Master List of Independent Bookstores
| Store Name | Specialty | New/Used | Street Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510 Books - Bonita | General Interest Books, Music, Movies, Video Games | Used | 748 E Bonita Ave. Suite 205 | Pomona |
| ABRIL Bookstore | Armenian and English | New and Used | 1022 E Chevy Chase Dr. Suite C | Glendale |
| A Good Used Book | Eclectic, Vintage, Classics, Genre fiction, Sunday Funday Market | Used | 307 Glendale Blvd. | Historic Filipinotown |
| Agoura Book Cellar | Childrens, Educational Materials, General Interest | New and Used | 29901 Ladyface Ct. | Agoura Hills |
| AK Smiley Bookstore | Library bookstore | Used | 125 W Vine St. | Redlands |
| Aladdin Books *APPOINTMENT ONLY* | Magic, Circus, Music, Cinema, Literature, Western, CA History | Used | 406 E Commonwealth Ave. #2 | Fullerton |
| Alexandria II | New Age, Esoteric | New | 170 S Lake Ave. #100 | Pasadena |
| Alias Books East | Out-of-Print, Literature, Film, Arts | Used | 3163 Glendale Blvd. | Atwater Village |
| All Power Books | Social Justice, Civil Rights, Political Theory | New | 4749 W Adams Blvd. | West Adams |
| Altair-4 Collectibles | Military History, Sci-fi, Fantasy | Used | 328 S Tustin St. | Orange |
| Angel City Books & Records | Classic Literature, Poetry, Philosophy, Vinyl, Music, Movies | Used | 218 Pier Ave. | Santa Monica |
| Annabelle’s Book Club LA | Romance, Young Adult Romance, Kid Friendly | New | 12200 Ventura Blvd. | Studio City |
| Arcana: Books on the Arts | Art and Design, Rare and Out of print | New and Used | 8675 Washington Blvd. | Culver City |
| ARTBOOK | Arts, especially Contemporary | 917 E 3rd St | Arts District | |
| Arvida Book Co. | General Interest, Local Authors | New and Used | 115 W Main St. | Tustin |
| Author’s Bookstore | General Interest, Inside Airport | New | Terminal 2, 2500 E Airport Dr. | Ontario |
| Autobooks-Aerobooks | Automobiles, Airplanes | Used | 2900 Magnolia Blvd. | Burbank |
| Bandi Books | Korean, Best-Sellers and Classics, General Interest | New | 2777 W Olympic Blvd. | Koreatown |
| Bargain Book World – Mission Viejo | Bargains, General Interest | Used | 555 Shops At Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo |
| Bargain Book World – Santa Ana | Bargains, General Interest | Used | 2800 N Main St. | Santa Ana |
| Bart’s Books | Rare, Out-of-Print, “World’s Largest Outdoor Bookstore” | New and Used | 302 W. Matilija St. | Ojai |
| The Battery Books & Music | Eclectic, comics, records | Used | 26 S Los Robles Ave. | Pasadena |
| Beach Town Books | Curated General Interest | New and Used | 99 Avenida Sierra | San Clemente |
| Bearly Used Books | Tiny, Curated General Interest | Used | 40794 Village Dr. | Big Bear Lake |
| Bel Canto Books @ KUBO LB | Filipino Language and Culture | New | 3976 Atlantic Ave. | Long Beach |
| Bel Canto Books – Retro Row | Filipino Language and Culture | New | 2106 E 4th St. | Long Beach |
| The Best Bookstore in Palm Springs | New Titles, Classics, General Interest | New | 113 La Plaza | Palm Springs |
| bethelbook | Korean, Christian | New | 15401 Red Hill Ave. STE C | Tustin |
| Beverly Hills Friends of the Library Bookstore | Friends of the Library, Performing Arts, Signed | Used | 444 N Rexford Dr. | Beverly Hills |
| Biane Library Bookstore | Friends of the Library | Used | 12505 Cultural Center Dr. | Rancho Cucamonga |
