Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland

Lots to draw inside and out. And lots to read. Excellent selection of books.

More Diesel Bookstore

Independent bookstores are such a vanishing treasure.  Luckily, in the Bay Area we still have some great ones, including Diesel in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood, which offers live readings, hosts book groups, and has a well-lit, welcoming space.

Mohammed sketching

An all-yellow display--with reindeer

Perry drawing

Some titles in the kids' section and a bear

Diesel Bookstore, Oakland, California

Diesel Books, dip pen and ink and watercolor, 8x5in.

We enjoyed our sketching night in Rockridge in a good independent bookstore. The neighborhood has everything that makes life in a city so attractive, lots of people walking, restaurants, cafes, and a great bookstore.

Diesel Books, Oakland

Keeping warm in front of the gas fireplace at Diesel Books on a chilly Tuesday night,
contemplating that strange painting of a man milking a giant fish(?). They color-coordinate the books on the shelves here; love that!