Signings, festivals & store news.
Find us at the Grand Lake Theatre, the Paramount, the Bay Area Book Festival — and of course on Grand Avenue.
On the calendar.
Noir City Xmas at the Grand Lake
Our annual table of the choicest noir books — new, used & rare — on the theatre mezzanine, with host Eddie Muller signing his books after the screening.
Holiday buying break
We pause book buying & trading for the holiday season (we keep buying records). Shopping hours as usual — open late for your gift lists.
Noir City Film Festival
The world's most popular film noir festival returns to Oakland's historic Grand Lake Theatre, just down the street. Look for our merchandise tables all festival long.
Host an author or book table?
We handle book sales for conferences, lectures and theater events around the Bay Area — from the Oakland Museum to the Paramount.
Call 510-832-4438Recent news.
Best Bookstore — Best of Oakland 2026
Oakland Magazine readers voted Walden Pond Books Best Bookstore. Thank you, Oakland!
Bay Area Book Festival
Author signings all day at our booth outside the Marsh Theater, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley.
Independent Bookstore Day weekend
Our biggest sale ever: 25% off all used books, Saturday & Sunday.
Gabor Maté at the Paramount Theatre
Walden Pond Books handled book sales for the evening.
Noir City 2026: Face the Music
24 films about musicians and music, plus signings by Eddie Muller and Steven C. Smith at our tables.
Voted best by our neighbors.
Best Bookstore
Oakland Magazine — “Best of Oakland” readers' poll
Best Bookstore: Used
East Bay Express — “Best of the East Bay”
Best Bookstore: New
East Bay Express — “Best of the East Bay”
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A few times a year we share what we're reading, new rare-book finds and the occasional sale (like our biggest-ever Independent Bookstore Day).