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Located in San Francisco's Mission District, we sell both used and new books. We offer wide-ranging literature on globalization, politics and media, as well as an array of graphic novels, fiction, and criticism. We maintain informed sexuality and gender sections, and feature one of the Bay Area's most extensive collections of writings on Latina/o history and culture, including a full selection of Spanish language books. And did we mention our children's books? Modern Times also fosters a vital literary community with an exciting calendar of events, a blog, and community resources.

Modern Times mourns the death of Howard Zinn
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The Tede Matthews Initiative
Honoring the fierce cultural legacy of founding collective member Tede Matthews’ queer literary cultural activism, the Tede Matthews Initiative (TMI) partners with Mission District community cultural organizations, schools, artists, and educators to launch a series of performances, workshops and free to low cost cultural events to support the Bay Area's activist, artistic, and literary communities. Learn More»

Tede Matthews Initiative Special Events
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Declaring Our Erotic: A creative writing workshop for queer survivors of sexual trauma.
4-week series taught by Jen Cross
  - Wed, Feb 3; Tuesdays, Feb 9, 16 and 23
  - 7 PM - 9 PM

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Keeping It Nasty: How to Write Hot Five-Minute Erotica
Led by Meliza Bañales
  - Thursday, February 11
  - 7 PM - 9PM

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Kids' Story Hour
Facilitated by Melissa Merin
  - Saturday, February 20
  - 1 PM - 2 PM

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Modern Times Community Love Fund
  - Friday, February 26
  - Benefits The Center for Sex and Culture 


Staff Picks
Featured Book My Baby Rides the Short Bus: The Unabashedly Human Experience of Raising Kids with Disabilities
Edited by Jennifer Silverman, Sarah Talbot and  Yantra Bertelli
Review by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
"As a prospective parent who has a disability, I ate up this amazing new collection of
stories by parents parenting kids with a wide spectrum of dis/abilities, chronic illnesses and different..."

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The Modern Times Staff
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What makes Modern Times unique among bookstores
Modern Times Bookstore is a worker-run organization and has been ever since we opened our doors in 1971. We sincerely believe...
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We Now Carry Used Books!

Got books you want to get rid of? Donated books have been integral to the continued viability of Modern Times.
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Help Us Keep Our Doors Open
As you may know, these are perilous times for independent bookstores.
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Community Resources
At Modern Times we're not just interested in selling books. We understand that we fill a niche in the indie bookstore world, but we also see our mission as being a resource and community center for our neighbors...
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Upcoming Events

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Granta 109: Work
Daniel Alarcon and Yiyun Li
  - Tues, Feb 2
  - 7 PM

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Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History
Canyon Sam
  - Tues, Feb 4
  - 7 PM

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Marx and Politics
Ron Kelch
  - Mon, Feb 8
  - 7 PM

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Beautiful
Amy Reed
with Daphne Gottlieb

  - Thu, Feb 25
  - 7 PM

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Queer Open Mic
  - Fri, Feb 26
  - 7 PM sign-ups
  - 7:30 PM start time

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The Burger Queen Social
  - Sat, Feb 27
  - 5:30 PM

And more...
To view our complete events calendar, Click Here »


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