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Storytime Has Transformed into Big Time Tot Rock Music Classes at Playhouse Noe Valley
April 19, 2012, 9:39 am
The wildly popular Story and Music Time hosted by Alison has finally outgrown Phoenix Books, and has moved next door to Playhouse Noe Valley in the form of a music appreciation class for children 3 and under and their caregivers. Very similar in style to storytime, this class has the added bonus of being a small group with much more chance for interaction and freedom of expression, room to move around, a calm and nurturing environment, and includes a dance party with rhythm instruments and an expanded curriculum. Class schedule is currently Wednesdays, two classes at 10-10:45 a.m. and 11-11:45 a.m. For registration information, visit www.theplayhouseatnoevalley.com.
Bookends Book Club Moves to Red Hill Books for March Meeting, Thursday March 15, 5 PM
February 29, 2012, 10:56 am

Our Bookends Book Club for Grades 3-5 has been moved to Red Hill Books for the month of March, as we will be hosting New Bay Area Voices here at Phoenix in honor of Noe Valley Word Week. The Bookends selection for March is The Search for Wondla by Tony DiTerlizzi. Red Hill Books is located at 401 Cortland St at Bennington in Bernal Heights.
Bookends Book Club for Grades 3-5 Meets February 9 at 5 pm to Discuss "We Dine with Cannibals"
January 25, 2012, 10:58 am


The Bookends Book Club is a gathering of kids Grades 3-5. The next selection is We Dine with Cannibals by C. Alexander London, with a special Skype visit with the author! Host/mom Tanya Schevitz leads the proceedings with cookies and great questions for discussion. If you would like more info about The Bookends, drop Tanya a line at [email protected]. Or just come by! (All kids welcome, even if they are not within that specific grade range.)
Classics Book Group Meets This Sunday, Jan 29 at 5:30 p.m.
January 25, 2012, 10:38 am

Come join the Classics Book Group and revisit the classics you wish you had read, or would like to read again - all in the company of some nice, neighborhood folks! This week's selection: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. For more information about the Classics Book Group, contact Rikki Bryant at [email protected]
Winter Hours
January 24, 2012, 11:30 am
Brrrr...it's cold. And dark. Just to let you know, we're closing a bit earlier during the winter, our winter hours are: M - Sat 9 am - 8 pm, Sun 10 am - 7 pm.
Visit Our Online Store!
July 10, 2011, 10:58 pm


We are thrilled to announce we have teamed up with The Retailer Place to bring you access to 10,000 book, DVD and CD titles, delivered right to your door! We are even offering discounts on select titles. Click "more" below and check it out HERE!

Posted 7/10/11

Live Jazz Sunday, May 1st, 5-7 pm!
April 28, 2011, 12:00 am


The Nick Culp Trio will be performing live jazz this Sunday from 5-7 pm, bringin' it and swingin' it. Join us, won't you?

Kate's Paintings
April 16, 2011, 12:00 am


Phoenix Books owner Kate Rosenberger is also an artist, creating whimsical and thought-provoking paintings. Visit her website and check out her wonderful work!
www.katerosenberger.com
Kate's paintings will be featured in a show on Saturday April 16th at Serendipity, 803 Valencia Street, 6-9 pm.

Storytime Returns to Phoenix Books
February 8, 2011, 1:00 am

Come join Alison, manager of Phoenix Books and an award winning children's musician (formerly of the Sippy Cups) for some storytime fun on Wednesdays at 11 am. Stories, songs, games and dancing for the little ones. Come early for a good spot, the place gets packed! Each week a new theme and a new batch of wonderful songs and stories. Good times! Mark your calendars: Alison will be doing a full kids' concert at the Noe Valley Rec Center on Saturday, May 14, 9-11 am.
Standouts in Historical Fiction: Hilary Mantel, David Mitchell, and Barry Unsworth
August 23, 2010, 12:00 am

Did Mantel's 'Wolf Hall' -- due in paperback August 31st -- and Mitchell's 'Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet', whet your appetite for great historical fiction? Try Barry Unsworth. Author of 18 books, he ranges from the Booker-Prize-winning epic 'Sacred Hunger', about the slave trade, to 'Morality Play', a page-turner of a medieval murder mystery. He's a regular on year-end 'best book' lists.

Not to give Mantel or Mitchell short shrift... they're also Booker winners or short-listers, with Mitchell favored to win this year. If you haven't read them, by all means do! Unsworth just doesn't get as much press. We have lots of used copies in stock between Phoenix, Red Hill and Dog Eared.