5225 Canyon Crest Drive #30A, Riverside, CA 92507 | 951.787.7807 | cellardoorbookstore.com
Store Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am-6 pm | CLOSED Sundays
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We will be CLOSED January 1-3. Happy New Year! |
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News & Events
January 2021
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As COVID-19 cases rise and Riverside is currently under a stay-at-home order, we are temporarily closed to in-store browsing. |
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We are currently open for:
- online orders
- phone orders
- curbside pickup
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Thanks for your understanding and patience while we navigate these difficult times!
Customer service: info@cellardoorbookstore.com
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Zeyn Joukhadar in Conversation with Liz Harmer
Saturday, January 9 at 12 pm PT / 3 pm ET
We are thrilled to have Zeyn Joukhadar join us for a virtual conversation with our author-in-residence Liz Harmer for his new novel, The Thirty Names of Night. To join, please purchase one of Zeyn's books or register via Eventbrite to add a donation (suggested: $5).
Zeyn is also the author of The Map of Salt and Stars, which won the 2018 Middle East Book Award. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in the anthology KINK (coming Feb 2021), Salon, The Paris Review, and elsewhere, and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.
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Following his mother’s ghost, Nadir uncovers the silences kept in the name of survival by his own community, his own family, and within himself, and discovers the family that was there all along. The Thirty Names of Night is a timely exploration of how we all search for and ultimately embrace who we are. |
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Outdoor Lit Book Club feat. Kendra Atleework
Sunday, January 3 at 12 pm PT / 3 pm ET
For Outdoor Lit's next meeting, we'll be joined by the author of the month's selection, Kendra Atleework! To join, please see the Book Club Schedule below for details.
Kendra Atleework received her MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. An essay that formed the basis for a chapter of Miracle Country was selected for The Best American Essays 2015. She is the recipient of the Ellen Meloy Desert Writers Award and the AWP Intro Journals Project Award.
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"An unflinching combination of personal and natural exploration. Brutal, yet resplendent and inviting, this book makes the Sierra Nevada tangible in a way that only great writing can." - David |
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Nalo Hopkinson Named the 37th SFWA Damon Knight Grand Master
Congratulations to our beloved local author Nalo Hopkinson for this amazing honor from the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, which recognizes “lifetime achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy". The award will be presented at the Nebula Awards, held online the weekend of June 4–6, 2021. We're proud to know her!
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On Anger Named One of New Yorker's Best Books of 2020
On Anger, which includes a contribution from yet another of our talented local authors Myisha Cherry, was included in The New Yorker's "The Best Books We Read in 2020."
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Not Just For the Holidays: Cellar Select Gift Boxes
Save for a few accidental replications (you folks read too much!), our gift boxes seem to be a hit with our customers, so we're going to continue to offer them. Start 2021 off by treating yourself to a box full of books, picked especially for you by our booksellers. Or send a box to someone to let them know you care.
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Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho, ill. by Dung Ho (on sale 1/5): A stunning celebration of a young girl’s eyes and the generations of women in her family with whom she shares them, this book invites girls to recognize their own unique beauty and the strength of self-love. Poetry and breath-taking illustrations weave a celebration of story, the magic of the female, and the power of love. Read this with all the women and girls in your life who make your kingdom whole. - Linda |
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Root Magic by Eden Royce (on sale 1/5): Gran, Jez's best friend and the matriarch of her family, has just passed away, leaving the rootwork to be carried on by their uncle, Doc, who now offers to train Jez and her brother Jay in their family legacy. South Carolina in 1963 is a place of both natural and supernatural evils, but even old enemies and ways must change. This is a great adventure intertwined with important lessons about accepting new paths and the wisdom of children. - Linda |
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Wings of Ebony by J. Elle (on sale 1/26): I won’t be telling you much about this tale of two cities because I don’t want to ruin the revelations peeled away by Rue Jelani Akintola. Know that she is about to reveal Ghazan, a fantastic world intricately woven into a poor Houston neighborhood known as East Row, both imbedded with the problems of colonialism and racism. But there is magic here, magic that comes from ripping out what lies deeply buried in our historical myths to embrace the truth. - Linda |
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Cellar Door Book Clubs' Best of 2020 |
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Our book clubs have spoken! Check out the best book club selections of 2020 according to our members. Click on a cover image to order any of these titles online. |
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Unsheltered
by Barbara Kingsolver
Cellar Door Book Club
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Rules for Visiting
by Jessica Francis Kane
Cellar Door Book Club
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Frederick Douglass
by David W. Blight
History Book Club
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The Lost Daughter
by Elena Ferrante
Feminist Book Club
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The Poison Squad
by Deborah Blum
Phy-Sci Book Club
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Elemental
by Tim James
Phy-Sci Book Club
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The Fire Next Time
by James Baldwin
Bucket List Book Club
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf
by Marlon James
Young Adult Book Club
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So B. It
by Sarah Weeks
Kids Book Club
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Framed!
