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Independent Bookstores in Los Angeles, California

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Good Girl BooksGood Girl Books is a women-owned independent bookstore in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles. The shop offers a…1 upcoming event
Skylight BooksSkylight Books is an independent general bookstore serving the historic Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, in the s…10 upcoming events
A Good Used BookEcho Park shop offering used, vintage, rare, and select new books across literature, classics, genre fiction, art, and…
ARTBOOK @ HAUSER & WIRTH LOS ANGELESARTBOOK is a specialty bookstore specializing in art books, exhibition catalogs, and culture-related titles. It operate…
C.G. Jung BookstoreThe C.G. Jung Bookstore is a specialty shop on W. Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles specializing in analytical psychology. It c…
Chevalier's BooksThe oldest independent bookstore in Los Angeles, serving the Larchmont Village neighborhood since 1940. A general trade…
Children's Book WorldChildren's Book World is an independent bookstore in West Los Angeles that has served children, teens, and adults since…
Counterpoint Records & BooksCounterpoint Records & Books is a secondhand media store in Hollywood, California, that has been buying and selling sin…
Giant Robot StoreGiant Robot Store, established in 2001 on Sawtelle Blvd in West LA's Sawtelle Japantown, grew out of Giant Robot Magazi…
Hennessey & IngallsHennessey + Ingalls is a family-owned bookstore in the Arts District of Downtown L.A. specializing in the visual arts,…
JANM StoreThe JANM Store is the museum shop of the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, carrying distinctive Asian…
Ketabsara Persian BookstoreKetabsara Persian Bookstore in Los Angeles, CA, is an art studio and bookstore owned by Masud Valipour. It specializes…
KinokuniyaKinokuniya Los Angeles currently operates as a pop-up shop at The Bloc in downtown Los Angeles while its main location…
Lore BookstoreLeimert Park Black-owned bookstore emphasizing Black art and Black design (about 50% of inventory), opened June 2025 in…
Malik BooksMalik Books is a Black-owned independent bookstore that has served the Los Angeles area since 1990. With locations in t…
North Figueroa BookshopNorth Figueroa Bookshop is a general interest bookstore in Highland Park, Los Angeles. It sells new and used books, col…
Now ServingChinatown bookshop in Far East Plaza dedicated to new and used cookbooks, culinary tools, and food periodicals from aro…
Other BooksOther Books is a Los Angeles bookshop and collaborative space organized by Seite Books and Kaya Press. It carries new a…
Postalworks Silver LakePostalWorks is a neighborhood store in the Silverlake district of Los Angeles that provides postage and postal services…
Reparations ClubReparations Club is a Black-owned, woman-owned concept bookshop and creative space in Los Angeles. Curated by Blackness…
Secret HeadquartersBeloved Atwater Village comic shop carrying indie and mainstream comics, graphic novels, zines, and art books. Open dai…
Sideshow BooksSideShow Rare and Remarkable Books Art & Curiosities is a Los Angeles bookstore specializing in vintage books, magazine…
Stories Books & CafeStories Books & Cafe is an independent bookstore in Los Angeles, CA, offering new arrivals and staff picks. The Echo Pa…
The Daily PlanetEstablished in 1989 and curated by Amy Lee, The Daily Planet is an independent bookstore located on Franklin Avenue in…
The Getty StoreThe Getty Museum Store is the retail arm of the Getty arts organization, with locations at the Getty Center in Los Ange…
The Last BookstoreThe Last Bookstore is California's largest new and used book and record store, primarily located in a historic building…
The Pop-HopThe POP-HOP Books & Print is a mission-driven, multi-use community arts and education space on York Boulevard in Los An…
The Untitled LoveEcho Park art and design bookshop with an in-house cafe and garden, from owner Dário Solari (also of Lore Bookstore in…
Wolfcat BooksWolfcat Books is an independent bookstore located at 3205 Glendale Blvd in Los Angeles, California. The shop focuses on…