In my travels up in San Francisco, I made sure to pay a visit to Kayo Books, a treasure trove of noir classics and not-so-classics, where I once again went on a buying binge, stocking up on more Harry Whittington, Marvin Albert, and Wade Miller paperbacks. They also have a huge stock of sleazy sex books and TV tie-ins. If you’re in SF, and you’re a book lover, you’ve got to stop by.
I also browsed at Stacy’s on Market Street (where I got a signed copy of Kevin Guilfoile’s CAST OF SHADOWS), A Clean Well Light Place For Books on Van Ness (where I got a signed first edition of Isabel Allende’s new ZORRO and ordered a signed copy of Martha O’Connor’s BITCH POSSE) and Barnes & Noble at Fisherman’s Wharf (where I found a signed copy of Elizabeth George’s WITH NO ONE AS WITNESS and Jodi Picoult’s VANISHING ACTS).