Hill's Bookstore

08/11/2026

Singles Night at the Bookstore: This Saturday!

Link is in our bio or at HillsBookstore.com

We will have ice breaker games, scavenger hunt, and drinks. 🍷 🍺

What could go wrong if you’re in a room with a whole bunch of other single people?

08/10/2026

Book Signing: Richard Weber
This Sunday: Aug 16th
Book: Gifts They Leave Us: Moving With, Not Moving On

When someone we love is gone, what remains? For many of us, grief arrives as a storm — disorienting, overwhelming, and deeply personal. But within that storm, there are moments of unexpected clarity, connection, and meaning. Gifts They Leave Us is a gentle, heartfelt exploration of those moments.

Drawing from lived experience, quiet reflection, and the subtle ways memory continues to shape us, Richard Weber invites readers into a space of honesty and hope. These pages don’t offer clichés or tidy answers. Instead, they offer presence — a companion for anyone navigating loss, transition, or the quiet ache of remembering.

Through brief meditations, intimate insights, and the soft wisdom of someone who has walked this path, Gifts They Leave Us reveals how love continues to echo long after a person is gone. It shows how the smallest memories can become anchors, how grief can open unexpected doors, and how the people we’ve lost often leave us with more than we realized.

A book for anyone who has loved deeply, lost deeply, and is learning to live with both.

Perfect for readers who appreciate:

Gentle, reflective writing
Short, meaningful passages
Books that comfort without preaching
Themes of memory, healing, and connection
Whether you’re in the early days of grief or years into your own quiet healing, Gifts They Leave Us offers a soft place to land — and a reminder that love never truly disappears.

08/06/2026

Author Event: You won’t want to miss this - This Saturday at 3pm!

-5 Time National Champ
-3 Time World Championship Competitor
-Professional Arena Football League Player
-Sumo Black Belt
-International Speaker

From Sumo to Yogi: A Journey of Transformation, Weight Loss and Sacred Connection by Roy Sims, a Hollister Native.

He will be interviewed by the most qualified moderator, his wife - Libby Sims. You won’t want to miss this story from nearly 400 lbs to the hometown person we know today.

See you this Saturday, 3pm for the interview with Roy Sims, moderated by Libby Sims. Q&A to follow, as well as signing books.

08/05/2026

I’m nervous.

We have Mystery/Thriller Book Club tomorrow & we havn’t received the book for next month yet. 😬

08/05/2026

We Are Hiring!

We need help, mostly on the weekdays but weekend availability is a big plus.

What will you be expected to do?
-Running the Register and interacting with customers
-Strong Customer Service Skills Required
-Unboxing Books and organizing them on the shelves
-Learning the POS system
-Cleaning

Position has the ability to grow and learn so much more, such as:

-Social media
-Flyer and advertisement creation
-Video Editing and Content Creation

Hours can be flexible and able to work around school. Approximately 12-15 hours/week to begin.

If you want to be apart of Hill’s Bookstore, please send your cover letter & resume to [email protected]

08/05/2026

Reminder: Our children have big feelings too and going back to school is so much fun… but it can also give them an opportunity to learn and understand those big feelings. We have books here to help them understand those feelings a bit more.

07/28/2026

Announcing 📣 SINGLES NIGHT AT THE BOOKSTORE 📣
(Tag Your Single Friends)

In partnership with Friends of The San Benito County Free Library

If you’re single and looking for a partner, why not the bookstore? You can expect music, adult beverages, ice breaker games and loads of singles.

Tickets required. Link is in our bio and on our website at HillsBookstore.com

This is a 21+ event. More info on the ticket page, including FAQ.

07/27/2026

Find a pen-pal at Hill’s Bookstore!

In a world dominated by technology and speed, we encourage you to take a moment to slow down and write a letter.

When?
This Sunday, Aug 2nd at 5pm

Where?
Hill’s Bookstore

What do I need to bring?
Absolutely nothing. We have stationary, pens, markers, stickers, stamps… let’s have fun together!

Where am I sending my letter?
Bookstores and other locations across the globe have signed up for the Sunday Letter Project and you can choose where on this world that you’d like to send your letters to from this list.

So this Sunday, come on by to learn about the program, understand how to do an introduction letter and use our supplies!

Q: When was the last time you wrote a handwritten letter?

07/26/2026

If you are a local teacher and you don’t know about the Connie O’Conor Education Fund, please explore this article and find resources available to you and your classrooms.

Connie O'Connor Education Fund turns 30

07/24/2026

The little trick to save you 10% off on our website.

This is for published books only. So if you are preordering, it won’t apply, but as long as your book has been published already, you should see 10% off at checkout.

Have you tried this before?