Exploring the Indie Bookstores of Los Angeles and Beyond
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Communities
Asian & Pacific Islander
African-American/Black
Christian
Disability
Latino
Multi-Cultural
Queer
Genre
- Childrens
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Store Name Specialty New/Used Street Address City Website Agoura Book Seller Childrens, Educational Materials, General Interest New and Used 29901 Ladyface Ct. Agoura Hills agourabookcellar.com Chevalier’s Books Translated Fiction, Small Presses, Zines, Local Authors, Kid-Friendly 133 N Larchmont Blvd. Los Angeles chevaliersbooks.com 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 childrensbookworld.com The Frugal Frigate Childrens, Young Adult, Women Authors, ‘A Room of One’s Own’ New 9 N 6th St. Redlands frugalfrigate.com IBOOKPARK, INC. Korean, Childrens New 6882 Orangethorpe Ave. Suite D Buena Park ibookpark.com LA Libreria Childrens, Spanish Language, Imported New 4572 ½ W Adams Blvd. West Adams la-libreria.net Libros Schmibros Lending Library Spanish, Kid-Friendly, Lending Library Used 103 N Boyle Ave Boyle Heights librosschmibros.org Once Upon a Time Bookstore Childrens, Young Adult New 2207 Honolulu Ave Montrose shoponceuponatime.com Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural Spanish/English, Latino, Indiginous, Kid-Friendly 12677 Glenoaks Blvd. Sylmar tiachucha.org Village Well Books '&' Coffee New Titles, Cafe, Kid-friendly New 9900 Culver Blvd. #1b Culver City villagewell.com World Book Store Co Mandarin, General Interest, Early Readers New 1234 S Golden Wave Arcadia - Genre Fiction
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Store Name Specialty New/Used Street Address City Website A Good Used Book Eclectic, Vintage, Classics, Genre fiction, Sunday Funday Market Used 307 Glendale Blvd. Historic Filipinotown agoodusedbook.com Li’l Book Bug Genre Fiction 742 W Lancaster Blvd. Lancaster lilbookbugblvd.com Next Chapter Books Military History, Aviation, Space, Biographies, Genre Fiction, Religion, Arts Used 21616 Sherman Way Canoga Park nextchapterbooks.com - Fantasy
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Store Name Specialty New/Used Street Address City Website Altair-4 Collectibles Military History, Sci-fi, Fantasy Used 328 S Tustin St. Orange The Open Book – Northridge Horror, Fantasy, Antique, Media Used 9301 Tampa Ave. #126 Northridge theopenbook.net Renaissance Book Shop History, Philosophy, Science, Economics, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, German Language, French Language Used 3772 Elizabeth St. Riverside renbook.com - Horror/Suspense
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Store Name Specialty New/Used Street Address City Website Book Carnival Mystery, Romance, Suspense 348 S Tustin St. Orange annesbookcarnival.com The Open Book – Northridge Horror, Fantasy, Antique, Media Used 9301 Tampa Ave. #126 Northridge theopenbook.net - Mystery/Crime
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Store Name Specialty New/Used Street Address City Website Book Carnival Mystery, Romance, Suspense 348 S Tustin St. Orange annesbookcarnival.com Mystery Pier First Editions, Signed, Mystery, Crime, Poetry, Film Scripts, Antiquarian 8826 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood mysterypierbooks.com - Poetry
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Store Name Specialty New/Used Street Address City Website Angel City Books ‘&’ Records Classic Literature, Poetry, Philosophy, Vinyl, Music, Movies Used 218 Pier Ave. Santa Monica www.angelcitybooks.com Mystery Pier First Editions, Signed, Mystery, Crime, Poetry, Film Scripts, Antiquarian 8826 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood mysterypierbooks.com Small World Books Eclectic, poetry, zines, local authors n/a 1407 Ocean Front Walk Venice smallworldbooks.com - Romance
