Towne Center Books

Towne Center Books Towne Center Books is a locally owned general bookstore, conveniently located on Main Street in Downtown Pleasanton. www.townecenterbooks.com

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Thank you to everyone who joined us with Michelle Chouinard on Wednesday evening! We had a blast kicking off the spooky ...
10/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us with Michelle Chouinard on Wednesday evening! We had a blast kicking off the spooky season with her newest book A Map to Murder in the Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco Mysteries series. We have some signed copies leftover for you to stop by and check out soon!

Michelle Chouinard Pleasanton Downtown Assoc.

We’re teaming up with Libro.fm Audiobooks and to host a Banned Books Read-In to protest book censorship. Join us on Sun...
10/02/2026

We’re teaming up with Libro.fm Audiobooks and to host a Banned Books Read-In to protest book censorship. Join us on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 3:00 pm as we read and take action to fight book bans! Attendees will also receive a free audio copy of either Banned Together or How to Defend Books and Why 🎧

This is a free event, but advance reservations are very helpful. Please make yours by clicking the RSVP button below or by calling the store (925-846-8826). More information is in the link in our bio!

As we cozy into fall reads, here is what our staff enjoyed during September!Mac Barnett was one of our recent author eve...
09/30/2026

As we cozy into fall reads, here is what our staff enjoyed during September!

Mac Barnett was one of our recent author events!

If you liked Frozen River, make sure you come pick up Ariel Lawhon's newest book The Pirate Queen!

If you like dual point of views mixed in with part romance part ghost story this is the perfect fall read!

From the author of Grumpy Monkey comes a new book called Dragon Dog!

Sorcery & Stardust Book Club meets the first Thursday of every month!

Misery is the October selection for Sorcery & Stardust that meets on Oct 1st at 7 PM!

Aida Salazar was a recent author event for us!

Rocky Horror by Mick Rock (top book)

Mischief Girls is author Aashna Avachat's debut young adult mystery book with another one in the works!

I Know Why the Caged Birds Sings is a banned book so get ready for our Banned Book Readathon & Bake Sale on October 4th!

We are kicking off Banned Books Week (Oct 4th-10th) with a bake sale! All proceeds going to the Everylibrary foundation....
09/30/2026

We are kicking off Banned Books Week (Oct 4th-10th) with a bake sale! All proceeds going to the Everylibrary foundation. Everylibrary is a non-profit organization that builds voter support for libraries and fighting book bans accross the country.

Note that Main Street will be closed this day. There will be a Porches on Main event from 10am to 2pm on Main Street, but you can find parking behind us on Peter’s St.

We’re teaming up with Libro.fm Audiobooks and to host a Banned Books Read-In to protest book censorship. Join us on Sun...
09/28/2026

We’re teaming up with Libro.fm Audiobooks and to host a Banned Books Read-In to protest book censorship. Join us on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 3:00 pm as we read and take action to fight book bans! Attendees will also receive a free audio copy of either Banned Together or How to Defend Books and Why 🎧

This is a free event, but advance reservations are very helpful. Please make yours by clicking the RSVP button below or by calling the store (925-846-8826). More information at the link in our bio.

Don’t miss out seeing mystery author Michelle Chouinard this Wednesday, September 30th at 7pm! Michelle is a store favor...
09/27/2026

Don’t miss out seeing mystery author Michelle Chouinard this Wednesday, September 30th at 7pm!

Michelle is a store favorite mystery author with her A Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco Mystery series, so we are excited to be hosting this event 🔍📚

This is a free event but RSVP’s help us plan. You can RSVP on our website, in person, or by calling 925-846-8826 during store hours.

See you Wednesday night!

Pleasanton Downtown Assoc. Michelle Chouinard

Thank you to everyone who joined us with Nina Schuyler to talk about her newest novel Open the Floodgates! We had a very...
09/26/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us with Nina Schuyler to talk about her newest novel Open the Floodgates! We had a very engaged group of people who asked great questions about writing, climate change, and humanity.

We have a handful of signed copies left if you missed out!

Nina Schuyler

You’ve been asking for it and we’re finally doing it! Join us in your PJ’s while we make friendship bracelets, have a DI...
09/24/2026

You’ve been asking for it and we’re finally doing it! Join us in your PJ’s while we make friendship bracelets, have a DIY pin station, and play games, all with plenty of sweet treats to keep us awake until we can pass the books out at 12 am on the dot.

This is a ticketed event. Preordering the book is a FREE ticket, otherwise tickets are $10 per person. You can purchase a ticket/preorder a book via our website, in person, or by calling 925-846-8826.

Pleasanton and Livermore, we have plenty of signed copies of bestselling author John Green’s newest release! They are go...
09/22/2026

Pleasanton and Livermore, we have plenty of signed copies of bestselling author John Green’s newest release! They are going fast, so stop by either of our Pleasanton or Livermore locations soon to grab yours 😊

Did you miss seeing Mac Barnett this morning at Towne Center Books? Don’t worry, you can catch him this afternoon at the...
09/18/2026

Did you miss seeing Mac Barnett this morning at Towne Center Books? Don’t worry, you can catch him this afternoon at the Livermore Library at 4pm!

Pleasanton Downtown Assoc. Mac Barnett

Address

555 Main Street
Pleasanton, CA
94566

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 7pm
Tuesday 10am - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 9pm
Saturday 10am - 9pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

Telephone

+19258468826

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