Sacramento’s Read the Region book tour to celebrate National Independent Bookstore Day

For the third year in a row, nine Sacramento area bookstores are going big with the Read the Region book tour. This weekendlong event will be held April 28 to 30.

It celebrates National Independent Bookstore Day. Read the Region is quickly becoming a tradition where readers visit participating stores for special events, to shop for books and exclusive merchandise, and to collect prizes.

It’s a great way for locals in the Sacramento, Davis, Elk Grove and Folsom areas to discover and support independent bookstores.

At their first location, shoppers will download the Read the Region book tour app or pick up a paper passport to track their progress throughout the weekend.

With a minimum $10 purchase at each store, shoppers will receive unique giveaways like bookmarks, stickers, pins, and other prizes.

For every store they visit, shoppers will be given an entry ticket for a chance to win one of three huge prize baskets filled with all kinds of great bookstore swag. The more stores customers visit, the better their chances will be of winning.

All of the participating stores in this year’s tour will have full schedules of author signings, poetry readings, live music, sidewalk sales, kids’ programming, pop-up vendors, and more. Readers of all kinds can discover new and hard-to-find titles in their areas of interest, meet like-minded readers, nosh on snacks, and stock up on summer reads.

Bookstores that will be participating in this year’s Read the Region tour will be Amatoria Fine Art Books (1831 F St., Suite A, midtown Sacramento), A Seat at the Table Books (9257 Laguna Springs Drive #130, Elk Grove), The Avid Reader (617 2nd St., Davis), Capital Books (1011 K St., downtown Sacramento), East Village Bookshop (3604 McKinley Blvd., East Sacramento) Crawford’s Books (5301 Freeport Blvd., Hollywood Park, Sacramento), Ruby’s Books (724 Sutter St., Folsom), Underground Books (2814 35th St., Oak Park, Sacramento), and Wild Sisters Book Company (3960 60th St., Tahoe Park, Sacramento).

For information regarding each store’s offerings, event schedule, and hours, visit the website, www.ReadTheRegion.com.