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Effortless, Personalized, Meaningful Gifting

Curated gift boxes featuring life-changing books and artisanal goods that support creativity and small makers.

You Should Read is a woman-owned indie bookshop and gifting boutique based in San Diego, shipping nationwide. We curate transformative reads and quirky goods from small makers – helping you turn books into ultimate care packages. Plus, 3% of every purchase supports emerging authors – spreading more good into the world.

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We The Readers: Books for a Better Democracy

  • On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

    On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

    $14.00
  • Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis

    Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis

    $21.00
  • The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader

    The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader

    $30.00
  • People's History of the United States, A:Howard Zinn

    People's History of the United States, A:Howard Zinn

    $23.99
  • One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

    One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

    $28.00
  • Lessons from Cats For Surviving Fascism

    Lessons from Cats For Surviving Fascism

    $13.00
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Shop In-Person in San Diego

  • Liberty Public Market (next to Slurp / Kai & Skye)

    📍Wednesday to Sunday,
    11 am - 7:30 pm

    (extended summer hours)

    Address: 2820 Historic Decatur Rd, San Diego, CA 92106

  • Second Sundays @ Sea Hive Station

    📍Sunday, July 12,
    11 am - 4 pm

    Address: 2750 Dewey Rd, San Diego, CA 92106

  • ❌ PAUSED - Pacific Beach Farmers' Market

    📍 Tuesdays,
    2 - 7 pm

    Address: 901 Hornblend St., San Diego, CA 92109

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You Should Read Monthly is our monthly book subscription tailored for readers of personal development, self-help, memoirs, and other transformative reads.

Enjoy bestselling new releases, delivered monthly, plus access to our monthly book club community online and in person.

Give a meaningful gift of a monthly subscription to someone you love, or spoil yourself. Start your journey today.

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Supporting Emerging Writers: Turning Book Sales Into Community Impact

In 2023, You Should Read began with a simple but meaningful promise: to share life-changing books while supporting emerging writers and creative voices. At the end of 2025, that dream became real with our first donation from the Emerging Artists Fund to San Diego Writers, Ink. This is the story of how community, trust, and alignment turned intention into impact.

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