Book Store Hours

Visitors to San Francisco’s Mystery Books, mentioned in “Book Soup” (May 1), should note the store’s odd hours. They are: Wednesday through Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Also omitted from your article were two landmark downtown Oakland bookstores: De Lauer’s Super Newsstand, 1310 Broadway, has vast offerings, including paperbacks, magazines and newspapers from around the world. The Holmes Book Co., 274 14th St., is in its 100th year and has three floors of mostly used books and some rare literature.

JOHN WOOD

Oakland