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Welcome Fellow Booklovers! On behalf of your local independent bookstore, we are delighted to present the annual Guide to Southern California Independent Bookstores. We hope that you will use it to take a closer look at the diversity of independent bookstores within your reach. These stores are reflections not only of their communities, but of the personalities that shine through their bookloving staffs. Their gratification comes from putting the right book in your hand! Why shop Indie? When you shop at an independently owned business, your entire community benefits: The Economy • Spend $100 at a local and $68 of that stays in your community. Spend the same $100 at a national chain, and your community only sees $43. • Local businesses create higher-paying jobs for our neighbors. • More of your taxes are reinvested in your community— where they belong. The Environment • Buying local means less packaging, less transportation, and a smaller carbon footprint. • Shopping in a local business district means less infrastructure, less maintenance, and more money to beautify your community.
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The Community • Local retailers are your friends and neighbors—support them and they’ll support you. • Local businesses donate to charities at more than twice the rate of national chains. • More independent stores means more choice, more diversity, and a truly unique community. Many of the stores in this guide are part of IndieBound, a “local first” movement that benefits indie booksellers across the country, and highlights the attributes that distinguish them in the marketplace: Knowledge, Character, Personality, Commitment and Community. To learn more about IndieBound and indie retailers, visit IndieBound.org.
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Table of Contents Bakersfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hollywood/West Hollywood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Los Angeles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Long Beach/San Pedro/South Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Orange County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 San Diego. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 San Fernando Valley/Glendale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 San Gabriel Valley/Pomona Valley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 West Los Angeles/Beach Cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Ventura County/Santa Barbara & Beyond. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Index by Store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Index by Genre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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BAKERSFIELD
Book Soup 8818 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069 Tel: 310-659-3110 info@booksoup.com www.booksoup.com Year Opened: 1975 “Bookseller to the Great and Infamous!”
Russo’s Marketplace Books 9000 Ming Avenue # I-4 Bakersfield, CA 93311 Tel: 661-665-4686 russosbooks@bak.rr.com russosbooks.com Largest general bookseller in the Southern San Joaquin Valley. Over 50 instore events each month. Established 1989.
Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc. Space is Twenty 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028 Tel: 323-466-1256 brett@hennesseyingalls.com www.hennesseyingals.com Largest selection of books dealing with the visual arts.
HOLLYWOOD/ WEST HOLLYWOOD Bodhi Tree Bookstore 8585 Melrose Avenue West Hollywood, CA 90069 Tel: 310-659-1733 bodhitree@bodhitree.com bodhitree.com Year Opened: 1970 One of the world’s finest collections of instructive and challenging spiritual books from all disciplines, Eastern and Western.
Libros Revolución 5726 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028 Tel: 323-463-3500 revolutionbooksLA@gmail.com www.revolutionbooksLA. blogspot.com Relocated and Revitalized! Providing books and programs to understand, explore and radically change the world!
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Mystery Pier Books, Inc. 8826 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069 Tel: 310-657-5557 info@mysterypierbooks.com mysterypierbooks.com Year Opened: 1998 Exclusively first editions of signed, rare and collectible literature and rare cinema material.
Eso Won Books 4331 Degnan Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90008 Tel: 323-290-1048 jmfugate@msn.com esowon.booksense.com Eso Won is the premier African American Bookstore in Southern California. Best known for its selection of books and community/national author events.
Samuel French, Inc. 7623 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90046 Tel: 323-876-0570 samuelfrench.com Plays and books on film, theatre and the motion picture industry.
Kinokuniya Bookstore 123 Onizuka Street, #205 Los Angeles, CA 90012 Tel: 213-687-4480 los_angeles@kinokuniya.com www.kinokuniya.com Year Opened: 1977 So. Cal’s largest selection of books/ DVDs on Japan and Asia, plus full line of stationery items, books, magazines and music imported from Japan. Manga and more manga.
LOS ANGELES Chevalier’s Books 126 North Larchmont Los Angeles, CA 90004 Tel: 323-465-1334 chevaliers@earthlink.net Year Opened: 1939 General Trade Bookstore serving Larchmont Village for 71 years. Children’s storytime every Sat. & Sun. at 10:30 am.
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Tel: 323-857-6183 webstore@lacma.org shop.lacma.org Year Opened: 1965 Museum store specializing in a wide selection of art and photography books.
