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Dear John is a bookstore and art gallery located in the heart of Oakland's Laurel District. We are open Tuesday-Sunday from 10am to 5:30pm
Featured collection
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What's Your Grief?
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Sold outThe Life That's Waiting
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101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
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All The Love You Carry
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The New Menopause
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This Was Meant To Find You (When You Needed It Most)
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The Pivot Year
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Four Agreements, the
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Don't F*cking Panic
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Creative Act, The
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The Art Of Who We Are
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Do One Thing Every Day That Inspires You
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How to Love Better
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Waves Come In Sets: On Life, Travel And People
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Atomic Habits
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And Yet – Here You Are
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Collections
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The Fiction of Us
Get lost in stories that stay with you—our fiction collection features contemporary...
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On the Table
Elevate your daily rituals with handcrafted mugs, ceramics, and tabletop essentials made...
Monthly Book Box
Discover the joy of a hand-picked story delivered straight to your door every month with the Dear John Monthly Book Box Subscription. Each book is personally selected by our booksellers and tailored to your reading preferences—whether you love literary fiction, poetry, memoir, children’s classics, or want to explore something entirely new.