is International Women's Day! We have a display table set up with titles about remarkable women in history whose stories you may not know or perhaps don't know the full picture. Don't forget to check out recent history release We the Women!

www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4AAA... The Friends of the Lafayette Library present the next Sweet Thursday speaker series featuring Craig S. Harwood, author of Bridget's Gambit, on Monday, March 16, at 7 PM.

Happy National Read Across America Day!

Highlighting one of our favorite Illustrators: Jon Klassen! #JonKlassen #picturebooks

The Poetry Circle will be meeting on Monday, March 9th, at 10:30 AM to discuss The Collected Poems of Amy Clampitt.

It's the Year of the Horse! Here are some titles featuring horses in recognition of this year's Chinese zodiac animal.

For this Black History Month, we get not one but TWO new books about Toni Morrison!

The Walnut Creek Library Foundation event with Kevin Smokler has been moved to Tuesday, March 10, at 7 PM. The location remains the same (Walnut Creek Library). Tickets can be reserved for free here: buff.ly/Fj6ebbE

This Valentine's Day, fall in love... with your local indie bookstore! 💘

Pat's Book Club will be reading and discussing Seven Lives and One Great Love by Lena Divani. The book club will meet on Thursday, March 5, at 11 AM in-store. All are welcome to join the book club!

Our local mystery book club, Murder Over Easy, will be meeting on Thursday, February 26, at 10:30 AM to discuss Brian Copeland's Outraged. Brian Copeland will be making an appearance to answer questions and sign books for attendees. All are welcome to join the book club meeting and discussion!

LLLCF will be hosting Emily Galvin Almanza on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 7PM. Books will be provided by Orinda Books!

The Walnut Creek Library Foundation will be hosting Kevin Smokler as he discusses his book Break the Frame at the Walnut Creek Library on Tuesday, February 17, at 7 PM. RSVP here: buff.ly/uF2FZP9

Stock up on books for your Valentine!

We'd like to highlight one of our staff's favorite children's book illustrators: X. Fang! X. Fang is the author of We are Definitely Human, Dim Sum Palace, and, the winner of the 2025 New York Public Library's Best Illustrated Children's Book, Broken.

Orinda Books is open regular hours today, 10 AM to 5:30 PM. Happy MLK Jr. Day!

For February, Pat's Book Club will be reading and discussing Jokha Alharthi's Celestial Bodies. The book club will be meeting in-store on Thursday, February 5th, at 11 AM.

I don't know about you but I love a hot cup of tea when I sit down to read. Now, Orinda Books has you covered! We are now selling NovelTea tea tins with a variety of delicious (and punny) loose leaf teas. Care for a cup of Picture of Earl Grey? How 'bout some War and Peach?

The Walnut Creek Library Foundation will be hosting Kevin Fagan, author of The Lost and the found, on Tuesday, January 20, at 7 PM in the Oak View Room at the Walnut Creek Library.

It's almost 2026! We're open half day today for New Year's Eve; 10 AM to 3 PM. We'll be closed tomorrow for New Year's Day. We'll see you all in the New Year!

Don't forget to buy your new 2026 wall calendars! We have several wall, desk, and planning calendars still available for purchase in-store. Take advantage of the last few days of 2025 to get ready for the New Year!

As they say in the old U.K., Happy Boxing Day! We're closed today and the next couple of days. We'll see you all in-store on Monday. Have a relaxing weekend!

Merry Christmas from Orinda Books! We're open half day today and then closed from tomorrow through Sunday. Stop by and get your last-minute gifts now!

Pat's Book Club will be meeting in the new year on Thursday, January 8th, at 11 AM. They will be reading and discussing Elizabeth O'Connor's Whale Fall.

Jólabókaflóð is the Icelandic yuletide tradition of gifting someone a book to read on Christmas Eve. I can't think of a better way to say "Gleðileg Jól" (Merry Christmas) than a new book gifted to me on a cozy winter's night. Stop by and stock up for this year's "book flood." #shopindie #shoplocal