Opamp Technical Books 1033 N. Sycamore Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90038 Tel: 323-464-4322 opamp@opamp.com opamp.com New and used technical books in engineering, mathematics, aerospace, computer and rental of books to the motion picture industry.
Metropolis Books 440 S. Main Street Los Angeles, CA 90013 Tel: 213-612-0174 metropolisbooksLA.com Metropolis Books is a general bookstore located in downtown Los Angeles.
Skylight Books 1818 North Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90027 Tel: 323-660-1175 info@skylightbooks.com www.skylightbooks.com Year Opened: 1996 Skylight Books is a general bookstore specializing in literature, California books and the Arts located in two storefronts in Los Feliz.
Occidental College Bookstore 1600 Campus Road M-7 Los Angeles, CA 90041 Tel: 323-259-2630 dennis@oxy.edu www.oxybookstore.com College/University: Our well-regarded General Book Dept. has a serious but not forbidding profile. All required course materials are available, as well as a first-rate selection of Oxywear and Oxy gifts.
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USC Bookstores University of Southern California 840 Childs Way Los Angeles, CA 90089 Tel: 213-740-9030 uscbookstore.com With more than 24,000 titles, the USC Bookstore is the largest bookstore in the downtown LA area. Our selection includes literature, poetry, philosophy, cookbooks, and children’s books.
BioQuip Products 2321 Gladwick Street Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220 Tel: 310-667-8800 bqinfo@bioquip.com bioquip.com Year Opened: 1947 Nature/Science: Books, equipment and supplies for the biosciences. Cultura Latina Bookstore 4125 Norse Way Long Beach, CA 90808 Tel: 562-982-1515 pubinfo@culturalatina.com culturalatina.com Year Opened: 1994 Latino Bookstore of culturally responsive literature for the K-12 classroom.
LONG BEACH/SAN PEDRO/SOUTH BAY Apostrophe Books 4712 East Second Street Long Beach, CA 90803 Tel: 562-438-7950 apostrophebooks@verizon.net apostrophebooks.net Apostrophe Books is a general bookstore located in Belmont Shore (Long Beach, CA), offering new books and a large selection of greeting cards and stationery. We host author events almost every weekend! We have been in business for 18 years.
Mysterious Galaxy 2810 Artesia Blvd. Redondo Beach, CA 90278 Tel: 310-542-6000 mgbooks@mystgalaxy.com www.mystgalaxy.com Mysterious Galaxy is the premier Southern California bookstore dedicated to selling mystery, science fiction, fantasy, horror and suspense titles. [Opening Summer 2011]
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Pages: A Bookstore 904 Manhattan Avenue Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Tel: 310-318-0900 info@pagesabookstore.com pagesabookstore.com General bookstore of carefully curated books and gifts. If we don’t have it, we’ll get it!
Acorn Naturalists 155 El Camino Real Tustin, CA 92780 Tel: 714-838-4888 emailacorn@aol.com acornnaturalists.com Year Opened: 1990 Acorn Naturalists offers a dazzling array of resources to nuture curiosity about the natural world, including books, kits, field equipment, and DVDs, as well as gifts and note cards inspired by nature.
William’s Bookstore 443 West 6th Street San Pedro, CA 90731 Tel: 310-832-3631 williamsbooks@aol.com williamsbookstore.com Year Opened: 1909 A full service bookstore featuring general and foreign language books serving San Pedro for 97 years.
Book Carnival 348 S. Tustin Ave Orange, CA 92866 Tel: 714 538-3210 Annesbookends@gmail.com home.earthlink.net/ bookcarnival/ Specializes in mysteries and romantic suspense; signed first editions.
ORANGE COUNTY A Whale of a Tale 4199 Campus Drive, Suite A Irvine, CA 92612 Tel: 949-854-8288 whale@awhaleofatale.com awhaleofatale.com Year Opened: 1989 A children’s bookstore with in depth selection of kid’s books, special events and great service.
Compass Books & Café 1565 South Disneyland Drive Suite 102 Anaheim, CA 92802 Tel: 714-502-9999 www.booksinc.net A general interest bookstore just steps away from The Happiest Place on Earth, carrying the latest releases, a great selection of magazines and makes a really good latte.
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Martha’s Bookstore 308-½ Marine Avenue Balboa Island, CA 92662 Tel: 949-673-7185 marthasbookstore@ balboaisland.com Year Opened: 1989 Come to Martha’s Bookstore on Balboa Island for local books, children’s books, best sellers and more. Sip a cup of tea or chardonnay while finding the perfect book.
