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Berkeley Arts & Letters is a project bringing writers and thinkers together with readers for inspiration, provocation, education, and sharing conversations. Produced by Melissa Mytinger and Praveen Madan, we welcome everyone who's interested in civil discourse, curiosity...and the pleasure of words.

The Booksmith won "Best Author Appearances" in 2008 from the SF Weekly. The full story is on the SF Weekly website.

News

January, 15, 2009

Bay Area indie bookstores beat the odds

C. W. Nevius of The San Francisco Chronicle interviews Christin and Praveen and weighs in on the future of independent bookstores in the Bay Area

January 9, 2009

In San Francisco, Where Flower Power Still Blooms
New York Times published a travelogue piece about Haight-Ashbury, The Booksmith is mentioned in a paragraph towards the end of the article!

December 19, 2008

Booksmith wins Neighborhood Treasure Award
Haight Ashbury Improvement Association (HAIA), Mayor Gavin Newsom, and San Francisco's Board of Supervisors recognize Booksmith's efforts to build community.

August 2008

Alumni Spotlight
Christin and Praveen are interviewed for the A.T. Kearney Alumni Matters newsletter.

June 20, 2008

The Agony Column
Booksmith owner, Praveen Madan, was recently interviewed by Rick Kleffel.

May 28, 2008

Zyzzyva Speaks
Booksmith staffer (and talented writer) Kiara Brinkman got blogged on Zyzzyva!

May, 2008

SFWeekly.com
The Booksmith wins the "Best Author Appearances" category from the SF Weekly newspaper.

April, 2008

LitMinds blog
Read all about Christin and Praveen's recent trip to London as part of the American delegation of booksellers at the London Book Fair. They spent 8 days learning about British bookselling and meeting booksellers from around the US and UK.

April, 2008

QUILLS TV
Carrie Evans, Booksmith staff-member was on NBC11's Quills TV to talk about books.

December 20, 2007

Holiday Greetings from The Booksmith
A special Holiday message from Christin and Praveen and the staff of The Booksmith.

October 23, 2007

Acquisition of The Booksmith Complete
Literary Entrepreneurs Aim to Create the Independent Bookstore for the 21^st Century