| Black Cat Fables | General Interest, Local Artists, Cafe | New | 415 S. Myrtle Ave. B | Monrovia |
| Black Lantern Books | Black, African American, Legacy | New and Used | 6533 West Blvd. | Inglewood |
| Book Alley | General Interest, Arts, Music, Movies | Used | 1252 E Colorado Blvd. | Pasadena |
| Book Carnival | Mystery, Romance, Suspense | 348 S Tustin St. | Orange | |
| Book Corner | Friends of the Library | Used | 4852 Lakeview Ave | Yorba Linda |
| The Book Jewel | General Interest | New and Used | 6259 W.87th St. | Westchester |
| Bookman | Vintage and Out of Print, Hardcovers | Used | 320 E Katella Ave. | Orange |
| Book Nook | Library bookstore | Used | 31220 Oak Crest Dr. | Westlake Village |
| BOOKOFF – Costa Mesa | General Interest, Media, Collectibles | Used | 2955 Harbor Blvd. | Costa Mesa |
| BOOKOFF – Del Amo | General Interest, Media, Collectibles | Used | 21712 Hawthorne Blvd. | Torrance |
| BOOKOFF – Gardena | Japanese Language, General Interest, Media, Collectibles | Used | 1610 W Redondo Beach Blvd. #E8 | Gardena |
| BOOKOFF – Garden Grove | General Interest, Media, Collectibles, Gashapon | Used | 11889 Valley View St. | Garden Grove |
| BOOKOFF - Lakewood Center Mall | General Interest, Media, Collectibles | Used | 334 Lakewood Center Mall | Lakewood |
| BOOKOFF - Riverside | General Interest, Media, Collectibles | Used | 4782 La Sierra Ave. | Riverside |
| The Book Rack | Mass Market Paperback, Romance, Harlequin | Used | 1405 Foothill Blvd. B | La Verne |
| The Book Shop, LLC. | Rare/Collectible | Used | 134 Citrus Ave. | Covina |
| Books on the Boulevard, LLC | Out-of-print hardcover, textbooks, graphic novels | Used | 13551 Ventura Blvd. | Sherman Oaks |
| Book Soup – LAX | General Interest | New | 1 World Wy | LAX |
| Book Soup – West Hollywood | General Interest, Signed Copies | New | 8818 Sunset Blvd. | West Hollywood |
| Booktown USA | Paperback, General Interest | Used | 2090 S Euclid St. #108 | Anaheim |
| The Bookworm | Curated General Interest, Literature | 93 E Daily Dr. | Camarillo | |
| Burbank Military Books | Military History | Used | 233 S Victory Blvd. | Burbank |
| Builder’s Books | Trade Books, Construction, Landscaping, Engineering | 8001 Canoga Ave. | Canoga Park | |
| Cafe con Libros Press | Independent and Multicultural Authors | New | 280 W 2nd St. | Pomona |
| Calico Cat Bookshop | Classics, Rare, First Editions | Used | 495 E Main St. | Ventura |
| Casita Bookstore | Diverse Authors, Bilingual, Spanish Language | New | 272 Redondo Ave. | Long Beach |
| Cellar Door Bookstore | Lesser-known authors, General Interest, Book Clubs | New | 473 E Alessandro Blvd. Suite B | Riverside |
| Century Books | Curated General Interest | Used and New | 1031 E Green St. | Pasadena |
| Chevalier’s Books | Translated Fiction, Small Presses, Zines, Local Authors, Kid-Friendly | 133 N Larchmont Blvd. | Los Angeles | |
| Children’s Book World | Childrens, Teens, YA, Teachers, Parents, Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction, Art, Craft, and Science Kits | New | 10580 W Pico Blvd. | West Los Angeles |
| The Claremont Forum | Rare/Collectible Signed Books | Used | 586 W 1st. St. | Claremont |
| Common Ground | Christian, Cafe | New | 22222 Saticoy St. | Canoga Park |
| Counterpoint Records & Books | Rare books and zines, first editions, vinyl | Used | 5911 Franklin Ave | Franklin Village |
