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05-15-2008, 06:26 AM
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Literary Areas of Los Angeles
Any literary areas of Los Angeles?
Thinking of, for example, Jack Kerouac and Northern Lights type stuff in San Francisco. Also thinking of famous bookstores or writer-oriented places. Maybe Bukowski stuff, etc. 
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05-15-2008, 03:20 PM
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um the only "literary" place that comes to mind is LIBRARY BAR in Downtown.
grab a drink and book! Hope and Sixth. serously tho i dont know of any ferlinghetti or kerouac tpya places round here. mea culpa.
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05-21-2008, 10:38 PM
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Skylight Books, Small World Books, Beyond Baroque Foundation in Venice (featuring live readings and events everynight).
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05-21-2008, 10:53 PM
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L.A. is not a literary town. There ain't whole lot of book-reading going on...
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05-21-2008, 11:49 PM
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05-21-2008, 11:55 PM
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Here are some interesting things going on concerning literary LA.
World Hum | Travel | Touring Literary Los Angeles: City of Chandler, Bukowski and Fante Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center 2008 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Perhaps these things are not centered around one location as they are in SF but writing them off is ignorant.
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05-21-2008, 11:59 PM
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2008 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
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05-22-2008, 09:34 AM
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The major bookstores - Barnes and Noble, Borders - not only have lounges and coffee bars inside, but they are always announcing visiting authors and having events. There's also Bhodi (?) on Melrose near the design center for those who are more looking for more spiritually based reading.
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05-22-2008, 10:22 AM
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Vroman's on Colorado Blvd in Pasadena. All the other chain bookstores (at least if you live in the SG Valley) will never compare to it.
http://www.vromansbookstore.com
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05-22-2008, 01:16 PM
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Your experience must be different from mine. The first thing people say when they come into my house is "Look at all those books. Have you read all those?" Back east everywhere you go you see people reading. L.A., not so much.
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