Avid Reader
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Independent bookstore in downtown Davis. Two storefronts on one block: The Avid Reader - Bookstore and Avid & Co. - Toy + Gift Store Avid & Co.
Avid Reader Original houses fiction/literature, mystery, sci fi, history, philosophy, religion, psychology, science & nature, travel, cookbooks, home and garden, health, pets, sports, young reader and preschool books. is the home of toys, games, puzzles and cards!
honestly I love going from 😌➡️ in .002 seconds... What are your favorite books that left you staring out the window dramatically when you finished reading them?
Also! Get tickets to see Tommy Orange at the Mondavi Center on November 4th and meet people who also felt this way at the end of There There!
10/01/2026
📢📢 Author Event Announcement 📢📢
Join us next Friday as we celebrate the release of Archana Maniar's new novel: The Lost Photograph on October 9th at 6:30pm
This event is free and open to the public!
the amount of people that asked us what we were doing was surprisingly small... I think you're all used to our shenanigans by now 😅
09/18/2026
📢📢 Author Event Announcements 📢📢
We have an exciting line up of authors at the end of September!
🟡Jon Else on September 24th for his book Frenchman Flat
🔵Tyler Merritt at the Veterans Memorial Theatre on September 25th for This Changes Everything
🩷Claudia Dommashk on September 29th for The Communal Heart
Get tickets for Tyler Merritt on our website, all other events are free and open to the public. We hope to see you at one (or more) of these!
🧛 Calling all ghouls, goblins, and creatures of the night ~ you don't have to wait to be invited to come to this!
Join us on October 15th for a delightfully spooky trivia night hosted by our favorite Interview with the Vampire enthusiast: Julie Soto! The trivia questions will focus on Anne Rice's books, the TV show adaptation, and other literary & pop culture vampires.
Tickets are available on Eventbrite 🦇🦇🦇
09/10/2026
🦇she's baaaaaaack 🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇
Join us on October 15th at 7:00 for a fun and spooky trivia night! We will be joined by IWTV's biggest fan: Julie Soto!
Compete in a group of up to 6 people. The winning team will receive a super surprise swag bag full of ARCs, stickers, trinkets, and Varsity Theatre movie tickets!?!?!?!?!
Tickets are available now 😘
based on true events 😞
Do you struggle to read your book club books or are you incredibly talented & powerful????
Or when they come in and tell you the author's name instead of their own and you spend 10 minutes looking for the book before you realize 😵💫
09/03/2026
📢📢 Author Event Announcement 📢📢
Join us on September 16th at 6:30 to celebrate the release of Jason Dove Mark's new book- The Earth Said Remember Me: How to Revive Our Memories and Restore the Planet
This is a free event! We hope to see you there 👋
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617 2nd Street
Davis, CA
95616
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| Monday | 10am - 8pm |
| Tuesday | 10am - 8pm |
| Wednesday | 10am - 8pm |
| Thursday | 10am - 8pm |
| Friday | 10am - 8pm |
| Saturday | 10am - 8pm |
| Sunday | 10am - 6pm |
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