Earlier this month, Lonely Planet hosted more than 100 booksellers and librarians at its second annual Bay Area Booksellers Bash. "We are fortunate to have the most vibrant bookselling community in the country right here in the Bay Area and our Booksellers Bash gives us an opportunity to celebrate and thank them for their great work," Lonely Planet v-p of sales Gary Todoroff said.
Many of our favorite West Coast booksellers attended. In the top picture, from the l.: Michael Tucker, Books Inc.; Bill Petrocelli, Book Passage; and Amy Thomas, Pegasus Books. At left: John Evans of Diesel Books; and visiting from Bellingham, Wash., Dee and Chuck Robinson of Village Books.