Kinokuniya, A Bookstore 3030 Harbor Blvd. #G-3 Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Tel: 714-662-2319 costa_mesa@kinokuniya.com www.kinokuniya.com Your OC source for books on Japan, plus full line of books, magazines & stationery items imported from Japan. Also, manga and more manga. Laguna Beach Books 1200 South Coast Highway Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Tel: 949-494-4779 lisa@lagunabeachbooks.com lagunabeachbooks.com Year Opened: 2006 General interest bookstore located in historic “Pottery Place”on Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Beach.
Mystery Ink 7176 Edinger Avenue Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Tel: 714-960-4000 mysteryink@hotmail.com mysteryink.com Year Opened: 1991 An independent mystery bookstore specializing in signed 1st editions.
Latitude 33 Bookshop 311 Ocean Avenue Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Tel: 949-494-5403 latitude33@earthlink.net latitude33bookshop.com Year Opened: 1996 A great bookshop with an eclectic mix of books and service from people who read.
UCI Bookstore 210-B Student Center Irvine, CA 92697 Tel: 949-824-2665 weborder@uci.edu book.uci.edu Year Opened: 1980 Full Service university bookstore with an extensive literary and reference collection. Also offering computers, clothing, gifts, and sidelines.
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY
Mysterious Galaxy 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Suite 302 San Diego, CA 92111 Tel: 858-268-4747 mgbooks@mystgalaxy.com mystgalaxy.com Year Opened: 1993 Mysterious Galaxy is the premier Southern California bookstore dedicated to selling mystery, science fiction, fantasy, horror and suspense titles.
Bay Books 1029 Orange Avenue Coronado, CA 92118 Tel: 619-435-0070 smbooks@pacbell.net baybookscoronado.com Year Opened: 1992 Bay Books boasts a wide selection of books for children, military history books, international magazines, foreign language books and books on tape.
The Book Works 2670 Via De La Valle Del Mar, CA 92014 Tel: 858-755-3735 lisa@book-works.com book-works.com Year Opened: 1978 An independent bookstore specializing in literary fiction, nonfiction, science, memoir, art architecture, cookbooks andgardening, children’s books, and foreign and domestic magazines.
Chinaberry Inc. 2780 Via Orange Way Spring Valley, CA 91978 Tel: 619-670-5200 store@chinaberry.net chinaberry.com Year Opened: 1982 Books and other treasures for the whole family, bringing you the best of the best for over 29 years.
The Grove at Juniper and 30th 3010 Juniper Street San Diego, CA 92104 Tel: 619-284-7684 grovejuniper@sbcglobal.net www.thegrovesandiego.com Year Opened: 2003
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The Yellow Book Road 2690 Historic Decatur Road Building 19, Suite 102 San Diego, CA 92106 Tel: 619-463-4900 info@yellowbookroad.com yellowbookroad.com Year Opened: 1986 Children’s books and teachers supplies.
Autobooks-Aerobooks 2900 West Magnolia Blvd. Burbank, CA 91505 Tel: 818-845-0707 manager@autobooksaerobooks.com autobooks-aerobooks.com Oldest and largest automotive and aeronautical bookstore in the US. In Burbank since 1951.
Warwick’s 7812 Girard Avenue La Jolla, CA 92037 Tel: 858-454-0347 info@warwicks.com warwicks.com Bringing books & people together since 1896
Mysteries to Die For 2940 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 Tel: 805-374-0084 mail@mysteriestodiefor.com www.mysteriestodiefor.com A bookstore specializing in mysteries of all flavors: cozies, hardboiled, police procedural, women detective, British and more!
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY/ GLENDALE AREA Abril Armenian Bookstore 415 E. Broadway #102 Glendale, CA 91205 Tel: 818 243-4112 noor@abrilbooks.com www.abrilbooks.com Specializing in Armenian literature, history, art, music, religion, language, cookbooks, children’s books and more, including books, music, videos, posters, greeting cards and gift items.
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Once Upon a Time 2207 Honolulu Avenue Montrose, CA 91020 Tel: 818-248-9668 maureen@onceupona.com onceupona.com Year Opened: 1966 The oldest children’s bookstore in the country this neighborhood touchstone engages the reading community with the best selected titles, hand-picked greeting cards, exquisite gift items for all ages and a warm and knowledgeable staff. Author events, storytimes, and many book and writing clubs for all ages.
