Save the Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Join us for the 13thĀ annual Independent Bookstore Day!
This national one-day party held the last Saturday in April celebrates independent bookstores across the country online and in-store. We will be offering exclusive books and literary items, hanging out with TreePeople, who will be handing out native seeds and oak samplings, building Sustainable Structures with author Kate McMillan, discussing Red Flag Warning: Mutual Aid and Survival in Fire CountryĀ with our book club (Dust Jacket Journeys), and discounting titles included in our Earth DayĀ Collection. It's a party you don't want to miss!
Independent Bookstore Day exclusives will be available in-store and online, while supplies last. Priority will be given to in-person customers.
Indie Bookstore Day featured author!
Order a signed copy to be shipped directly to you by purchasing a copy today.
Dust Jacket Journeys: Special Edition
Saturday, April 25, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Red Flag WarningĀ by Dani Burlison and Margaret Elysia Garcia
Ā FREE ā RSVP requested
Join us for our book club, Dust Jacket Journeys, where we invite you to explore perspectives around architecture, art, identity, and place.
Each gathering will offer an opportunity for examining diverse perspectives, sharing discoveries, and the exchange of ideas which make for a meaningful reading experience. The books selected this quarter embody the theme ofĀ independently together, an exploration of community and resilience. We look forward to sharing a literary journey to new perspectives and new understandings one book at a time.
Red Flag Warning: Mutual Aid and Survival in Californiaās Fire Country:Ā Through essays and interviews, Red Flag Warning sheds light on how wildfire impacts our communities and offers wisdom on living with fire from Indigenous Californians, community organizers, mental health care workers, environmentalists, fire analysts, sustainable loggers, parents, and more. The collection explores the ways these fires take root and impact rural and urban California, it examines our relationships to place and community and to understand the importance of mutual aid, organizing, community care, land stewardship, and resilience.
Looking for Something Else?
We're a specialized bookstore, which means we don't carry a lot of titles you might find in other stores.
But don't fret, you can still support us whether you're a lover of fiction or cookbooks or just about anything else!
Purchases made at ourĀ Gamble House BookshopĀ site also support our museum.
Shop from our "Staff Picks" lists or use the search bar at the top of the page to find your latest read.
The Gamble House Bookstore is a drop-off site for Pasadena For All, a local grassroots mutual aid and advocacy organization who come together every Saturday to distribute items to our unhoused neighbors.
Items currently in high demand:
Sleeping bags, tents, new and unused socks & underwear, beanies, scarves, gloves, closed-toe shoes, masks, tarps, flashlights, batteries, blankets, hygiene items, first aid kits and hats.
Please refrain from donating stained or torn clothing. Please launder items prior to donation.
