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
For any avid consumer of books, acquiring and collecting books becomes more than a hobby, but a way of life. Saving a used or forgotten book gives that book new meaning and life when added to a person’s collection. Bookstores can be seen in this same light, as a...
Laurence Roth | Oct 21, 2013
While I have never been inside of City Lights Bookstore, based on pictures, articles, and blog posts by people who have visited the store, I’ve been able to form a picture in my mind. Having previously been an all paperback bookstore that only inhabited a small...
Laurence Roth | Oct 20, 2013