Chevalier's Books

In-store author events for the rest of August and into September 📚💬 RSVP and check out other in-store events (creative workshops, trivia night, children’s storytime, poetry/comedy open mic, and more!) on our website calendar. See you at the bookstore ⭐️

WOAH. Sunday the 1st.

We’ll be hosting one of America’s leading legal scholars Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of , to discuss his new book “No Democracy Lasts Forever.” Seating is limited, reserve your spot through our link in bio or website calendar.

Sad that summer’s ending? We’ve got fun events coming up for you all fall 🍁👻 Our next two trivia themes are 90S MOVIES and HORROR. Trivia is monthly on First Thursdays. Reserve your spots through link in bio or our website calendar. Attendees *highly encouraged* to dress up!!

We were blown away by the response to our first speed dating event! So, we’ve got two more book & coffee dates coming up next month. 📚💕 The first one will be on Saturday 9/14 (ages 31-45). The next one will be on Sunday 9/22 (le***an, q***r, and trans). Tickets are going quickly — reserve your spot through the link in bio 🔗❤️

HAPPY BOOKSTORE ROMANCE DAY!! 
 
Come by the shop for today-only sales, raffles, and giveaways for all things romance. 
 
Comment your favorite romance book and you’ll be entered to win a $15 gift card!! Wrong answers encouraged! 😈

It’s the most romantic time of the year… 💘 Join us for afternoon tea on Bookstore Romance Day where you’ll engage in meaningful conversation with local Romance authors over specialty tea and gourmet cakes 💐🍰🫖 Ticket quantity is limited & available via link in bio. We’ll also have discounts and other romantic surprises for the general public, see you there ౨ৎ

Come buy a freshly-signed copy or democracy will die!* Thank you so much for stopping by the shop 🫶  
 
 
 
*veracity of these claims cannot be proven. Individual results may vary.

It’s really the event of the season.

Our long awaited Trivia at the Bookstore is finally happening! This month’s theme will be LITERATURE (so fitting, we know), so brush up on all things fiction before coming out 📖 $10 for entry, redeemable for store credit on the night of. Reserve your spot through our link in bio now! 🧠📝🤔

In-store author events for the rest of July 📚💬 Check out our website calendar for details and tickets! 🗓🎟

THIS SUNDAY! ★
Sign ups to read open night of at 5:45pm

Tired of dating apps? Try something different and meet other singles in your area over books & coffee on a Saturday morning 📚☕️💭❤️ This event is almost sold out — grab your tickets through our link in bio!

✨ ANNOUNCING OUR FIRST EVER MAKERS MARKET ✨ 
 
On Sunday, July 7, we’ll be transforming the store into an artist alley, featuring 20+ local zinesters! 10a–6p, come thru!! Larchmont’s weekly farmer’s market will also be open just down the street, so make a day of it. Bring your friends, your grandparents, your dog! 
 
The store will be open for regular ‘ol bookstore browsing as well ♥️ For those of you new to our shop, we’re LA’s oldest indie bookstore. What better place to shop for the coolest new zines around?

MEET YOUR BOOKSELLER: Mo Fast Mo Furious! 🚥 
 
So basically Mo is perfect. You know the beautiful new Chevalier’s mural? The painted Read sign? Our sandwich board outside? Chevy the bookworm? THATS ALL MO. Because, remember, she’s perfect. 🌟

Our very first comedy open mic night hosted with our friends 🎙‼️ Sign ups start at 6pm in person. Capped at the first 16. Free for non-performers. See you there ★

BOOKSELLER SPOTLIGHT: 2 VAST 2 FURIOUS

Mykayla reads expansively and swiftly (fastest this side of the Mississippi!) When a customer’s request stumps our booksellers (“hey i’m looking for a book on dolphin migration patterns written in limerick form from the POV of a killer microorganism”) Mykayla is always the one we turn to. ♥️

MEET YOUR BOOKSELLERS: 𝘊𝘓𝘈𝘐𝘙𝘌 𝘌𝘋𝘐𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕⁣
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Claire, claire, claire. The light of our lives. Words do no justice to her je ne sais quoi, but maybe some of her favorite books can give a little insight. In her own words, she loves to read poems featuring breakfast foods (jams especially), pretentious essay collections, and Argentinian fiction 🫶🏼

NOW ONLINE!! Don’t miss it!

Tonight! Join Scott Borchert in conversation with David Kipen discussing REPUBLIC OF DETOURS: How the New Deal Paid Broke Writers to Rediscover America.

Tonight! One night only!! Allison Larkin discusses her latest novel with the one, the only, Chevalier’s favorite Julia Claiborne Johnson. You won’t want to miss this!!!!

Tomorrow! You won’t want to miss this one, I promise you! Author Christ Stuck in discussion with one of our favorites here at Chevalier’s, author Dana Johnson. A night of great literature guaranteed!

Tonight! Join our virtual reading with author Lucy Jane Santos as she reveals the often surprisingly glamorous history of radium. (Glow-in-the-dark costumes, anyone?)

Customer service is very important to us here at Chevalier’s. For example, we regularly pat our customers on the head and say, “Who’s a good girl?” If that’s not good service, I don’t know what is!
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A very special surprise guest at Chevalier’s today! Author and fellow bookstore owner Emma Straub stopped by and was kind enough to sign some books for us. Thank you, Emma! Next time we’re in Brooklyn, we’ll be sure to stop by Books Are Magic!!!!

Tonight! Improv and psychiatry meet in this book dedicated to exploring how to reconnect after our isolation. If you’re having trouble with big groups post-quarantine, this is the read for you!

Our latest pick of the week comes from Mykayla!

It might be too late for the Class of ‘21, but parents of the Class of ‘22 should tune in as Paterno’s new book provides strategies to beat--and reform--a broken system.

Tonight we celebrate and honor Liz Newstat with a live poetry reading, featuring friends and family. Please join us in memorial of one of our favorite people, now and forever.

Tonight! Join literary scholar Gary Saul Morson and economist Morton Schapiro as they discuss, with host Barry Glassner, the ongoing polarization of our country. Tune in!