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Store Name Specialty New/Used Street Address City Website Annabelle’s Book Club LA Romance, Young Adult Romance, Kid Friendly New 12200 Ventura Blvd. Studio City annabellesbookclubla.com Book Carnival Mystery, Romance, Suspense 348 S Tustin St. Orange annesbookcarnival.com The Book Rack Mass Market Paperback, Romance, Harlequin Used 1405 Foothill Blvd. B La Verne Heartbound Book Shop Romance, Local Authors New 122 W Broadway Suite B Anaheim heartboundbookshop.com In Bloom Bookery Romance New 42031 Main St. STE #C Temecula inbloombookery.com The Ripped Bodice Romance, Queer New 3806 Main St. Culver City therippedbodice.com Smitten Romance, Women’s Literature New 365 E Main St. Ventura smittenbookstore.com TBR Books Romance, Romantasy, Dark Romance, Queer New 987 W Foothill Blvd. Suite 104 Claremont Whispered Romance Bookshop Romance New 203 E Florida Ave. Hemet - Science Fiction
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Store Name Specialty New/Used Street Address City Website Altair-4 Collectibles Military History, Sci-fi, Fantasy Used 328 S Tustin St. Orange Raven’s Book Shoppe Rare, Science Fiction, Metaphysical, Military Used 69225 29 Palms Hwy Twentynine Palms ravensbookshoppe.com Renaissance Book Shop History, Philosophy, Science, Economics, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, German Language, French Language Used 3772 Elizabeth St. Riverside renbook.com Space Cowboy Books Science Fiction, Local Authors Used and New 61871 29 Palms Hwy Joshua Tree spacecowboybooks.com
Subject
- Arts
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Store Name Specialty New/Used Street Address City Website Alias Books East Out-of-Print, Literature, Film, Arts Used 3163 Glendale Blvd. Atwater Village aliasbookseast.com Arcana: Books on the Arts Art and Design, Rare and Out of print New and Used 8675 Washington Blvd. Culver City arcanabooks.com ARTBOOK Arts, especially Contemporary 917 E 3rd St Arts District artbook.com Book Alley General Interest, Arts, Music, Movies Used 1252 E Colorado Blvd. Pasadena bookalley.com Hennessey + Ingalls Art, Architecture, Design n/a 300 S Santa Fe Ave. M Arts District hennesseyingalls.com The Iliad Bookshop Literature, Arts, Rare and Vintage Used 5400 Cahuenga Blvd. North Hollywood iliadbooks.com Next Chapter Books Military History, Aviation, Space, Biographies, Genre Fiction, Religion, Arts Used 21616 Sherman Way Canoga Park nextchapterbooks.com 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 otherbooksla.com Stuart Ng Books Art, Illustration, Animation New and Used 22301 S Western Ave #101 Torrance stuartngbooks.com TASCHEN – Beverly Hills Art, Photography, Architecture New 354 N Beverly Dr. Beverly Hills taschen.com TASCHEN – Hollywood Art, Photography, Architecture New 6333 W 3rd St. Hollywood taschen.com - Culinary
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Store Name Specialty New/Used Street Address City Website Now Serving Cookbooks, Magazines, Spices, Kitchen Supplies New 727 N Broadway #133 Chinatown nowservingla.com PROSPECT Culinary, Rare New 1502 Mission St. South Pasadena prospect.la - Education
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Store Name Specialty New/Used Street Address City Website Agoura Book Celler Childrens, Educational Materials, General Interest New and Used 29901 Ladyface Ct. Agoura Hills agourabookcellar.com 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 childrensbookworld.com Textbook ‘&’ Beyond Used Textbooks, K-12 Teaching Materials Used 14944 Shoemaker Ave. Unit D Santa Fe Springs textbooknbeyond.com - History
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Store Name Specialty New/Used Street Address City Website Aladdin Books *APPOINTMENT ONLY* Magic, Circus, Music, Cinema, Literature, Western, CA History Used 406 E Commonwealth Ave. #2 Fullerton aladdinbooks.com Altair-4 Collectibles Military History, Sci-fi, Fantasy Used 328 S Tustin St. Orange Black Lantern Books Black, African American, Legacy New and Used 6533 West Blvd. Inglewood blacklanternbooks.com Burbank Military Books Military History Used 233 S Victory Blvd. Burbank 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 klinebooks.com Next Chapter Books Military History, Aviation, Space, Biographies, Genre Fiction, Religion, Arts Used 21616 Sherman Way Canoga Park nextchapterbooks.com 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 otherbooksla.com Renaissance Book Shop History, Philosophy, Science, Economics, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, German Language, French Language Used 3772 Elizabeth St. Riverside renbook.com - Hollywood and Cinema