Samuel French, Inc. 11963 Ventura Blvd. Studio City, CA 91604 Tel: 818-762-0535 samuelfrench.com Plays and books on film, theatre and the Motion Picture Industry. Swain’s 537 North Glendale Avenue Glendale, CA 91206 Tel: 818-243-3129 info@swainsart.com swainsart.com Year Opened: 1949 Artist Materials: Has an extensive selection of instructional books and DVD’s for the artist. Swain’s also has a large selection of books devoted to children of all ages in it’s Toyfun Department.
Portrait of a Bookstore (Inside the Aroma Café) 4360 Tujunga Avenue Studio City, CA 91604 Tel: 818-769-3853 mail@portraitofabookstore.com portraitofabookstore.com Year Opened: 1986 One of the smallest bookstores in the world – we carry the best of the best in literature, cards, jewelry, toys and antiques.
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY/ PASADENA/POMONA VALLEY Blue Chair Children’s Books 177 N. Glendora Avenue Glendora, CA 91741 Tel: 626-335-8630 store@bluechairbooks.com bluechairbooks.com Year Opened: 2003 Children’s books, toys and entertainment
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Book’em Mysteries 1118 Mission Street South Pasadena, CA 91030 Tel: 626-799-9600 mystery@bookem.com bookem.com Year Opened: 1990 Mystery and crime fiction as well as selected better fiction and children’s books. Used paperbacks and consignment collectibles.
Mrs. Nelson’s Toy & Bookshop 1030 Bonita Avenue La Verne, CA 91750 Tel: 909-599-4558 mrsnelsons@mrsnelsons.com mrsnelsons.com Year Opened: 1985 The best in children’s books, toys and events Newsboy Books & Video 215 N Euclid Avenue Ontario, CA 91762 Tel: 909-984-0714 newsboybooks@yahoo.com newsboybooks.com Independent bookstore and newsstand serving the Pomona Valley/Inland Empire since 1957.
Distant Lands – A Traveler’s Bookstore 20 S. Raymond Avenue Pasadena, CA 91105 Tel: 626-449-3220 distantlands@earthlink.net distantlands.com Since 1989, Distant Lands has offered travelers a comprehensive selection of travel books, maps accessories and gear. Now open in our new location!
Norton Simon Museum Store 411 W. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91105 Tel: 626-844-6942 books@nortonsimon.org nortonsimon.org Year Opened: 1975 Adult and children’s books on art, photography, design, gardens and architecture.
Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse 1010 Foothill Blvd. La Cañada, CA 91011 Tel: 818-790-0717 flintridgebooks@earthlink.net www.flintridgebooks.com Year Opened: 2007 General Bookstore & Coffeehouse
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San Marino Toy & Book Shoppe 2424 Huntington Drive San Marino, CA 91108 Tel: 626-309-0222 smtbs@toysandbooks.com toysandbooks.com Your one-stop-shoppe for quality toys and children’s books since 1975. We offer complimentary gift wrap, special orders and a knowledgeable staff.
Vroman’s Bookstore 695 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101 Tel: 626-449-5320 orders@vromansbookstore. com www.vromansbookstore.com Founded in 1894, this literary institution and Pasadena landmark stocks 85,000 book titles and a large selection of gifts and stationery. Hosts over 300 author signings and events each year.
Village Book Shop 125 North Glendora Avenue Glendora, CA 91741 Tel: 626-335-5720 villagebookshop1@aol.com Year Opened: 1961 General/Children’s: Small in size, huge in service and atmosphere, we carry all genres, we special order, and we are deeply involved in our community. “Don’t see it? Don’t worry; we’ll get it.”
Vroman’s Fine Writing, Gifts & Stationery 667 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101 Tel: 626-744-1834 orders@vromansbookstore. com www.vromansbookstore.com Located two doors down from the main bookstore, this high end gift shop houses engraving and invitation printing services, a wedding boutique, fine writing pens, and unique gift items.
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Vroman’s Hastings Ranch 3729 East Foothill Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107 Tel: 626-351-0828 orders@vromansbookstore. com www.vromansbookstore.com A 7,000 square foot general bookstore with a newsstand and large card and gift selection.
Books and Cookies 2230 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405 Tel: 310-362-3103 info@BooksandCookiesLA.com www.BooksandCookiesLA.com Books and Cookies is not just a children’s bookstore but a children’s bookstore, bakery and enrichment center. Books and Cookies offers books, learning toys, freshly baked cookies, healthy snacks and beverages. Also available for parties (parties include cookie decorating, music, story time and more)!
