The Avid Reader opened as an independent bookstore in 1987 and continues to be the only bookseller for new books in the downtown Davis area. With a history of community involvement, the collaborative ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Readers and fans of author Aaliyah Bilal filled Avid Bookshop, cramming into white ...

Brett and Erin Arnold, photographed at The Avid Reader in Davis (Karin Higgins/UC Davis) When Brett and Erin Arnold moved back to Davis, they wanted to get involved in the local community. This goal, ...

The Avid Reader has a history of community involvement, and the collaborative relationship between the Avid family and Davis at large has kept the store a pillar of downtown Davis culture. The Avid ...