We are often told by customers that they love our bookstore. We do, too. It is a wonderful place full of interesting books and people. We sit around the Great Table in the tranquil back room and hear proud authors tell us what they have learned. We talk to customers at the front desk. We read some of the books we sell, and we are better for that.
Yet, we suffer, as so many other book places have, decline. When Cody’s went down a few years ago, The Express wrote that it had died the “death of a thousand cuts.” We know some of those cuts and these are difficult times for bookstores, but we also know there is much to keep us going, including the great publishers we represent, the many hundreds of local authors we want to support, and the pleasures of being in Berkeley and next door to our sister business, the Musical Offering & Cafe.
We ask you to Become a Friend of UPB.
UPB Conversation with Phyllis Faber and Elisabeth Ptak of Marin Agricultural Land Trust and Marty Knapp, Pt. Reyes photographer, on HOW ART HELPS TO PRESERVE & PROTECT THE LANDSCAPE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
Cri? How about shout?
As a life member (the first, apparently), I suggest that UPB launch a Nine Lives Club for friends willing to donate an equivalent amount (or more) for the next nine years, so UPB would end up with $3,500+ instead of a mere $350 – a pittance, actually, compared to the sums for which I’m routinely pressed by organizations in the city (and “life” doesn’t figure in the pressing, other than the “squeeze it out of you” variety). My old college also has me in its sights, evidently lining up for a legacy. I’d rather give it to you.
Please ask for me and introduce yourself when you’re next in, Mr. Parman. I don’t know you, but I love you.
Karen, General Partner