Bernal Hill, San Francisco Shopping Guide

Red Hill Books

Phoenix, Dog Eared, and Red Hill Books represent a type of bookstore that's fast fading into extinction. They're big, lively, a bit messy and generally a good place to spend an hour or two. They're consummate hosts to a variety of community reading, music and poetry events. And they each have something that chains will never have lest they hurt their gross margins: a large,...