The best bookshops Route 66

Women and children first, that's what this feminist bookstore, which has more than 30,000 books on display, advocates. The voices of female authors and/or those speaking of women are heard and highlighted here. In addition to feminist and feminist literature, there are queer studies and LGBT literature. Also noteworthy is the profusion of children's books. Activist, the bookstore gives you the opportunity to buy books that will be sent to women's prisons. An address located in the heart of a traditionally gay-friendly neighbourhood.

Lovers of second-hand books, vinyl, art books you can't find... Look no further, you're in heaven! This is, without doubt, one of the most original bookstores in Los Angeles, and the best-stocked in California. Many gems are hidden in this maze of new and used books. The labyrinth is reached by passing under a book tunnel, where used books are sorted... by color! Also on sale: rare editions, sometimes signed by their authors. A veritable Ali Baba's cave.

A large, multi-storey bookstore in the Rush Street triangle, with all kinds of books in English, but none in French. Novels, history books, cookery books, etc. This is where you will find the latest fashionable novel or biography of your favorite American personality. It also contains most of the newspapers and magazines. There is a small café on the ground floor, with small tables to sit at and read about your new purchases. It's a bit of an American Fnac, even if we don't like comparisons.

It is one of the largest and oldest bookstores in the city of Chicago. It has many used books (there are 70,000 of them in total, I hear!), a mixed clientele of young and old, a friendly staff who are very knowledgeable in literature, but also experimental music concerts every Monday night, poetry readings, etc. It is one of the largest and oldest bookstores in the city of Chicago. Myopic Books is THE bookstore most frequented by Chicagoans who like to linger on the shelves of this three-story establishment.

This shop is full of books, objects, clothes and especially gadgets, such as glasses whose lenses are actually mirrors, which will allow those who feel like a spy to complete their range. In addition to being fun and entertaining, this boutique is also a front for the non-profit organization 826 National, which helps young people aged 6 to 18 improve and explore their creative and writing skills. A fun shop.

A large store of used books and used discs, there are for all tastes and cheap. In the shop there is a café with an Internet position.

In the heart of Los Feliz, Skylight Books has been welcoming a hip community in search of its literary fix since 2008. The excellent collection of art books and the wide variety of magazines will undoubtedly encourage you to spend the afternoon leafing through most of the books you find. An entire section is dedicated to California and Los Angeles. A few meters further on, a second store offers a more general selection, with a large number of novels. Authors are regularly invited to come and read their publications.

This is probably the best bookstore in Los Angeles - with Skylight Books in Los Feliz and The Last Bookstore in Downtown as its only real competitors. The choice of books is the result of a combination of good taste, an appetite for current affairs and a curiosity for what's new... So much so that the challenge is to find a shelf that doesn't have at least one book you don't immediately want to devour. Events are also regularly organized with leading contemporary authors and members of the film industry.

Attention film buffs: this is the place to find all the books on film history. For over 70 years, Larry Edmunds Bookshop has been on a mission to provide spiritual nourishment to many writers and directors. The program includes more than 500,000 books of photographs, 6,000 posters and 20,000 books on the 7th art and theater. In addition, events are frequently organized, such as film screenings featuring cult directors from Hollywood's Golden Age and book signings with authors.