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Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

In the used media and bookstore at SF State, a plethora of sections such as International Relations, Ethnic Studies and books in Spanish and German are available for purchase. (Natalie Metcalf / Xpress Magazine)

The Friends of a Used Book

Natalie Metcalf, Editor-in-Chief
April 10, 2025

New Yorker Magazines from 1939 are stacked on the librarian conference table on the third floor of J. Paul Leonard Library. Their thick, glossy paper is in pristine condition – Melanie Smith, the first-year...

Customers browse in The Booksmith in Haight Ashbury on Oct. 7, 2022. (Juliana Yamada / Xpress Magazine)

Turning the Page on E-books

Ciara O’Kelley, Staff Writer
October 14, 2022

For a book lover, nothing is quite as delightful as stepping into a bookstore. There’s the smell of hundreds of new books, the sound of crisp pages being flipped through and fresh spines being cracked,...

Reading In Shelter

Reading In Shelter

Story by Anne Lima
April 30, 2020

Currently, as local libraries and bookstores follow shelter-in-place guidelines, many avid readers have turned to e-books and audiobooks that can be accessed through public library websites. Digitized...

Two Sisters Bar and Books – a place for couples and not books

Jannelle Garcia
November 6, 2014

Soft jazz, low lighting, yellow wallpaper with Japanese families dressed in kimonos, and the amount of couples are the first things that one notices when they enter Two Sisters Bar and Books. The...

Dystopian worlds: fiction’s latest trend

Janelle Moncada
October 2, 2014

Imagine a world that is in disorder. A world where a nation is run by a totalitarian government, experiencing oppression, and the thought of death is constantly looming in the minds of citizens. Suddenly,...

Little Libraries with a Big Message

May 4, 2013

By Nicole Ellis Photos by Jessica Worthington It’s a birdfeeder! It’s a mailbox! No, it’s a library! Walking past Kittredge School on 25th Avenue and Lake Street in the Richmond District sits...

Hipster Holiday Gifts for Under $10

Hipster Holiday Gifts for Under $10

December 3, 2012

Words: Barbara Szabo 1. Amoeba Records Amoeba Records has an entire section with discounted vinyl, with records for as little as $1. That means you could buy your favorite hipster as many as...

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