Independent bookstore in San Francisco
City Lights Booksellers & Publishers
City Lights Booksellers & Publishers is an independently owned, brick-and-mortar bookstore serving readers in San Francisco and the surrounding region. Its strengths include literary fiction, poetry, international literature, progressive nonfiction, small presses, author events, and its landmark publishing history.
About City Lights Booksellers & Publishers
City Lights Booksellers & Publishers is an independently owned, brick-and-mortar bookstore serving readers in San Francisco and the surrounding region. Readers visit for literary fiction, poetry, international literature, progressive nonfiction, small presses, author events, and its landmark publishing history. The shop offers a local alternative for discovery, knowledgeable recommendations, special ordering when available, and direct support of its literary community.
This profile is part of the Indie BookSellers directory of independently owned, brick-and-mortar bookstores. Store inventory changes frequently, so contact the bookseller with a title or ISBN when you are looking for a specific edition.
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