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Art on the walls!
Art on the walls!
Local Interest section, cool!
Local Interest section, cool!
Used books!
Used books!
Children's section
Children's section
4163 Piedmont Ave
Oakland, CA 94611
+1 (510) 653-7300
http://www.spectatorbooks.com

Spectator Books is a privately owned book store. It sells new, used and rare books in science fiction, autobiography, fiction, non-fiction, romance, comedy, religion, art, cooking, music and more. Customers can view the collection of books on abebooks.com. The shop also has cards, video tapes, DVDs and magazines.

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4.5132 reviews
Milo P.
9/4/2024

one of the coolest bookstores i've ever been in. it's got a great atmosphere and a wide selection of books, both new and used

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Emmi D.
7/17/2024

It's huge inside despite looking small from the outside. Great selection of books and I love their disability studies section - I've never seen one at a bookstore before! Lots of signs to help you...

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Shane S.
10/10/2023

Spectator Books is a lovely bookstore in the Piedmont neighborhood of Oakland. It is a magical little bookstore that actually is very well curated and eclectic array of titles. If you are a lover...

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Ella G.
12/12/2023

My favorite bookstore in Oakland!! They have a great selection of both new and used, including mainstream titles and a more curated variety. They've got wonderful literary fiction, fantasy/sci fi,...

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Bob K.
5/21/2024

I always head right to the genre room - just keep heading in, and it's on your left. Mysteries and thrillers, sci-fi and horror, and my favorite, historical fiction. Quite a bit of that. It's open...

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