For Banned Books Week, a few of our Reckless Reader partner bookstores sent us their lists of recommended books to …
Reckless Reader
A basic membership to LARB gets you discounts and special rewards at our participating partner stores. The following stores participate in LARB’s Reckless Reader program:
A Cappella Books, Atlanta GA
A Good Used Book, Los Angeles CA
A Novel Idea, Philadelphia PA
Alias Books, Los Angeles CA
Arcana Books, Culver City CA
Bel Canto Books, Long Beach CA
Beyond Baroque, Venice CA
Book Culture, New York NY
Books Are Magic, Brooklyn NY
Brave + Kind Bookshop, Decatur GA
Brookline Booksmith, Brookline MA
Chevalier’s Books, Los Angeles CA
City Lights, San Francisco CA
The Collective Oakland, Oakland CA
Eclectuals, Lakewood CA
The Golden Notebook, Woodstock NY
Good Books, Atlanta GA
Green Apple Books, San Francisco CA
The King’s English Bookshop, Salt Lake City UT
Loyalty Bookstores, Washington DC and Silver Spring MD
Massy Books, Vancouver BC
McNally Jackson, New York NY
Northshire Bookstore, Manchester VT and Saratoga Springs NY
Open Books, Chicago IL
Raven Book Store, Lawrence, KS
Readers Books, Sonoma CA
Sistah Scifi, Oakland CA
Skylight Books, Los Angeles CA
Stories Books & Cafe, Los Angeles CA
Sundial Books, Chincoteague Island VA
Writer’s Block Bookstore, Winter Park FL
By becoming a member, you support both the Los Angeles Review of Books and independent booksellers. Independent bookstores are vital elements of a healthy local community. They are centers for intellectual discourse, cultural exchange, creative thought, and political debate. And we know that — supported by devoted customers and guided by active management and creative staff — bookstores can thrive.
A Novel Idea in East Passyunk, Philadelphia, PA
Jackie Richardson introduces the newest member of LARB's Reckless Reader program, A Novel Idea.
Eclectuals in Lakewood, CA
Kyubin Kim introduces the newest member of LARB's Reckless Reader program, Eclectuals.
Books Are Magic in Brooklyn, NY
Athena Villard introduces the newest member of LARB's Reckless Reader program, Books Are Magic in Brooklyn, NY.
Writer’s Block Bookstore in Winter Park, FL
Writer’s Block Bookstore in Winter Park, FL is now part of LARB's Reckless Reader program.
The Raven Book Store in Lawrence, Kansas
LARB welcomes the Raven Book Store in Lawrence, Kansas to our Reckless Readers program.
Skylight Books in Los Angeles
Los Angeles's Skylight Books is part of LARB's Reckless Reader program, where members get special perks and discounts.
Beyond Baroque in Los Angeles
Oona Oglesby on Los Angeles bookstore Beyond Baroque, which is part of LARB's Reckless Reader program.
Stories Bookstore and Café in Los Angeles
Stories Bookstore and Café in Los Angeles is a member of LARB's Reckless Reader program.
Book Culture in New York City
New York's Book Culture is part of LARB's Reckless Reader program.