| Daily Planet Book Store | Obscure, Periodicals, Magazines | New | 5931 Franklin Ave. | Franklin Village |
| Diamond Bar Friends of the Library Bookstore | Friends of the Library | Used | 21800 Copley Dr. | Diamond Bar |
| David Kaye Books & Memorabilia | Curated General Interest, Rare | Used | 22733 Ventura Blvd. | Woodland Hills |
| DBZ Books ‘N’ Records | General Interest, Leather-Bound Books, CD/DVD/Vinyl cleaning and repair | Used | 317 W 6th St. | Corona |
| DIESEL, A Bookstore | Curated General Interest | New | 225 26th St. Suite 33 | Santa Monica |
| Doris and Jerry Selmer Bookstore | Friends of the Library | Used | 20 W Duarte Rd. | Arcadia |
| Downtowne Bookstore | General Interest | Used and New | 3582 Main St. | Riverside |
| Duranno Bookstore | Korean, Christian | New | 3130 Wilshire Bilvd. #100 | Los Angeles |
| Dym – Book and Boba Shop | Boba, Curated Selection | New | 2057 N Los Robles Ave | Pasadena |
| Easy Does It – Books & Gifts | 12-Step Programs, Sobriety, Recovery | New | 4030 E Broadway Suite A | Long Beach |
| Enlighten Books and Gifts | Chinese General Interest | New | 961 N Hill St. | Chinatown |
| Enlighten Books and Gifts | Chinese General Interest | New | 18447 Colima Rd. | Rowland Heights |
| Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller Rare & Used Books | Rare, Out-of-Print, Antique; Photography, Architecture, Art, Judaica, History; Foreign Language: German, Hebrew, Polish, Yiddish | Used | 14650 Parthenia St. | Panorama City |
| Fables & Fancies | General Interest Fiction | Used and New | 50 W Sierra Madre Blvd. | Sierra Madre |
| Flintridge Bookstore | Local Authors | New | 858 Foothill Blvd. | La Canada-Flintridge |
| Floodway Books *Call ahead: 909-677-333 | Old books, large maps | Used | 24818 Redlands Blvd | Loma Linda |
| Friends of Brea Library Bookstore | Friends of the Library | Used | 1 Civic Cir. | Brea |
| Friends of the Corona Public Library | Friends of the Library | Used | 650 S. Main St. | Corona |
| Friends of the Dana Point Library Bookstore | Friends of the Library | Used | 33841 Niguel Rd. | Dana Point |
| Friends of the Library Bookstore – Orange Public Library | Friends of the Library | Used | 407 E Chapman Ave | Orange |
| Friends of the Library – Los Alamitos-Rossmoor | Friends of the Library | Used | 12700 Montecito Rd. | Seal Beach |
| Friends of Monrovia Public Library Bookstore | Friends of the Library | Used | 321 S Myrtle Ave | Monrovia |
| Friends of the Murrieta Library Corner Bookstore | Friends of the Library, CDs | Used | 39445 Los Alamos Rd. Ste. B | Murrieta |
| Friends of the Murrieta Library Town Square Bookstore | Friends of the Library | Used | 8 Town Square | Murrieta |
| The Friends of the Santa Clarita Public Library | Library Bookstore | Used | 23743 Valencia Blvd. | Valencia |
| Friends of the Sun City Library | Friends of the Library | Used | 26982 Cherry Hills Blvd. | Sun City |
| Friends of Temecula Bookstore | Friends of the Library | Used | 41000 County Center Dr. | Temecula |
| Friends of the West Hollywood Library | Friends of the Library, Hollywood, art & design, spirituality, vintage, signed collectible editions | Used | 625 N San Vicente Blvd. | West Hollywood |
| Friends of the Whittier Public Library | Friends of the Library | Used | 6703 Comstock Ave | Whittier |
