Book People

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30 Years of Connecting People and Books!
On December 4 from 10 - 4, we'll be celebrating Book People's 30th birthday with local authors, children's story time, face painting, and, of course, birthday cake. For the month of December, bring a receipt from a participating local business and receive 10% off a book of your choice. For every $10 spent in the store, you'll be entered to win a Book People gift certificate. See Book People Richmond on Facebook for more information.

Meet, greet, talk books with fellow book lovers. Exchange books if you wish. The Book People Book Swap takes place every first Sunday of the Month.
For further information, please call us at 804-288-4346.

Richmond's Hollywood Cemetery
Local author John O. Peters will celebrate the release of his latest book, Richmond's Hollywood Cemetery, which is published by the Valentine Richmond History Center. The book features many facts and legends about the unique local cemetery, as well as 150 different photographs.

St. James Episcopal Church Bazaar
We will have a booth at the St. James Episcopal Church Bazaar, held at St. James Episcopal Church, 1205 W. Franklin St.

Richmond Country Club Holiday Gift Show
We will have a booth at the Richmond Country Club Holiday Gift Show, at the Richmond Country Club, 12950 Patterson Ave.

Antiquarian Book Fair
We will have a booth at the Antiquarian Book Fair, at the Showplace on Mechanicsville Turnpike.

On The Strand
Author and Douglas Freeman High School alumnus Kevin Gray presents his memoir On The Strand, a memoir of his high school years and the time just after his graduation. It's his personal story of an era during which an entire generation came of age.

Come in anytime between 1 and 5 PM to play German Scrabble. Put your knowledge of German vocabulary words to fun and entertaining use.

Werner Lowenthal Fund Benefit Presentation
This event is a presentation of the book Earth Sculptures, a collection of photographs by the late Werner Lowenthal, with commentary by his wife, Dr. Hilda Meth. The event is a benefit for the Lowenthal Endowment Fund, which supports graduate students pursuing research into genetically-based neurological diseases.

30th Birthday Celebration!
Celebrate Book People's 30th birthday with local authors, children's story time, face painting, and, of course, birthday cake. For the month of December, bring a receipt from a participating local business and receive 10% off a book of your choice. For every $10 spent in the store, you'll be entered to win a Book People gift certificate. See Book People Richmond on Facebook for more information.

About Book People
We are an old–fashioned book shop which has been serving readers around the world from the West End of Richmond, Virginia for nearly 30 years. Visitors to the store are free to explore our four rooms and browse through 20,000 titles in stock—half new and half a combination of used and collectible volumes—all within a 1200 square–foot house. We offer...

An extensive Foreign Language section
Special Orders from publishers large and small
Out–of–Print Book Search

Book People is located just south of the corner of Granite and Patterson Avenues with ample parking to the side of the store.
We special–order books, read books and have an excellent track record of locating out–of–print books for our customers. Both in–store shoppers and telephone orders are welcome. We delight in face–to–face transactions, but attend to domestic and international phone–in mail orders promptly as well. Our inventory is NOT computerized, apart from around 1,400 collectible titles listed with AbeBooks. We are proud to rely on our brains instead.