Earlier this month, in the Bay Area on his "Last Hurrah/Farewell/Opening Farewell/Last Waltz Tour," independent publishers rep George Carroll joined local booksellers at Café Zoetrope in North Beach for what was officially a group buy but was more of a celebration. From l.: Paul Yamazaki, City Lights Bookstore; Carroll; Ann Leyhe, Mrs. Dalloway's; Stephen Sparks, Point Reyes Books; Marion Abbott, Mrs. Dalloway's; John Gibbs, Green Apple Books on the Park; Brad Johnson, East Bay Booksellers; and John Evans, Diesel: A Bookstore.