| The Frugal Frigate | Childrens, Young Adult, Women Authors, ‘A Room of One’s Own’ | New | 9 N 6th St. | Redlands |
| Grace Books | Christian, Theology, Apologetics | New | 13248 Roscoe Blvd. | Sun Valley |
| Half Off Books | General Interest | Used | 141 W Wilshire Ave. #A | Fullerton |
| Happy Bookstore | Korean, General Interest, Language Learning | New and Used | 321 S Western Ave. | Koreatown |
| Heartbound Book Shop | Romance, Local Authors | New | 122 W Broadway Suite B | Anaheim |
| Hennessey + Ingalls | Art, Architecture, Design | n/a | 300 S Santa Fe Ave. M | Arts District |
| Heritage Park Library Bookstore | Friends of the Library | Used | 14361 Yale Ave | Irvine |
| Hermosa Beach Friends of the Library | Library Bookstore | Used | 701 11th Pl. | Hermosa Beach |
| IBOOKPARK, INC. | Korean, Childrens | New | 6882 Orangethorpe Ave. Suite D | Buena Park |
| The Iliad Bookshop | Literature, Arts, Rare and Vintage | Used | 5400 Cahuenga Blvd. | North Hollywood |
| In Bloom Bookery | Romance | New | 42031 Main St. STE #C | Temecula |
| Ink by Hudson | General Interest, Inside Airport | New | 2900 E Airport Dr. | Ontario |
| International Books | Russian Language | New | 7513 Santa Monica Blvd. | West Hollywood |
| Irvine University Park Friends of the Library | Library Bookstore | Used | 4512 Sandburg Way | Irvine |
| Jarir Book Store | Arabic and English, Childrens, General Interest, Islam | 11107 Brookhurst St. | Garden Grove | |
| Judging By The Cover | Multicultural, Queer, and Women Authors | New | 152 W Bonita Ave | San Dimas |
| Ketab Corp | Persian, Farsi, Iranian | New and Used | 12701 Van Nuys Blvd. Unit H | Pacoima |
| Ketabsara Persian Bookstore | Persian, Iranian | Used and New | 1441 Westwood Blvd. | Westwood |
| Kinokuniya Bookstore – Santa Anita | Japanese, Novels, Manga, Journals | New | 400 S Baldwin Ave E17 | Arcadia |
| Kinokuniya – Santa Monica | Japanese/English, Manga, Stationary | New | 3760 S Centinela Ave. | Mar Vista |
| Kinokuniya – Torrance | Japanese/English, Manga | New | 3525 W Carson St. STE 164 | Torrance |
| Kolbe Ketab | Persian | 1518 Westwood Blvd. | Westwood | |
| LA Books Co | Mandarin, Novels, Travel, Magazines | New | 151 E Garvey Ave | Monterey Park |
| Laguna Beach Books | Curated General Interest | New | 1200 S Coast Hwy | Laguna Beach |
| LA Libreria | Childrens, Spanish Language, Imported | New | 4572 ½ W Adams Blvd. | West Adams |
| Larry Edmund’s Bookshop | Scripts, Movies and Theatre | 6644 Hollywood Blvd. | Hollywood | |
| The Last Bookstore | General Interest, Rare, Gallery | New and Used | 453 S Spring St. | Los Angeles |
| The Last Bookstore – Studio City | Eclectic, Rare, Comics, Vinyls | New and Used | 4437 Lankershim Blvd. | North Hollywood |
| Legal Books Distributing | Law, Law Textbooks | 1739 Raymond Ave | Anaheim | |
| The Libros Lincoln Heights | Multicultural, Local Authors, International Authors, Latino | New | 3422 N Broadway | Lincoln Heights |
| LibroMobile Bookstore | Local and Latinx Authors | New and Used | 1150 S Bristol St. A3 | Santa Ana |
| Libros Schmibros Lending Library | Spanish, Kid-Friendly, Lending Library | Used | 103 N Boyle Ave | Boyle Heights |
| Lido Village Books | General Interest | New | 3424 Via Lido #103 | Newport Beach |
| Li’l Book Bug | Genre Fiction | 742 W Lancaster Blvd. | Lancaster | |
| Lost Books, Plants, & Vinyl | Foreign Titles, Plants, Aviary, Vibes | New | 2233 Honolulu Ave. | Montrose |
