Book shopping in Los Angeles
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Meltdown Comics & Collectibles
LA's coolest comics store beckons with indie and mainstream books, from Japanese manga to graphic novels by Daniel Clowes of Ghost World fame. Also here is the kid-oriented store-within-a-store called Baby Melt, with a great if smallish selection of offbeat books, clothing and toys. Look for Hello Kitty goods, Roman Dirge's mix-and-match Halfsies mini-figures, and reprints of Tin Tin in several languages.
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Small World Books
Look closely or you’ll miss Small World Books, tucked beside the overflowing patio of Sidewalk Café. Small but jam-packed – with requisite cat – this welcoming indie has an eclectic inventory reflecting the interests of Venice denizens: film, Eastern philosophy and travel, to name just a few. Vampires will appreciate the dark spookiness of the crammed mystery annex. Plenty of beach reads too.
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Vroman’s Bookstore
Loiterers and laptops are welcome at friendly Vroman’s, SoCal’s oldest and largest independent bookstore. Working hard to keep customers happy, Vroman’s has wi-fi, weekly story times, a MySpace page, a blog, a coffee shop and regular author signings. Inveterate bookhounds and page-flippers love the combined 85,000-book inventory.
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Skylight Books
If bookstores were judged on the quality of resident cats, indie Skylight Books would win paws down. Fortunately, Skylight’s fiction, poetry and California travel sections are just as noteworthy as lurking feline Lucy. Exposed brick walls, a willowy tree and nameworthy skylight add to the friendly vibe.
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Travelers Bookcase
Sate your travel palate at tiny Travelers Bookcase, where day-trippers and vagabonds alike find it hard to leave empty-handed. Guidebooks, adventure lit and chick-trip tomes camp out in front while maps, sanitizers and yoga mats loiter in back.
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Storyopolis
A large and intelligent selection of children's books, family-friendly events (including free storytelling sessions at 11:30 Tuesday to Friday) and a gallery of original children's art make this place the best kids' bookstore in town.
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Eso Won Books
LA's premier African-American bookstore now has videos and DVDs as well, and holds frequent readings and signings.
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