Garcia Street Books was founded in 1991.

Edward and Eva Borins, who have over thirty years of bookselling experience and are former owners of Edwards Books & Art, one of Canada's largest independent bookstore chains, moved to Santa Fe in 1997 and purchased the shop in May of 2000.

Since 2003, Garcia Street Books has been voted the Best Independent Bookstore in Santa Fe by the readers of the Santa Fe Reporter.

Garcia Street Books is privileged to be the bookseller at Lannan Foundation events (www.lannan.org) that have included authors authors such as Seamus Heaney, Annie Proulx, Nadine Gordimer, Michael Ondaatje, Gore Vidal, Mary Oliver, and Billy Collins.

In Toronto, Edwards Books & Art hosted Sophia Loren, Sting, Prime Minister Jean Chretien, Margaret Atwood, Gloria Steinem, Chuck Norris, Michael Ondaatje, artist Robert Bateman, hockey player Ken Dryden, and Nobel Laureate I. B. Singer.

In Santa Fe, visitors have included nationally renowned authors such as Maureen Dowd, Eve Ensler, Shirley MacLaine, Jane Fonda, Bud Collins, Sherman Alexie, Jorge Ramos, Stuart Woods, Jeffrey Deaver, James Lee Burke, Jodi Picoult, Wendell Berry, Dr. Leonard Shlain, Wen Ho Lee, Judy Chicago, Jorge Ramos, Marianne Wiggins, Pulitzer Award-winning political cartoonist Pat Oliphant, and Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney.

Many of the Santa Fe community's prominent local authors have launched their books at Garcia Street Books, including Governor Bill Richardson, the late Abassador Frank Ortiz, mystery writer Michael McGarrity, artists Bill Barrett and Forrest Moses, anthropologist Dr. Barbara Tedlock, Rabbi Malka Drucker, and John Pen La Farge.

Garcia Street Books has recently sponsored three successful benefits in large venues with a seating capacity of over 800, one of which has received national coverage on C-Span

In addition to author events, Garcia Street Books has a strong focus on books on art, architecture, lifestyle, design, quality literature, poetry, and the Southwest.

A unique feature of the store is the annual summer exhibition and sale of museum quality artists' books, courtesy of Ursus Rare Books in New York. Deluxe limited editions by modern masters, such as Picasso, Matisse, and Miro, containing original graphics are available for viewing and purchasing.

Throughout the year, exhibitions of artists' books by Mexican and New Mexican artists are given. The interest generated by these exhibitions has resulted in the creation of a strong selection of books on books and bookmaking.

Garcia Street Books has received national media acclaim for its large selection of sale books, specializing in books on art, photography, the Southwest, cooking, travel, literature, and lifestyle. These titles are the same books that sold at full price, except that they are offered at a fraction of their original published price. Visit our sale tables inside the store and under our portal and discover an array of bargain books, including rare and out of print art books, or the literary treasure you were searching for.

Garcia Street Books is located in the heart of Santa Fe's Historical East Side, in a cultural oasis, surrounded by a photography bookstore and gallery, and a cafe/magazine shop, where visitors mingle with the locals on the outdoor patio.

Can't attend one of our events? Call ahead for signed copies.