LA Librería in West Adams celebrates its largest space yet
Inside LA Librería’s new West Adams location, a hush falls over the thick crowd of multigenerational families. Angelica Sauceda, a librarian at Anaheim Public Libraries,…
Indigo founder acknowledges ‘tough four years’ for bookstore chain
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LGBTQ+ bookstore in San Francisco ships free books into red states
Lots of out-of-town visitors to Fabulosa Books in San Francisco react emotionally when they see what Becka Robbins calls the “Big Gay Wall” — which…
This local bookseller is publishing L.A’s untold stories
Donato Martinez reads his poetry at the Libros Lincoln Heights bookshop. On a Saturday evening in late April, the door of the Libros Lincoln Heights…
L.A.’s only Spanish-language kids’ bookstore will soon get más grande
When Chiara Arroyo and Celene Navarrete decided to sell Spanish-language children’s books in 2012, they weren’t worried about customer demand. As mothers with kids at…
Hungary bookstore to fight fine for selling LGBTQ+ graphic novel Heartstopper
Lira, Hungary’s second-largest bookstore, has announced plans to take legal action after being fined for selling ‘Heartstopper’, a graphic novel with LGBTQ+ themes. The bookstore…
I spent the night at the Last Bookstore. Things got spooky
I arrived just after 8 p.m. with my partner, an air mattress, a pile of blankets and pillows, and a bag with Trader Joe’s wine…
Inside SoCal’s indie bookstore boom
Good morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. When poet Jhoanna Belfer decided to open her bookstore, she had to resist the…