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A guide to Southern California’s 80 independent bookstores

From San Diego to Santa Barbara, and Santa Monica to Palm Springs, these non-chain stores each offer something unique to book-lovers

Seth Marko, co-owner of The Book Catapult, in South Park, which is one of San Diego’s independently owned bookstores. (U-T File)
Seth Marko, co-owner of The Book Catapult, in South Park, which is one of San Diego’s independently owned bookstores. (U-T File)
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I wanted to put together a quick list of Southern California independent bookstores. But I found, even just writing down shops off the top of my head, that this list was going to be longer than I’d imagined.

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