by James Ponti
Kids Book Club
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Small Spaces
by Katherine Arden
Kids Book Club
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InvestiGators
by John Patrick Green
Early Readers Book Club
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The Deep
by Rivers Solomon
Speculative Fiction
Book Club
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Speculative Fiction
Book Club
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Gideon the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir
Speculative Fiction
Book Club
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The Night Portrait
by Laura Morelli
Historical Fiction Book Club
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The Only Good Indians
by Stephen Graham Jones
Philosophical Horror
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Cantoras
by Carolina De Robertis
LGBTQ Book Club
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Hercule Poirot: The Complete Short Stories
Agatha Christie Book Club
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The Confessions of Frannie Langton
by Sara Collins
Black Lit Book Club
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Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea by Sarah Pinsker
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club
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Now Hiring: Frontline Bookseller
Position: Part-Time (10-20 hours / week)
We're looking for someone who can fill a frontline bookselling position here at Cellar Door. Key responsibilities will include basic customer service tasks (operating the register, etc.) and offering book recommendations to customers (a.k.a. handselling), so applicants must have a working familiarity with books.
- We welcome applicants from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds
- Ability to speak Spanish or ASL (sign language) a definite plus
- Interest in LGBTQ, African-American, Latinx, and/or Asian literature a plus
- Broad knowledge of books a must
Please email resume to linda@cellardoorbookstore.com.
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Book clubs will continue online; you should be receiving information about them the week before your scheduled book club. As there are no fees to join any of our book clubs, we ask that you please order book club selections from us! We've included links in all of our event listings so that you can easily order online. |
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Cellar Door Book Club
Meets the second Sun at 2 pm
Jan 10: The Memory Police
Feb 14: Chances Are...
Mystery Book Club
Meets the third Thurs at 6 pm
Jan 21: The Hunting Party
Feb 18: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club
Meets the third Sat at 5 pm
Jan 16: Gods of Jade and Shadow
Feb 20: Ancestral Night
Historical Fiction Book Club
Meets the fourth Sat at 5 pm
Jan 23: The Good Lord Bird
Feb 27: When We Were Young & Brave
Agatha Christie Book Club
Meets the third Tues at 6:30 pm
Jan 19: Sleeping Murder
Feb 16: Appointment With Death
Philosophical Horror
Meets the third Mon at 6 pm
Jan 18: Imaginary Friend
Feb 15: Ring Shout
Black Lit Book Club
Meets the fourth Fri at 6 pm
Jan 22: Perfect Nine
Feb 26: Luster
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History Book Club
Meets the first Wed at 6 pm
Jan 6: The Five
Feb 3: Stony the Road
Speculative Fiction Book Club
Meets the second Sat at 4 pm
Jan 9: Black Sun
Feb 13: The Book of M
LGBTQ Book Club
Meets the fourth Thurs at 6 pm
Jan 28: Boys of Alabama
Feb 25: The Thirty Names of Night
Bucket List Book Club
Meets the third Sun at 3 pm
Jan 17: The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
Feb 21: The Parable of the Sower
Phy-Sci Book Club
Meets the fourth Wed at 6 pm
Jan 27: Why We Sleep
Feb 24: Timefulness
Feminist Book Club
Meets the first Tues at 6 pm
Jan 5: A Woman is No Man
Feb 2: Wow, No Thank You
Outdoor Lit
Meets every other month, first Sun at 2 pm
Jan 3: Miracle Country
March 7: The Soul of an Octopus
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Book Clubs for Kids & Youth
Early Readers Book Club Meets the second Sat at 1 pm
Jan 9: Spy Penguins
Feb 13: The Riot Brothers: Snarf Attack, Underfoodle, and the Secret Life
Kids' Book Club Meets the second Thurs at 6 pm
Jan 14: Keeper of the Lost Cities
Feb 11: The Last Last-Day-Of-Summer
Young Adult Book Club Contact David at (951) 787-7807 for meeting info
The Future of Another Timeline
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*Starred meetings are not held at their usual date and/or time |
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