Alias Books East

Ransom Notes new works by Senon Williams opens this Friday, October 12th. Come out and join us from 7-9pm.

Come out on Friday, August 24th to see new works by Kyle Field. He'll also be performing live! It's from 7-9pm.

We're super excited to be showing a series of paintings by Bob Neuwirth this summer. Come out and join us on Friday, July 13th for the 7-9pm opening.

We'll be showing a fantastic series of watercolors by Sally Rightor Parks on Friday, May 18th. Come out and join us for the 7-9pm opening.

Matt Fishbeck will be showing his New Paintings and Sculptures this Friday, April 6th. Come and join us for the 7-9pm opening.

We'll be hosting a Poem Store Residency with Jacqueline Suskin the week of March 26th - April 1st. She'll be in the store writing for you daily from 12-4pm. A joint poetry reading with Mary Woronov, Mandy Kahn, Lola Rose Thompson, and Jeremy Radin will be held on Sunday, April 1st at 7pm. Come out and support her!

We are having an opening for Gil Kofman on Saturday, September 23rd. Come join us from 7-9pm.

Work by Brad Stire will go up on Saturday, June 10th. Join us for the 6-8pm opening.

Steph Russ's work goes up on Friday, April 28th. Come out and join us for the 6-8pm opening.

Alix Jean Vollum and Dayton Castelman will be having an opening on Friday, April 7th. Come out and support two of my favorite L.A artists. The fun starts at 6pm.

Colin Burns will be reading his novel "Cheap Dialogue" this Friday, February 17th. Please Join us from 7pm-9pm.

Alias Books in West L.A., which opened in 1959, is closing

latimes.com One of Los Angeles’ oldest used bookstores, Alias Books , will close March 14 after 58 years in business.

Come out and shop our Sawtelle store one last time! A 40% storewide sale starts on Monday, January 16th.

Alias Books is closing its store on Sawtelle. We will reopen at a later date to be announced. In the meantime, we are having a store-wide sale with every book 40% off. Sale starts Monday, January 16th. We will maintain regular business hours during the sale. Hope to see you then!

My Favorite Book Stores, Part One: ALIAS BOOKS EAST

An insightful essay into the store by TamTam publisher Tosh Berman.

tamtambooks-tosh.blogspot.com I love my collection of books. I often walk by my bookshelf and just marvel at my selection of fiction, poetry, music, and art from the ...

David Black will be our featured artist this month. Join us this Friday, December 9th from 7-9pm. Signed copies of Cerro Gordo published by Hat & Beard Press will be available.

We'll be having an opening for Jess Rotter this Friday, October 21st. Signed copies of her debut book I’M BORED, published by Hat & Beard Press will be available. Stop by and say hello!

We''ll be having an opening for Jeremy Shockley this Thursday, September 15th. Come out and join us from 7-9pm.

Rob Doran's work goes up on Friday, August 19th. Come out and join us for the 7-9pm opening.

Google: Restore Dennis Cooper’s Blog and Email

change.org On June 27th, 2016, Dennis Cooper’s blog and personal Gmail account were deleted by Google for reasons that the company has failed to disclose, beyond a generic reference to a terms of service violation. This apparent act of censorship has met with widespread disbelief and outrage, and has been cove...

We''ll be having an opening for Anton Schneider on Friday, July 15th. Come join us from 7-9pm.

Molly Schiot's work goes up on Friday, April 22nd. Come join us for the 7-9pm opening.

We'll be having an opening for Chad Pitman on Friday, March 18th. Come join us from 7-9pm.

Akiko Stehrenberger's work goes up this Friday, February 19th. Come join us for the 7-9pm opening.

Dear friends,
We are always looking to buy books. If you are looking to downsize your collection, recycle the books you're done with, we're looking to buy. We'll offer cash or store credit. Thank you for your ongoing support

Dan Monick and his CASHMACHINE crew will be curating our wall in 2016. Our first opening is this Friday, January 15th with artist Erin D. Garcia. Come out and join us from 7-9pm.

Small Business Saturday

Welcome to the official Small Business Saturday page where shopping small is BIG! Join us and support small business!

We'll be having an opening for Eddie Wu this Friday, November 13th. Come out and join us from 7-9pm.

We will be closed for filming on Tuesday, October 6th. Back to our regular hours on Wednesday.

Dear friends,

We are always looking to buy books. Yes, we're selective, but that's why you like the store. If you are looking to downsize your collection, recycle the books you're done with, we're looking to buy. We'll offer cash or store credit. Thank you for your ongoing support

66 Bookstores on Route 66

abebooks.com From Chicago to Los Angeles, get your kicks on Route 66 with these 66 independent used bookstores.

Eric Ernest Johnson's work goes up on Friday, May 29th. Come out and join us for the 7-9pm opening.

We opened our doors 5 years ago today. Thank you for your ongoing support. Keep reading books!

We'll be having an opening for Laura Taylor on Friday, May 1st. Please join us from 7-9pm.

Kevin Sullivan's work goes up on Friday, April 3rd. Come out and join us for the 7-9pm opening.

Come out and join us on Friday, March 20th for a reading and discussion by Tosh Berman. It all starts at 7:30 p.m!

Nick Taggart will be our featured artist this month. Please join us this Friday, March 6th for the 7-9pm opening.

Ann Faison's work goes up on Friday, February 13th. Please join us for the 7-9pm opening.

Skylar Hughes will be our first artist of the new year. Please join us on Friday, January 9th for the 7-9pm opening.

Bettina Hubby's work goes up this Friday, December 12th. Come out and join us for the 7-9pm opening.