WEST LOS ANGELES/LOS ANGELES BEACH CITIES Barry R. Levin Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature 720 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401 Tel: 310-458-6111 brl@raresf.com raresf.com Year Opened: 1973 Premier purveyors of science fiction and fantasy rarities.
Children’s Book World 10580½ Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064 Tel: 310-559-2665 childrensbookworld.com Library-like, multicultural selection of over 80,000 titles. Author events, storytimes, music, DVDs, craft & science kits, custom gift baskets.
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Diesel, A Bookstore Brentwood Country Mart 225 26th Street, Suite 33 Santa Monica, CA 90402 Tel: 310-576-9960 info@dieselbookstore.com dieselbookstore.com Community-radiating, high quality, independent bookstore with excellent selection and enthusiastically helpful booksellers.
Hammer Museum 10899 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90024 Tel: 310-443-7063 msarkissian@hammer.ucla.edu www.hammer.ucla.edu Year Opened: 1990 Art/Design/Architecture/ Museum Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc. 214 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401 Tel: 310-458-9074 info@hennesseyingalls.com hennesseyingalls.com Year Opened: 1963 Largest selection of books dealing with the visual arts.
Every Picture Tells a Story 1333 Montana Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90403 Tel: (310) 451-2700 web@everypicture.com www.everypicture.com Every Picture Tells A Story is a gallery dedicated to the art of illustration and children’s literature, a place where the original works from books are recognized as fine art and where one can appreciate a finished book as a work of art in itself.
The J. Paul Getty Museum Store 1200 Getty Center Dr., Ste. 1200 Los Angeles, CA 90049 Tel: 310-440-7059 museumstore@getty.edu gettymusuemstore.org The Museum Store offers an extensive selection of publications on art and architecture. It also provides a wide range of merchandise inspired by The Getty Center site, The J. Paul Getty Museum’s collection, and the visual arts.
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Small World Books 1407 Ocean Front Walk Venice, CA 90291 Tel: 310-399-2360 info@smallworldbooks.com smallworldbooks.booksense. com An unusual purveyor of literature dedicated to the principle that the book you want is the book you should have.
UCLA Store BookZone 308 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90024 Tel: 310-206-4041 bos@asucla.ucla.edu uclastore.com Year Opened: 1919 Among the nation’s largest independent university bookstores, the UCLA store provides a selection of 35000 titles covering academic, literary, technical and general interest titles.
Traveler’s Bookcase 8375 W. 3rd Street Los Angeles, CA 90048 Tel: 323-655-0575 info@travelersbooks.com travelerslbooks.com With over 14,000 travel books, maps, accessories, Traveler’s Bookcase is the first place to stop when planning a trip.
Village Books 1049 Swarthmore Avenue Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 Tel: 310-454-4063 villagebooks@palivillagebooks. com palivillagebooks.com Year Opened: 1997 “Large enough to serve you, small enough to know you.”
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VENTURA COUNTY/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY & BEYOND
The Book Den 15 East Anapamu Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Tel: 805-962-3321 orders@bookden.com bookden.com Stocking more than 25,000 titles, The Book Den is downtown Santa Barbara’s bookstore for both new and used books. Established in 1902, The Book Den is California’s oldest used book store.
Chaucer’s Books 3321 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105 Tel: 805-563-0010 events@chaucersbooks.com chaucersbooks.com Year Opened: 1974 A general bookstore with an extensive inventory and a large children’s selection. A browser’s paradise
The Book Loft, Inc 1680 Mission Drive Solvang, CA 93463 Tel: 805-688-6010 mail@bookloftsolvang.com bookloftsolvang.com Serving the Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara County and visitors from all over, since 1970
Curious Cup Books, Coffee and other Curiosities 929 Linden Ave Carpinteria, CA 93013 Tel: 805-220-6608 www.curiouscup.com Books & eclectic gifts for kids of all ages. Community Room available.
Mrs. Figs’ Bookworm 93 East Daily Drive Camarillo, CA 93010 Tel: 805-482-1384 mrsfigs@mrsfigs.com mrsfigs.com Year Opened: 1973 General: Small independent (960 sq. ft.) general bookstore, in a new location.
