Modern Times, the Mission's neighborhood premier independent bookstore for 30 years, offers a great selection of international fiction, contemporary literature, and gender, sexuality and cultural theory texts, including a wide-ranging provocative selection of books on global economics, new technologies, contemporary politics and the media. Modern Times not only sells Spanish language books, but also features one of the Bay Area's most extensive collections of literature on Latino history and culture.

In-store author readings, bilingual children's story hour, open readings and book discussion groups.