As some of you may know, my good friends at Borderlands Books in San Francisco are working on opening a cafe next to their store. In order to do so they need to get planning permission, which is not always a straightforward proposition, city bureaucracies being what they are. So the application needs support. There’s a petition in the store that you can sign, but if you can’t get into San Francisco (and I know that Borderlands has fans all around the world) then you can help out by adding a comment below. And by directing your friends here. So…
We, the undersigned, enjoy visiting Borderlands Books when we are in San Francisco, and would be delighted if they had a cafe adjacent to the store. A cafe would enable the store to enhance its already excellent events program, and cement its reputation as one of the world’s premier independent specialist bookstores.
Cheryl Morgan – Fremont, CA & Somerset, UK
Update: The planning permission hearing is today (June 26th) so I’m closing off comments. I’ll let you know how it goes as soon as I hear from Alan.
Daniel Spector – Wellington, NZ
Chris Roberson – Austin, TX
Kevin Standlee – Fremont, CA
Mark Teppo – Seattle, WA
Lisa Harrigan – San Jose, CA
Steven H Silver – Deerfield, IL
Espana Sheriff – San Francisco, CA
Cynthia Gonsalves – Fremont, CA
I believe all book stores need a cafe attached to them that isn’t a Starbucks.
John Klima – Davenport, IA
Josh Rountree – Austin, TX
Catherine Green – Washington, DC
I often go to Borderlands when I’m in San Francisco visiting my brother. It would be nice if the store had a cafe.
Nadine Armstrong-Scottsdale, AZ
I strongly support Borderlands in their desire for a cafe.
Kevin Roche — San Jose, CA
Susan Mohn – Bothell, WA
Allison Baker – Austin, TX
I whole-heartedly support Borderlands Books in this. Looking forward to my next visit!
Jan Price, Maryland
Lee Whiteside-Scottsdale, AZ.
Daid Gallaher – Fremont, California
John DeNardo – Houston, TX
I’ve been meaning to buy a copy of Cory Doctorow’s latest, so I’ll just roll down the hill and sign the petition in person.
Karen Burnham, League City TX
It’s my favorite meeting place whenever I can get to San Francisco (not as often as I’d like).
Bowden “Trey” Palmer, Jackson, MS
John Picacio, San Antonio, TX
I can’t take a trip to San Francisco without going to Borderlands Books. I’ve got Alan, Jude and Borderlands on my World Fantasy Awards ballot for Special Award/Professional because they’ve been a vital contributor to the fantasy lit field.
Alma Alexander, Bellingham WA – self-confessed coffeeholic who always roots for books and coffee in the same place…
Yay Borderlands. Get them that cafe!
YES!!!
Karen Jones – Brooklyn, New York
Robert Blake – Krum, TEXAS
I’m for anything that helps a great independent bookstore thrive.
Lee Thomas – Austin, TX
Albuquerque, NM
Frequent visitor to the bay area.
Books and coffee!
Bookstores and cafes go together like peanut butter and chocolate. 🙂
Susan Taylor – Redding, CT
Nicholas Kaufmann – Brooklyn, NY
Livia Llewellyn – Jersey City, NJ
Kaolin Fire – Acton, CA
Steve Berman – Maple Shade, NJ
Rose Fox – New York, NY, 10034
Borderlands was my home away from home when I lived in San Francisco. The owners and staff have always been tremendously kind to me and gave me a ton of useful advice when I was considering opening a bookstore myself. No visit to the Bay Area is complete without a trip to Borderlands.
Randy Smith – Hayward, CA
I am all for it!
Barbara Roden – Ashcroft, British Columbia
Chaz Brenchley
Newcastle on Tyne, UK – Borderlands is known wherever people care about good bookshops, and a cafe can only add to its prestige.
Nathan Ballingrud
Keller, Tx (lived in San Jose for 3 wonderful years though)
Jeffrey Ford — Medford Lakes, New Jersey
From the book selection, to the book sellers, to the cat, this is a dream come true of a book store.
Terry Weyna, San Mateo, California
I visit this bookstore every chance I get for books I can’t find anywhere else.