Best Bookstores in California and the West
Best Bookstores in California and the West
Best Bookstores in California and the West
Description
Description
Best Bookstores is the essential guide for booklovers seeking independent bookstores in the western United States. Chosen by Alta Journal's editors and contributors, these beloved shops are worth the trip for locals and visitors alike. Inside you'll find:
- An outdoor bookseller that's open year-round
- The world's largest independent bookstore, with three floors of titles
- A delicious spot devoted entirely to cookbooks
- Kids' bookstores for discerning young readers
- An out-of-this-world sci-fi shop in the desert
- And more!
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
REVIEW QUOTE
"At long last, a guide to paradise for West Coast book-lovers. With these wonderful, beautiful pages in your hands, you can wander the highways and wander the stacks, discovering great reads and meeting passionate booksellers from Seattle to San Diego." -Héctor Tobar, author of Our Migrant Souls and The Barbarian Nurseries
REVIEW QUOTE
"Alta's guide is so beautifully assembled, so comprehensive, and full of narrative about bookstores, their locations, and their own stories that I can't wait to recommend this to everyone. I love the features and maps as well-California is an entire universe, and here are our literary worlds." -Susan Straight, author of Mecca and In the Country of Women
REVIEW QUOTE
"Whenever I travel I gravitate to bookstores in the same way I seek out old friends. This portable and beautifully illustrated treasure showcases many of my favorites but also describes more havens that I shall seek out on the next trip!" -Abraham Verghese, author of The Covenant of Water and Cutting for Stone
ABOUT THE PUBLISHER
Alta Journal is the award-winning general interest quarterly print magazine about California and the West. Focusing on everything from arts and culture to technology and the environment, food and fashion to literature and history from a West Coast point of view, Alta is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand one of the most dynamic, diverse regions of the country. Founded in 2017 by William R. Hearst III, Alta sparks conversations that are as exciting and wide-ranging as the places it covers.
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Faith Adiele, Jessica Blough, Sara Borjas, Lee Bruno, Elizabeth Casillas, Jane Ciabattari, Kim Cross, Marcus Crowder, Claire Dederer, Scott Dickensheets, Samantha Dunn, Andrea A. Firth, Nasim Ghasemiyeh, Michelle Cruz Gonzalez, M.T. Hartnell, Santi Elijah Holley, Robert Ito, Michael Jaime-Becerra, Kade Krichko, Joy Lanzendorfer, Ken Layne, Jaya Padmanabhan, Anne Pedersen, Gary Singh, Julian Smith, David L. Ulin, Mark Wallace, Amy E. Wallen, Paul Wilner, Blaise Zerega.
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS
Joe Buglewicz, David Calvert, Mike Kai Chen, Christina Gandolfo, Penni Gladstone, Amy Kumler, John Lok, Charlie Neuman, Celeste Noche, Tod Seelie, Max Whittaker.
CONTRIBUTING CARTOGRAPHER
Matt Twombly.
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
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