UCI Bookstore & Computerstore: An Epicenter

Did you know that the UCI Bookstore is more than a place to buy coursebooks? It's a venue where students, faculty and the community come together to discuss books and all things literary, a cultural epicenter of the UCI campus. It's also a great resource for students and their families.

Students can now rent coursebooks and find a great supply of Anteater gear, gifts and supplies. The upcoming Halloween Sale on October 27 is a campus favorite for scary-good deals, costumed student staff and lots of treats.

UCI is one of the few university bookstores in the state - or country - to host author readings. The Bookstore's Author Series, organized by Bookstore Co-Director Matt Astrella, welcomes literary celebrities as well as rising stars from UCI's prestigious MFA Programs in Writing.

At the UCI Computerstore, located inside the Bookstore, the Anteater community can save on computers (the Computerstore is a certified Apple reseller), accessories and services. Friendly personalized technical support and sales staff are always available to help make buying and caring for computers a breeze.

Upcoming Bookstore Events

UCI Bookstore Annual Halloween Sale
Wednesday, October 27
8 a.m.-7 p.m. (we like to party early at The UCI Bookstore)

The Bookstore's scariest, biggest, baddest and most fun sale of the year with savings up to 25% off. A great opportunity for early holiday shopping!



UCI Bookstore Author Series
Wednesday, November 3
5 p.m.

MFA graduate and Pushcart Prize winner Aimee Bender, whom the Los Angeles Times calls "...a master of quiet hysteria...she builds pressure sentence by sentence," reads from her new novel, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake.


Bender will be introduced by renowned mystery author and great friend to the UCI Bookstore, T. Jefferson Parker. 



Tuesday, November 9, 5 p.m.
Poets Kim Dower and Kate Gale read from their works at a special poetry night. Dower will read from her new book, Air Kissing on Mars and Gale will read from her poetry collection, Mating Season.

The authors will be introduced by T. Jefferson Parker.

Wednesday, November 17, 5 p.m.
UCR professor Andrew Winer reads from his new book, The Marriage Artist: A Novel, the story of two mysterious deaths unlocking one man's past and another's future in a moving tale of art, love and history. Kirkus Reviews calls it "a tour de force of provocative ideas...expressed through emotionally riveting characters."

Fellow UCR professor Susan Straight reads from her new novel, Take One Candle Light a Room, telling the story of forces that tear families apart and the ties that bind them together.