Contributor: Los Angeles is a great literary city (no matter what New Yorkers say)

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Sep 19, 2026

Contributor: Los Angeles is a great literary city (no matter what New Yorkers say)

The city's iconic bookstores remain essential third places for Angelenos — sanctuaries that pull us away from screen-surfing and back into our minds.

Source: latimesPublished: Sep 19, 2026

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