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City Lights Bookstore
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Chinatown, San Francisco
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Irina BoteaSeptember 19, 2018Historical book store in the city. You can get lost for hours in there.
Ellie PinesMärz 3, 2013I wish I never had to leave this beautiful three story bookstore! It feels like taking a step back in time whenever you go in!
SF WeeklyMai 30, 2012SF Weekly’s Best Of 2012 Winner – Editorial Pick - Best Place to Buy New Books. San Francisco’s status as one of America’s best book cities was somewhat threatened by closures over the last decade... Mehr erfahren
Robert HawkinsJuly 7, 2015This is one of the most expertly curated bookstores I've ever been to. Long after the Beat Generation faded, Ferlinghetti's voice is strong.
Bennett W WongSeptember 5, 2016If you enjoy browsing through a collection of books, then this is your spot.
Francois PichardAugust 1, 2012Baladez vous dans les étages et les rayons de cette boutique culte ; vous pouvez même en profiter pr acheter un livre (soyons fou ;) )
St. Martin's PressAugust 28, 2014Meet Nayomi Munaweera on Monday, September 22, 2014 at 7:00 PM as she reads from her debut novel Island of a Thousand Mirrors. Also in conversation with Paul Yamazaki. Mehr erfahren
Smith BlarneyOktober 3, 2010Just swim in the incredible selection, fantastic feel & history, be sure to have a drink at Vesuvio's next door & read yr new book
Amazing literature in translation section. One of the best I have seen in the US.
Matthew GidleyOktober 25, 2010City Lights isn't so much 'stocked' as 'curated'. For its size this has to be the best independent bookshop in the world. When you're finished buying go next door to Vesuvio and get drunk.
Scott KuriharaOktober 13, 2010Look across the street behind the big tree to see a banksy piece. "at first you don't succeed -call in a airstrike"
Contemporary Jewish MuseumJuly 6, 2013City Lights Bookstore is the epicenter of Beat History, founded by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Peter D. Martin in 1953.
California GirlAugust 6, 2012Excellent bookstore and with a rich Beatnik history. Photos of Kerouac et.al. abound.
Alex KimMärz 18, 2013There's a picture with a funny caption about breakfast on the stairs that lead up to the poetry section..
Go to the third floor and find a copy of Ginsberg's "Howl" - the book that embroiled City Lights in an obscenity trial. Sit in the Poet's Chair and read it from start to finish.
MazdaDezember 3, 2010Both the store and the publishers became widely known following the obscenity trial of Ferlinghetti for publishing Allen Ginsberg's influential poem Howl and Other Poems (City Lights, 1956).
Farrar, Straus & GirouxSeptember 16, 2013Meet literary critic John Freeman on Monday, October 28, 2013 at 7:00 PM as he reads from his new book, How to Read a Novelist. Also with Robin Sloan. Mehr erfahren
Diego RufoMärz 25, 2011
Support local bookstores & local printers & authors.
- Farrar, Straus & GirouxFebruar 12, 2014Meet David Grand on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 7:00 PM as he reads from his new novel Mount Terminus. Also with Wesley Stace. Mehr erfahren
- Jessica AndersonJuly 24, 2011Check out the poetry/beat poetry room on the top floor. Grab a copy of HOWL while you're there.
Laura LubarovMai 24, 2012I can't leave this place! Every time I try to leave another great book I've been meaning to read catches my eye! Damn you City Lights.
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