Mountain House Books in Nevada City named a “favorite local bookstore” by Chronicle Books in S.F.

Editor’s note: One of the best parts about working for the S.F. Chronicle in the ’80s and ’90s was its Chronicle books operation. We enjoy their publishing taste with titles such as Tartine Book No. 3 on the Tartine Bakery & Co. or Cowgirl Creamery Cooks, among others. At the annual holiday parties, at places such as the De Young Museum, staffers received some of the books gift wrapped.

Now Mountain House Books of Nevada City is featured on a list of “favorite local bookstores.” Details here:

“Here at Chronicle Books, we’re inspired by the enduring magic of books, and are always looking for more ways to share that magic,” according to its blog this week.

“Well, what better place to breathe in the magic of books than in our our favorite local bookstores? We can spend hours lingering among shelves, combing for new treasures…and could wax poetic on the charm, importance, and beauty of bookstores for hours. But instead of doing that, we’ll point all book and bookstore-lovers to the birth of a new hashtag: #ThisIsMyBookstore.

“Each week, we’ll feature a photo tagged with #ThisIsMyBookstore on our Instagram, and will compile them all in a monthly post as our continued ode to beautiful bookstores around the world. Here are some staff submissions below, including San Francisco’s iconic City Lights.

“Mountain House Books: Located in a gold rush town, this book store has an ‘honesty box’ on the front porch. Any book on the shelf is $2, you take what you want, and drop $2 in the box. We love fun quirks like that!”