| Malibu Village Books | General Interest | New | 23359 Pacific Coast Hwy | Malibu |
| Malik Books | African-American, African diaspora, Black authors | n/a | 3650 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. STE 245 | Crenshaw |
| Matilija Lending Library | Local and BIPOC Authors, Lending Library | 3571 Lexington Ave | El Monte | |
| Mesa Verde Library Bookstore | Friends of the Library | Used | 2965 Bimini Pl | Costa Mesa |
| Michelle’s Books | General Interest | Used | 1007 Calimesa Blvd. #I | Calimesa |
| Morgan’s Books | Curated General Interest, D&D Nights | New and Used | 659 E. 15th St. | Upland |
| Mystery Pier | First Editions, Signed, Mystery, Crime, Poetry, Film Scripts, Antiquarian | 8826 Sunset Blvd. | West Hollywood | |
| North Figueroa Bookshop | Indie Publishers | n/a | 6040 N Figueroa St. | Los Angeles |
| Now Serving | Cookbooks, Magazines, Spices, Kitchen Supplies | New | 727 N Broadway #133 | Chinatown |
| Newsboy Books | Vintage, Newspapers | New and Used | 215 N Euclid Ave. | Ontario |
| Next Chapter Books | Military History, Aviation, Space, Biographies, Genre Fiction, Religion, Arts | Used | 21616 Sherman Way | Canoga Park |
| The Next Chapter Bookstore | General Interest, Vinyl | Used | 21580 Bear Valley Rd. | Apple Valley |
| Octavia’s Bookshelf | BIPOC Authors, Graphic Novels | New | 1353 N Hill | Pasadena |
| Once Read Books | Rare, Out of Print, Signed Copies | Used | 5422 E Village Rd. | Long Beach |
| Once Upon a Time Bookstore | Childrens, Young Adult | New | 2207 Honolulu Ave | Montrose |
| The Open Book – Northridge | Horror, Fantasy, Antique, Media | Used | 9301 Tampa Ave. #126 | Northridge |
| The Open Book – Pasadena | Vintage, Writing Workshops, Book Clubs | Used | 300 E Colorado Blvd. #161 | Pasadena |
| The Open Book – Simi Valley | General Interest, Comics, Movies | Used | 2880-A Cochran St. | Simi Valley |
| The Open Book – Thousand Oaks | General Interest, Local Art | New and Used | 556 W Hillcrest Dr. Second floor of The Oaks Mall | Thousand Oaks |
| The Open Book – Woodland Hills | Curated General Interest | Used | 6320 CA-27 Suite 1680 | Woodland Hills |
| Other Books, Comics, and Zines | "Literature in Translation", POC authors, alternative comics, zines, international comics and art books, indie authors, POC history | Used | 2006 E Cesar E Chavez Ave | Boyle Heights |
| Owl Creek Books | Rare, Antique, Vintage | Used | 3507 W Pico Blvd. | Los Angeles |
| Page Against The Machine | Nonfiction: Queer, Philosophy, Class, Social Justice | New and Used | 2714 E 4th St. | Long Beach |
| Pages: a bookstore | Curated General Interest | New | 904 Manhattan Ave. | Manhattan Beach |
| Pars Books Inc. | Farsi, Iranian | Used | 1434 Westwood Blvd. #1 | Westwood |
| Philippine Expressions Bookshop | Filipino language and culture | New | 479 W 6th St. Unit 105 | San Pedro |
| Planet Books | Eclectic, Vintage | Used | 1819 Redondo Ave. | Signal Hill |
| The Pop-Hop Books Co-Op | Zines, Hip Titles, Local Authors | New | 5002 York Blvd. | Los Angeles |
| PROSPECT | Culinary, Rare | New | 1502 Mission St. | South Pasadena |
| Raven’s Book Shoppe | Rare, Science Fiction, Metaphysical, Military | Used | 69225 29 Palms Hwy | Twentynine Palms |
| Read Books | General Interest, First Editions | Used | 4972 N Eagle Rock Blvd. | Eagle Rock |
