City Lights bookstore is considered something of a Beatnik mecca. Tourists come from all over the world to wander around this bookstore that Kerouac, Ginsberg, and so many others called home. But as that cliché saying goes, don’t judge a book by its cover. Or in...
Laurence Roth | Nov 18, 2013
Being a poet the first section that I always seek out in any bookstore is the poetry section, and with my exploration of City Lights the same was true. I learned from reading the City Lights Bookstore webpage that their poetry is upstairs, and the Beat Literature...
Laurence Roth | Oct 20, 2013
City Lights Bookstore and Publisher on Dipity. City Lights bookstore has always been in the same spot on Columbus Avenue, selling books with strong counter-cultural views and attracting those who want to share in that culture. Despite starting out as an all...
Laurence Roth | Sep 29, 2013