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Store Name Specialty New/Used Street Address City Website Aladdin Books *APPOINTMENT ONLY* Magic, Circus, Music, Cinema, Literature, Western, CA History Used 406 E Commonwealth Ave. #2 Fullerton aladdinbooks.com Alias Books East Out-of-Print, Literature, Film, Arts Used 3163 Glendale Blvd. Atwater Village aliasbookseast.com Larry Edmund’s Bookshop Scripts, Movies and Theatre 6644 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood larryedmunds.com Mystery Pier First Editions, Signed, Mystery, Crime, Poetry, Film Scripts, Antiquarian 8826 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood mysterypierbooks.com - Philosophy
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Store Name Specialty New/Used Street Address City Website Angel City Books ‘&’ Records Classic Literature, Poetry, Philosophy, Vinyl, Music, Movies Used 218 Pier Ave. Santa Monica www.angelcitybooks.com Grace Books Christian, Theology, Apologetics New 13248 Roscoe Blvd. Sun Valley gracebooks.com Page Against The Machine Nonfiction: Queer, Philosophy, Class, Social Justice New and Used 2714 E 4th St. Long Beach patmbooks.com Renaissance Book Shop History, Philosophy, Science, Economics, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, German Language, French Language Used 3772 Elizabeth St. Riverside renbook.com - Vehichles
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Store Name Specialty New/Used Street Address City Website Autobooks-Aerobooks Automobiles, Airplanes Used 2900 Magnolia Blvd. Burbank autobooks-aerobooks.com Next Chapter Books Military History, Aviation, Space, Biographies, Genre Fiction, Religion, Arts Used 21616 Sherman Way Canoga Park nextchapterbooks.com
Culture
- Asian & Pacific Islander
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Store Name Specialty New/Used Street Address City Website Bandi Books Korean, Best-Sellers and Classics, General Interest New 2777 W Olympic Blvd. Koreatown bandibookus.com Bel Canto Books - KUBO LB Filipino Language and Culture New 3976 Atlantic Ave. Long Beach belcantobooks.net Bel Canto Books – Retro Row Filipino Language and Culture New 2106 E 4th St. Long Beach belcantobooks.net Happy Bookstore Korean, General Interest, Language Learning New and Used 321 S Western Ave. Koreatown ehappybookstore.com Kinokuniya Bookstore – Santa Anita Japanese, Novels, Manga, Journals New 400 S Baldwin Ave E17 Arcadia usa.kinokuniya.com Kinokuniya – Santa Monica Japanese/English, Manga, Stationary New 3760 S Centinela Ave. Mar Vista usa.kinokuniya.com Kinokuniya – Torrance Japanese/English, Manga New 3525 W Carson St. STE 164 Torrance usa.kinokuniya.com LA Books Co Mandarin, Novels, Travel, Magazines New 151 E Garvey Ave Monterey Park Philippine Expressions Bookshop Filipino language and culture New 479 W 6th St. Unit 105 San Pedro philippinebookshop.com Tu Luc Bookstore Vietnamese General Interest, Dried Teas New 14318 Brookhurst St. Garden Grove tuluc.com World Book Store Co Mandarin, General Interest, Early Readers New 1234 S Golden Wave Arcadia - African-American/Black
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Store Name Specialty New/Used Street Address City Website Black Lantern Books Black, African American, Legacy New and Used 6533 West Blvd. Inglewood blacklanternbooks.com Malik Books African-American, African diaspora, Black authors n/a 3650 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. STE 245 Crenshaw malikbooks.com Matilija Lending Library Local and BIPOC Authors, Lending Library 3571 Lexington Ave El Monte matilijacollective.org Octavia’s Bookshelf BIPOC Authors, Graphic Novels New 1353 N Hill Pasadena octaviasbookshelf.com 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 otherbooksla.com Strategy and Soul Bookstore Black/African American, Civil Rights New 3542 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Leimert Park thestrategycenter.org