| Renaissance Book Shop | History, Philosophy, Science, Economics, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, German Language, French Language | Used | 3772 Elizabeth St. | Riverside |
| The Ripped Bodice | Romance, Queer | New | 3806 Main St. | Culver City |
| San Clemente Friends of the Library Bookstore | Friends of the Library | Used | 242 Avenida Del Mar | San Clemente |
| Sandpiper Books | General Interest | Used and New | 4665 Torrance Blvd. | Torrance |
| Sideshow Books | Eclectic, Rare, Magazines, Posters, Ephemera | Used and New | 1639 La Cienega Blvd. | Crestview |
| Small World Books | Eclectic, poetry, zines, local authors | n/a | 1407 Ocean Front Walk | Venice |
| Smitten | Romance, Women’s Literature | New | 365 E Main St. | Ventura |
| SeJong Bookstore | Korean | n/a | 3250 W Olympic Blvd. #326 | Koreatown |
| Space Cowboy Books | Science Fiction, Local Authors | Used and New | 61871 29 Palms Hwy | Joshua Tree |
| Speakeasy Bookmarket | Rare | New and Used | 54440 N Circle Dr. | Idyllwild-Pine Cove |
| The Spine and Vine Bookstore | General Interest, Dewey the Book Truck | New and Used | 41789 Nicole Ln. B5 | Temecula |
| Stories | Indie Titles, Cafe | New and Used | 1716 Sunset Blvd. | Echo Park |
| Strategy and Soul Bookstore | Black/African American, Civil Rights | New | 3542 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. | Leimert Park |
| Stuart Ng Books | Art, Illustration, Animation | New and Used | 22301 S Western Ave #101 | Torrance |
| Sunny’s Bookshop | General Interest, Fiction | New and Used | 18604 Ventura Blvd. | Tarzana |
| TASCHEN – Beverly Hills | Art, Photography, Architecture | New | 354 N Beverly Dr. | Beverly Hills |
| TASCHEN – Hollywood | Art, Photography, Architecture | New | 6333 W 3rd St. | Hollywood |
| TBR Books | Romance, Romantasy, Dark Romance, Queer | New | 987 W Foothill Blvd. Suite 104 | Claremont |
| Textbook & Beyond | Used Textbooks, K-12 Teaching Materials | Used | 14944 Shoemaker Ave. Unit D | Santa Fe Springs |
| THESE DAYS | Out of print photography books and zines, Gallery | New | 118 Winston St. | Los Angeles |
| Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural | Spanish/English, Latino, Indiginous, Kid-Friendly | 12677 Glenoaks Blvd. | Sylmar | |
| Timbre Books | Curated General Interest | New | 1910 E Main St. | Ventura |
| Timeless Pages...The Book Place *CURRENTLY FOR SALE* | General Interest, Antique | Used | 12126 California St. Suite A | Yucaipa |
| Tu Luc Bookstore | Vietnamese General Interest, Dried Teas | New | 14318 Brookhurst St. | Garden Grove |
| Underdog Bookstore | Queer, Disability, Diversity | Used | 312 S Myrtle Ave. | Monrovia |
| Village Well Books & Coffee | New Titles, Cafe, Kid-friendly | New | 9900 Culver Blvd. #1b | Culver City |
| Vroman’s Bookstore | General Interest, Stationary, Cafe, Wine Bar | New | 695 E Colorado Blvd. | Pasadena |
| Weinstein-Perez Rare Books | Rare and First Edition | 4505 Colfax Ave. Unit 8 | Studio City | |
| Whispered Romance Bookshop | Romance | New | 203 E Florida Ave. | Hemet |
| Whitmore Rare Books | Rare, First Editions, Collector | 121 Union St. | Pasadena | |
| World Book Store Co | Mandarin, General Interest, Early Readers | New | 1234 S Golden Wave | Arcadia |
| Zibby’s Bookshop | Curated Selection, Organized by “Feeling”; indie authors | n/a | 1113 Montana Ave. | Santa Monica |