{"id":8094,"date":"2026-05-20T14:32:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8094"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:32:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:32:51","slug":"map-100-southern-california-independent-bookstores-to-visit-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8094","title":{"rendered":"Map: 100 Southern California independent bookstores to visit in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Editor\u2019s Note: This comprehensive list, first compiled in 2024, has been freshly updated to add new bookshops and remove closed locations. We will continue to update it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Read more San Clemente will soon have a HeloPod with water ready to help combat wildfires<\/a><\/p>\n

I thought it would be a good idea to assemble a list of Southern California\u2019s independent bookstores. But even just writing down shops off the top of my head, I could see the list was going to be longer than I\u2019d imagined.<\/p>\n

I hit 10 stores, then 20, 35, 50. With some checking and a helpful nudge or two, I had tallied 70, then 80, then 90 bookstores and counting, new and used. And that didn\u2019t include Barnes & Noble outlets, college bookstores, online-only sellers, rare book dealers, Friends of the Library shops or variety stores that also sell books.<\/p>\n

Soon enough, we hit 100 bookstores and maybe a few more. I\u2019d tell you exactly how many, except I\u2019m certain someone will alert me to a store I\u2019ve neglected right after I post this. (Note: Someone did.)<\/p>\n

\n