Tecolote Book Shop 1470 East Valley Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108 Tel: 805-969-4977 tecolotebookshop@yahoo.com Year Opened: 1925 Booksellers to five generations of satisfied readers
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INDEX BY STORE NAME A Whale of a Tale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Abril Armenian Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Acorn Naturalists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Apostrophe Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Autobooks-Aerobooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Barry R. Levin Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature. . . . . 15 Bay Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 BioQuip Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Blue Chair Children’s Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Bodhi Tree Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Book Carnival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Book Den. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 The Book Loft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Book Soup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Book Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Book’em Mysteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Books and Cookies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Chaucer’s Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Chevalier’s Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Children’s Book World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 19
INDEX BY STORE NAME Chinaberry Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Compass Books & Café. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Cultura Latina Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Curious Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Diesel, A Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Distant Lands – A Traveler’s Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Eso Won Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Every Picture Tells a Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The Grove at Juniper and 30th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Hammer Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 16 The J. Paul Getty Museum Store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Kinokuniya, A Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 9 Laguna Beach Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Latitude 33 Bookshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Libros Revolución. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Los Angeles County Museum of Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Martha’s Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Metropolis Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 20
INDEX BY STORE NAME Mrs. Figs’ Bookworm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Mrs. Nelson’s Toy & Bookshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Mysteries to Die For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Mysterious Galaxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 10 Mystery Ink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Mystery Pier Books, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Newsboy Books & Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Norton Simon Museum Store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Occidental College Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Once Upon a Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Opamp Technical Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Pages: A Bookstore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Portrait of a Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Russo’s Marketplace Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Samuel French, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 12 San Marino Toy & Book Shoppe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Skylight Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Small World Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Swain’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Tecolote Book Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 21
INDEX BY STORE NAME Traveler’s Bookcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 UCI Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 UCLA Store BookZone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 USC Bookstores. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Village Book Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Village Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Vroman’s Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Vroman’s Fine Writing, Gifts & Stationery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Vroman’s Hastings Ranch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Warwick’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 William’s Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Yellow Book Road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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INDEX BY GENRE AFRICAN-AMERICAN Esowon Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ARMENIAN-AMERICAN Abril Armenian Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 ART/DESIGN/ARCHITECTURE The Book Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Every Picture Tells a Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 16 J. Paul Getty Museum Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Swain’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 ASIAN AMERICAN Kinokuniya Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 9 AUTOMTIVE & AERONAUTICAL Autobooks-Aerobooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 CHILDRENS A Whale of a Tale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Blue Chair Children’s Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Book’em Mysteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Books and Cookies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 23
INDEX BY GENRE Chevalier’s Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Children’s Book World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Chinaberry, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Cultura Latina Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Curious Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Every Picture Tells a Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 J. Paul Getty Museum Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Martha’s Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Mrs. Nelson’s Toy & Book Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Once Upon a Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 San Marino Toy & Book Shoppe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Yellow Book Road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY Occidental College Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 UCI Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 UCLA Bookzone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 USC Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 FILM/THEATER Samuel French, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 12
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INDEX BY GENRE FOREIGN LANGUAGE The Book Loft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Cultura Latina Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Kinokuniya Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 9 GENERAL Abril Armenian Bookstore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Apostrophe Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Bay Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Bodhi Tree Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Book Den. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 The Book Loft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Book Soup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Book Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chaucer’s Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Chevalier’s Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Chinaberry, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Compass Books & Café / Books Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Diesel, A Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Esowon Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 25
INDEX BY GENRE The Grove at Juniper and 30th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Kinokuniya Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 9 Laguna Beach Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Latitude 33 Bookshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Libros Revolución Bookstore/Revolution Books . . . . . . . . . 4 Martha’s Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Metropolis Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Newsboy Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Once Upon a Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Pages: A Bookstore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Portrait of a Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Russo’s Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Skylight Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Small World Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Tecolote Book Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 USC Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Village Book Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Village Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Vroman’s Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Warwick’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 William’s Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 26
INDEX BY GENRE MUSEUM STORE Hammer Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 J. Paul Getty Museum Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Los Angeles County Museum of Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Norton Simon Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 MYSTERY Book Carnival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Book’em Mysteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Martha’s Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Mysteries to Die For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 10 Mystery Ink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 NATURE/SCIENCE Acorn Naturalists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Bio Quip Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chinaberry, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 NEW AGE Bodhi Tree Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Chinaberry, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 27
INDEX BY GENRE RARE/ANTIQUARIAN The Book Den. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Mystery Pier Books, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Portrait of a Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/HORROR Barry R. Levin Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature. . . . . 15 Book Carnival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 10 SPANISH Cultura Latina Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Libros Revolución Bookstore/Revolution Books . . . . . . . . . 4 TECHNICAL Bio Quip Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Opamp Technical Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 TRAVEL Distant Lands - A Traveler’s Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Traveler’s Bookcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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