Where can you perch on a bale of hay in a feed barn and listen to a reading by former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass, winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for poetry?

It's the same place, redolent of straw and rope and leather, where the Zen poet Gary Snyder, another Pulitzer Prize winner, told a sellout crowd, "This place smells so good."

Use this gift certificate as a great excuse to spend an afternoon browsing in Point Reyes' independent book store -- a customer-friendly, community gathering place committed to fostering the literary passions of West Marin residents and visitors. Point Reyes Books serving as a forum for West Marin's creative forces including authors, poets & photographers, and supporting local literacy, arts and environmental activities.