Like Darwin’s finches, the booksellers of Los Angeles have found niches and creative ways to stay alive in a tough business and an even tougher town. We may be the largest book-buying market in the country, but is there a city in the world that offers more competition for our attention — and our money? Despite this, we are blessed with some world-class bookstores, staffed by some world-class booksellers. In this issue, we celebrate those stores — from east to west, Vroman’s, Skylight, Book Soup and Dutton’s, along with two relative newcomers, Family and Diesel — and the book buyers, owners, event planners, publicists and sales clerks... More >>>